Supported employment provides assistance in sustaining employment. This service provides wages and opportunities to interact with other workers. Supported employment includes job coach, enclave and mobile work crew opportunities. Assistance is also provided to help individuals develop job-related skills such as money management, use of transportation and interpersonal skill development. Enclaves provide work for groups of adults at a local industry or business.
Participants work at typical job sites and are often hired by the employer.
Mobile work crews train groups of adults as they work in their community and perform services such as lawn care, janitorial or landscaping services. Center-based services provide a safe and healthy environment for people to develop social and personal care skills for more independent and productive lives. Participants may receive competitive wages for work. Child development programs provide day care and developmental activities for children. DSN boards may offer the service before or after school, during parents work hours or during summer months.