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At Vista, we believe everyone is employable.
Vista’s Employment Services program helps individuals on the autism spectrum or with comparable symptomology find and sustain meaningful, competitive employment. Participants receive individualized support from a multidisciplinary team, including ACRE-certified staff, to build job-specific skills, strengthen workplace connections, and develop greater independence as supports are gradually faded when appropriate. We also partner closely with employers to identify successful job matches that benefit both the employee and the workplace, providing support throughout the job search and ongoing employment experience.
A program participant's career journey begins with our personalized employment assessment. We'll learn about an individual's interests, needs, skills and strengths by conducting informational interviews and facilitating trial work experiences. Then we compile an employment profile with recommendations for competitive employment.
Employment profile recommendations include:
This phase of the employment journey results in a customized, competitive employment opportunity that is mutually beneficial to both the individual and business. The following services take place leading up to the successful completion of on-boarding requirements and first day of employment.
Once an individual has secured a job, we provide on-site job coaching services to establish the employment relationship and strengthen the individual's skills toward autonomy.
Coaching services may include:
Participants in Vista’s Employment Services program also have the opportunity to take part in cooperative education opportunities with local school districts combining classroom-based learning with practical work experience.
As an approved community provider for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), Vista provides the following services to individuals:
Participants receive supports from a qualified specialist to maintain employment or learn the skills necessary to reduce risk of losing an existing competitively integrated job.
Service types include:
Participants receive an intensive method of providing vocational rehabilitation to individuals who require support prior to employment, during initial employment, and after the provision of OVR services to maintain employment.
Participants receive compensated work geared to the individual’s initial interests and preferences up to 40 hours per week and 12 weeks providing individuals with valuable work experience positioning them for permanent competitively integrated employment opportunities.
Our career development services benefit not just job seekers and employees but employers as well. We support businesses in a variety of ways, including identifying ways to:
Any organization open to creating a more inclusive and diverse work environment could be a great fit to work with Vista’s Employment Services program.
Visit our community partners page to learn more about collaboration opportunities with Vista.
Vista’s Employment Services program serves individuals seeking competitive employment throughout South Central Pennsylvania, predominantly in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Lebanon counties. We have recently expaned our services into portions of York and Lancaster Counties.
We are now accepting referrals with no waiting list.
Learn more about getting started with Vista