Innovative
Services NW
Encore Employment Services
"We have a passion for providing caring developmental services of the highest quality for children and adults with disabilities. Our purpose is to support efforts that maximize each individual's potential."
The Encore Employment Services group has been a leader in the community employment services in Clark County, Washington for over 40 years. Our dedicated staff of Job Developers and Job Coaches assist individuals in overcoming disability related barriers to employment to realize their full potential as productive members of their communities. Our services include:
Vocational and Interest
Testing
Community Based Assessment
Job Placement
On-the-Job Training
Employment Support Services
Our services are tailored to match a job seeker's interests, skills and
abilities to business' needs in their community, recognizing that every
individual has specific contributions to offer a business. But we don't
stop there. Natural support systems are built and maintained to follow
each participant's progress once a placement has been made to assure long-term
success. We coordinate work-related needs such as transportation, tools,
and work-peer consulting.
Vocational and Interest Testing
Our staff conducts thorough interviews with every participant and has available a comprehensive array of testing measures to help determine an appropriate job goal based on aptitudes, skills and interests. Testing measures are designed for individuals of all levels of reading and comprehension.
Our goal in the vocational exploration phase of services is to identify a small number of potential job goals to focus either community assessments or job placement efforts.
Community Based Assessment
For selected individuals we may arrange to have 'trial' work experiences at different employer sites in the community to help narrow job interests or to assess one's needs for on-the-job training in a real work environment. Encore Employment Services has relationships with many employers in several different fields of work for these types of job trials.
Job Placement Services
Encore Employment Services develops a personalized employment plan, including job goals, with each of our program participants. Experienced Job Developers will then work with the participant in identifying potential placement opportunities with employers in the community.
We will help the participant prepare application materials and/or a resume, practice interview techniques, and support the entire interview and placement process. Our success in finding appropriate and rewarding placement opportunities for our participants is reflected in the job retention rate: over 60% of our participants have remained on the job for more than three years.
On-the-Job Training
Job Coaches work with the participant and the employer after a placement has been achieved to train the participant in the job duties required and to consult with work supervisors and peers to build the needed natural support systems at work. Job Coaches are also available to assist participants in learning new skills on-the-job that will enable advancement in their chosen work. Services are tailored to each participant's individual needs.
Employment Support Services
Beyond training of participants and employers, our staff will coordinate work-related needs such as transportation, acquired special tools needed for the job, and coordinating the participant's natural support systems. Our efforts foster our participant's independence as productive members of the communit.
Innovative Services NW
10401 NE Fourth Plain Rd., Suite 101
Vancouver, WA 98662
Phone: (360) 892-5142
Fax: (360) 892-2157