CHOICE logo, black door open, showing sun and blue sky
green tinted letters spelling out CHOICE, unlimited
"Opening the door to a brighter future"
Employment and Community Support Services

green tinted spacer bar

Our Service

• Career Planning and Employment Planning
• Assessment - Situational and Functional
• Supported Employment
• Competitive Employment
• Job Development
• Job Placement
• Job Coaching
• Job Follow-up Services
• Work Skills Development
• Personal Adjustment and Assistance
• Community Inclusion
• Community Outreach for Retirement
• Technical Assistance and Accommodations
• Assistive Technology
• Transportation and Mobility

The following services are accredited by CARF - the National Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.

• Employment Planning Services - are being offered to consumers using a person-centered approach, which assists them in making informed decisions regarding employment and the local job market.

• Employee Development Services - promote individualized learning or reinforcement of work place skills that make employment experiences successful. This may include specialized training in areas of interest that lead to successful careers.

• Community Employment Services - Job development - targets types of jobs available from potential employers in the labor market to meet the individualized needs of consumers based on their assessments, observation, intake information and support network input, resulting in a successful job placement.

• Community Employment Services - Job-Site Training - Includes a detailed job analysis of the specific job tasks, assessment of environment and physical plant as well as work culture. On the job training is provided by employment specialists either short or long term depending on the needs of the individual.

• Community Employment Services - Job Supports - Short term or long term job coaching is provided in competitive or supported employment to promote job adjustment and retention that leads to successful long term employment. Follow up support services are available to employers and consumers for continued job success.

• Community Integration - offers inclusion in community activities for people and assists them in areas of personal adjustment such as personal appearance, including appropriate dress and hygiene; monty management, budgeting, and banking skill training; building relationships and friendships with peers and co-workers; developing appropriate social skills for community involvement; instruction in the use of community facilities such as restaurants, cafeterias, fitness centers, libraries, community centers, massage therapy centers; assistance in scheduling activities; developing awareness of entitlements and subsidies for employment placements; assistance in scheduling transportation; assessing and referring consumers for other therapeutic services in the community such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech & language therapy; community based retirement activities for older adults. Activities are planned around a person's interests using available community resources while providing people with a variety of choices in selecting activities they wish to participate in.

CHOICE, unlimited believes that through education, training and support, people with disabilities and others who have serious barriers to employment, can forge a partnership that would benefit all, by providing quality work and productivity to the employer, decreasing dependency on state and federal assistance, and increasing the competency and confidence of this population to obtain and maintain careers in long term competitive employment.

 

 

CHOICE, unlimited - home page
1829 East Superior St., Duluth, MN 55812
Voice: (218) 724-5869, TTY: (218) 724-3546, FAX: (218) 724-0359
Equal Opportunity Employer

Site Links
About CHOICE, unlimited -
History | Board Members | Management Team | Programs & Services | FAQs | Testimonials | Contact Us
News & Events - Classes & Activities | ARTS Program | Announcements | Newsletter
Staff - Staff Training | Annual Calendar
Employment - Employment Opportunities | Internship & Volunteer Opportunities | How to Apply
Helpful Links | Support CHOICE, unlimited

Site designed and maintained by vitzki.com
with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards in mind.
Suggestions for site improvement are welcome, click here to email suggestions.