IRC brings in valuable community resources in to help clients. Other refugee service providers, such as Dekalb Tech, LMG, CSS, and Newcomers Network have helped IRC to establish work-based ESL, complete mental health referrals, and offer clients domestic violence services. Job Developer works with the employment team to develop a suitable job opportunity for the client. When the client is offered the job, the Job Developer works out the logistics of the start. Job Developer ensures the client can get to work.
Client starts to work .
A job trainer at IRC can also help the client make the transition to work. For example, a group of Afghan women started to work at Mitchell's Formal Wear alterations. While they had sewing experience in their home country, they had never sewed on a box-stitch machine and were apprehensive. The job trainer's role was to interpret the supervisor's instructions into familiar English words, work individually with each client on the machine, then develop vocabulary the clients would need to use daily. IRC checks with the employer after one day, one week, one month, and three months to ensure the client has adjusted well.