The Work Center is a light manufacturing setting that performs sub-contract or prime product services. For some individuals, the Work Center may serve as a short term training site, while they acquire new work skills or refine their job readiness skills, prior to community employment. For others, the Work Center provides a long term work environment where an individual can take pride in the work they perform. Placement Services Abbey Industries aids individuals in securing and maintaining community employment. Placement Specialists help an individual to identify their vocational interests and skills, in the completion of applications, refinement of job interviewing skills and by providing the follow-along support and services needed to maintain employment.
Services are available to the individual and employer for an indefinite period of time.
Individual and small group employment opportunities are available. Intense job coaching provided by an Employment Specialist helps a participant to learn the skills of their new job, to develop strategies that will aid them during this learning process and to insure that the individual has a clear understanding of the employer's expectations. As the new employee and the employer become more comfortable with the individual's ability to perform their job assignment, the Employment Specialist will fade and begin offering follow-along services. Follow-along services include visits to the worker and employer at least twice monthly. Counseling, job coaching or advocating for additional hours or advancement are all part of Abbey Industries follow-along services.