Employment Services
HELP Employment Services assist individuals of all ages and disabilities navigate their path toward community employment. Employment Specialists help individuals focus on their abilities and walk individuals through a process of assessing their strengths and skills, building upon their knowledge to successfully enter the workforce. HELP collaborates with County Developmental Disability Boards and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities.
For information contact: Amy Ruebsteck at 216-401-6543 or ruebstecka@helpfoundationinc.
For information contact: Amy Ruebsteck at 216-401-6543 or ruebstecka@helpfoundationinc.
Employer Partnerships:
City of Lakewood • Dave’s Supermarket • Discount Drug Mart • Giant Eagle • Jennings Center • Lucky’s Supermarket • Magnificat High School • Marc’s • North Olmsted City Schools • PetSmart • Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame • And more!
Highlights Include:
- CARF Accreditation
- 2021 Job Placements Avg. Wage of $11.06
- 2021 Job Retention Rate of 57.4%* (after 90 days)
*Statewide average retention rate is 53.9%
Employment Services
Employment Services provides the following service options to persons with disabilities, which are not exclusive to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
COMMUNITY BASED ASSESSMENT (CBA)
Assess an individual’s job readiness and determines if a specific job would be an appropriate match.
WORK ADJUSTMENT (WA)
Prepare individual for employment by improving their job readiness
CAREER DISCOVERY
Help job seekers discover their career interests
JOB COACHING /ON-THE-JOB SUPPORTS (OTJS)
Provides assistance to help adjust to new work environments
JOB DEVELOPMENT
Helps individuals with disabilities to secure jobs in the community by providing assistance with creating a resume, completing job applications, preparing for interviews, connecting with employers, and navigating the onboarding process once a job offer is received.
CAREER EXPLORATION (CX)
Helps individuals in exploring specific employment options, including shadowing and observing
SUMMER YOUTH WORK EXPERIENCE (SY)
Group-based service utilized to teach students and youth appropriate work behaviors
PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES (Pre-ETS)
Provides assistance to students to help improve their transition from school to postsecondary education and/or community employment
HELP Employment Services provides a Job Coach for Summer Youth Work Experience at Lakewood Park Concessions and Susanna’s Café by HELP Harvest. Referrals are received through OOD for transitional aged youth with disabilities who are interested in working; for many, this is their first job experience, and they work alongside typical transitional aged youth in an integrated setting.