Vocational Services
 The
Vocational Services Program employs 135 workers with disabilities and
provides businesses throughout the country with packaging and subassembly
services.
Workers perform a variety of
semi-automated and manual operations utilizing various types of equipment,
including blister, skin, and shrink packaging. Our workers take pride in
their ability to earn an income and to provide a valuable service to
industries nationwide. Also available are vocational evaluation,
personal work
adjustment training, and community work and volunteer
experiences.
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Vocational Training – Designed to provide an
industrial environment where people with disabilities are able to work on
assembly and packaging jobs, which are secured through local businesses on
a contract basis. Employees are paid on a piece rate basis.
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Vocational Evaluation – Provides a comprehensive
assessment of an individual’s vocational ability in either a vocational
setting or the individual may be assessed on a job site in the community.
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Personal and Work Adjustment Training - Offers
an individual the opportunity to improve or acquire a variety of
work-related skills in preparation for competitive employment. Individuals
are offered training, support, encouragement and assistance in developing
the skills and behaviors necessary in meeting their vocational objectives.
Also available, driver permit tutoring.
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Volunteer Experiences - Some of
the experiences include participating in Adopt
a Highway, housekeeping at Mifflin Center,
dining room set-up at Mifflin Court, Central Supply Services at St.
Joseph's Hospital and Reading Hospital, and various assignments at Berks
Visiting Nurses Association.
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Community Work - Paid work completed at local
businesses. Staffing, supervision, transportation, payroll, and liability
are provided by Prospectus Berco on an as-needed basis. The Reading Eagle
Company utilizes this service to prepare bulk mailing for the Chamber of
Commerce.
This program is licensed through the
Department of Public Welfare.
For more information on this program,
please contact
Stacia Layser, Director of Development. |
