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Vocational
& Supported Employment Services

The Human Development
Council offers a variety of vocational training opportunities within our
centers as well as out in the local community. The goal of our vocational
service program is to provide vocational skills training in "real life" job
settings that will allow the consumer to reach his/her true potential. We
are also committed to instilling a sense of accomplishment and self-worth to
our consumers by providing the opportunity to earn a paycheck during the
work training process.
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The following is a list
of vocational programs available through WCHDC:
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AT YOUR SERVICE:
This is a Supported Employment program that offers lawn, landscaping,
janitorial, outdoor maintenance and vending machine commercial
services to all residential and business customers throughout the
Tri-state area. Job coaches are assigned to mobile work crews that
travel throughout the area performing various jobs.
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CENTER
STREET Market Located on Center Street in the
west end of Hagerstown, this neighborhood restaurant serves
homemade breakfast and lunch dishes to its customers. The market is a
State licensed vocational training site where individuals have
the opportunity to learn the skills of the "business's, in addition to
earning a paycheck for their services. "Corner Consignments" is the
market's newest offshoot pairing tow forms of retail training under
one roof.
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Individual
Community Placement
WCHDC offers its vocational participants the opportunity to
work within the community. We assist the individual with resume
preparation, interview skills training, and assist them in locating
potential employers. Once hired, we pair a job coach with he
individual until he/she feels comfortable in tier new job setting to
work on tier own. We also provide ongoing monitoring with in the
employment setting and provide job skills counseling to further
enhance the successful job placement.
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COMMERCIAL CONTRACT
PROGRAM: This "in-center" vocational program offers compensated
work training processing thousands of pieces of mail and small parts
each month for a variety of business customers. Under the guidance of
our Work Program Supervisor, consumers learn both job-specific and
general work skills. This program operates out of our Hagerstown
center.
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JANITORIAL
SERVICES: Offered at both our Hagerstown and Frederick centers,
this program teaches basic janitorial skills with emphasis on cleaning
in a work environment while providing consumers a paycheck for their
services to the center.
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Day
Program Contact Information - Derek Smith, 301-797-5421 ext. 123
Dsmith@wchdc.org |