Our Employment Services Program provides a variety of support services to help the individuals we serve secure and maintain gainful employment. Since our inception, we have placed over 5,000 individuals with disabilities into employment.
Our Employment Services Program is outcome driven to achieve employment, individualized to ensure a good job match and comprehensive to promote retention.
Some of our employers include: AMC Theatres, Booth's Bowery Restaurant, Caribbean Jacks Restaurant & Marina, City of DeLand, Daytona Auto Mall, Daytona Beach Kennel Club, The HOMAC Companies, Hudson Tool & Die, Krystal, Lowe's, McDonald's, Metra Electronics, Popeye’s, Port Orange Nursing & Rehab Center, Publix, Sam's Club, Sunshine Playschool, Target, Winn-Dixie, Woody's Bar-B-Q and others.
While our Employment Services Program is designed to assist our participants, we also provide significant benefits to employers, such as:
- Improved employee retention
- Access to potential Tax Credits (see below for additional information)
- Better-qualified applicants
- Assistance with employee training
- Reduction in recruitment costs
As a contracted service provider of Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation and Center for Business Excellence, we provide tiered services including Supported Employment and Competitive Job Placement.
Supported Employment
Our Supported Employment Program partners an individual with a Job Coach who works with, develops and trains this individual on an intensive, one-on-one basis in a specific employment venue. We provide individuals with exposure to supervised, goal-oriented work experiences so that they can develop the necessary skills to be prepared for successful employment. We offer training and assistance to improve individual skills and to acquire paid employment, which results in retention and long-term employment opportunities.
Competitive Job Placement
We believe that everyone who wants a job deserves to have a job. We provide job placement assistance to eligible individuals based upon a person’s vocational interests and abilities. Our program aims to help individuals with disabilities discover their potential to secure employment so that they can be productive citizens of our community.
Transitional Employment
See Youth Services and Vocational Training
Our Employment Services are outcome driven to achieve employment, individualized to ensure a good job match and comprehensive to promote retention.
Some of our employers include: Booth's Bowery Restaurant, Caribbean Jack's Restaurant and Marina, City of DeLand, Daytona Beach Kennel Club and Poker Room, The HOMAC Companies, Hudson Tool & Die, Kmart, McDonald's,Metra Electronics, Port Orange Nursing & rehab Center, Port Orange YMCA, Publix Super Markets, Sam's Club, Sunshine Playschool, Target, Thompson Pump, Winn-Dixie Super Markets, Woody's Bar-B-Q and others.
Tax Benefits for Employers
When you hire a person with disabilities, there are 3 possible tax benefits your company may receive:
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit: Allows employers tax credits of up to $2,400 for hiring people with disabilities
- Small Business Tax Credit: IRS Code Section 44, Disabled Access Credit – Helps small businesses cover the cost of making their businesses accessible, up to a maximum benefit of $5,000
- Architectural/Transportation Tax Deduction: IRS Code Section 190, Barrier Removal – Allows businesses an annual deduction of up to $15,000 for expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for persons with disabilities at the workplace
For more information, visit the Internal Revenue Service website at www.irs.gov.
