Focused on You

Empac Employment Resources has services designed to provide you or your loved one with assistance in taking the next step whether that be a teen preparing for goals after high school, a graduate looking for work, or an adult needing assistance in finding a great career. Empac Employment Resources has a variety of programs designed to help you find the one that is right for both you and your family. 

No Cost to You or the Employer

Empac Employment Resources helps you find the right job with the right employer at no cost.
Our funded programs and services allow us to focus on your success.
There are no fees or charges.

Employment Services

Empac Employment Resources is dedicated to assisting individuals with finding meaningful, paid employment. Each job seeker is teamed up with an employment specialist to assist the program participant in finding a job. Our employment specialists work closely with businesses and other organizations to help employers understand the benefits of employing someone with a disability. Employment specialists also work with employers to arrange job trials, evaluate the work site and conduct an analysis of job duties. If needed, employment specialists negotiate reasonable job accommodations that will make it possible for individuals to perform functions essential to the job and to be as productive as their co-workers.

• Career exploration and vocational guidance based on interest and abilities 

• Assistance with resume building, completing applications and interviewing successfully

• On-site job training when needed 

• Job retention support

• Benefit analysis

• School to work transition assistance 

• Skills training 

Vocational Skills Training

Through our vocational skills training services, Empac staff can assist an individual with finding a well-suited work environment within the interests and talents of the participant. Supports are available throughout each stage of the job seeking process: 

•             Assistance in identifying an individual’s skills, talents, and abilities through career planning

•             Soft skills training to help prepare a participant for employment

•             Support with job seeking, applying, and business outreach

•             Assistance provided on site to help develop workplace relationships and maintain job performance.

Summer Work Experience

The summer work experience provides a paid, work-based learning experience in a competitive integrated setting for students with disabilities during the summer. 

• Available to Sophomore and Junior students

• Students work 20 hours a week for 6 weeks

• Job coach support on site 100% of the time

• All students are paid minimum wage