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The Employment/Vocational Services of Community Support Services are designed to provide work experience, opportunities, and assistance to individuals in choosing to work or not. As part of a comprehensive community support system, other needed services such as case management, residential, and psychiatric services can be coordinated and utilized to increase the employment success of participants. These services provide a way for individuals to recognize and build on their strengths, needs, and abilities, and identify ways to get and keep a job. Utilizing Supported Employment Evidence Based Practices, individuals can be quickly placed in competitive jobs with on-going supports in place indefinitely. The integration of mental health treatment and employment services is critical to an individual’s success in a job.
The goal of employment services is to help move the person to their maximum level of employability that is consistent with their strengths, needs, abilities, and stated preferences.
Pathways II is a program at Community Support Services, Inc that allows individuals to access employment services more quickly and assists individuals in obtaining competitive or supported employment. Pathways authorizes employment services utilizing funding from the Summit County Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADM) Board and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC/BVR).
Work Tech provides employment services to individuals when authorized by BVR/Pathways. Work Tech does not charge a fee to employers nor do we charge our participants. The Work Tech program has consistently been successful at assisting employers in finding qualified candidates for over 17 years. Work Tech recommends qualified candidates to fill job openings.
Contacting Work Tech could be the first step an employer takes to fill a job opening. And, it may be the only step you need to take.
- Time Savings
- Increased Productivity
- Increased Profits
- Fewer Hiring Hassles
"Work Tech is responsible for introducing me to a job candidate who has turned out to be my hardest working and most dependable employee for the past 2 years."
Calvin Sullivan
General Manager, AVI
"Work Tech did not disappear once we hired their candidate. They have continued to provide meaningful ongoing support."
Margo Olsen
Sanese Services
Goodyear Tech Center
"I always call Work Tech when I have a job opening because they provide well-trained and dependable candidates to fill our vacancies."
Greg Kendzior
Human Resource Officer
FirstMerit Bank
Frequently Asked Questions
All you need to do is pick of the phone and dial extension 415 if inside the Community Support Services, Inc campus or call any agency phone number and ask for extension 415. The actual process takes no longer than 5 minutes.
Generally speaking, the person will begin the initial steps of services the following week. It rarely will take longer than two weeks before services begin.
If the person expresses an interest in working, and they are progressing well in their treatment, we suggest that you make the referral to Employment services. We will meet with the person and help make the determination if now is the best time to pursue work.
Vocational Services typically refers to those services that are dealing with issues of readiness to work. These may include meeting with an employment staff for assistance and information, Job Try Out, and GED to name a few.
Employment services are those services that are related to helping a person either directly pursue work or to maintain a job they already have. These are often funded through Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) services (BVR/Pathways) and include services such as Job Development, Job Coaching, Vocational Evaluation, Benefits Management Consultation, and Job Seeking Skills training.
NO. Regardless if the person is on SSI or SSDI, there are many new options available to keep the person either on or immediately eligible for a return to any of these options. Community Support Services, Inc offers a Benefits Management service that fully explores these options and will provide and explanation of each person's individual status.
Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities (MBIWD) allows individuals receiving SSDI to work and maintain Medicaid for medical coverage while paying minimal or no spend down. This is administered under the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and our employment staff can assist with applying for this benefit.
Community Support Services, Inc is an Employment Network for the Ticket To Work (TTW) program under Social Security. This is a work incentive program that makes it possible for individuals with disabilities receiving SSDI or SSI benefits to explore work options and maintain their benefits until they are able to support themselves.
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