Employment Planning Services offered at Morningside - Grays Harbor
110 West Market Street, Suite 203, Aberdeen, WA 98520
From E Wishkah St (Highway 101) turn right onto S Broadway St. Turn left onto W Market St. Located in the Aberdeen Square on the second floor.
Eligibility
Individuals with a diagnosed disability.
Hours
9am to 4:30pm from Monday through Friday
(360) 533-8820
Voice
Languages
American Sign Language
Application process
Call for more information.
Fees
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Developmental Disabilitiy Administration or FCS pays for most people who need our services. We will work with you to see if they can help you. If they cannot and you receive Social Security benefits we can help you with a work incentive plan to pay for service costs, and to keep your costs at a minimum.
Service area
Grays Harbor, WA
Other Information
Languages
- American Sign Language
Assists individuals in determining their vocational goals. Using a person-centered approach, participants learn about employment opportunities within the community and are then able to make informed choices about their employment future. Evaluates clients' skills and experiences to help define what jobs would be the best fit.
Offers a variety of activities including job tryouts, job tours, job shadowing, labor market analysis, community-based assessments, and possibilities for volunteering in the community. Develops a plan for trying out different jobs. Most participants try one to three jobs. Job tryouts usually last two to four weeks.
Providing organization
Morningside - Grays Harbor
EMPLOYMENT PLANNING and ASSESSMENT: Individually designed services provide participants with the opportunity to explore work options and try out a job. Job tryouts can be developed within the local business community or at one of Morningside's structured work areas to gather information regarding vocational strengths, interests, abilities and needs in order to obtain and maintain employment. COMPETITIVE JOB PLACEMENT: Through partnerships with local employers, Morningside identifies and develops employment opportunities for participants based on individual skills, interests, abilities, and vocational goals. In addition to the hiring process; on-the-job training, structured follow-up, job retraining, and employer consultation services can be provided. INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT: Supported employment is a creative approach to employment for people with disabilities. Participants receive individualized training and long-term support to ensure job satisfaction and that employee performance meets employer standards.