Our Services
Employment Services
Focusing on a person’s transferable skills, previous experience and education or training, our Employment Specialists provide customized and individual-centered services that both prepare and support our clients throughout their employment journey.
Supported Employment
We provide supports to people with the most significant disabilities by assisting individuals with finding, obtaining, and maintaining meaningful employment. We provide hands-on support and training for the client as well as for the employer to ensure a successful partnership is established and maintained throughout employment.
On-the-Job-Training
We assist with finding volunteer opportunities. internships, apprenticeships, and hands-on training with local employers in various employment arenas. This allows the client to gain transferable skills and experience in a desired work area.
Employer Focused Training
Our team works closely with our Community Partners, from small mom-and-pop stores to multinational corporations, while improving the way they hire and train people with disabilities. Through these partnerships we improve hiring practices and brand equity, increase workplace safety, reduce operating costs, customize training, improve ergonomics and productivity, assist with federal tax credits and ADA compliance, provide accommodations and modifications and much more!
Industry Specific Training
Through our unconventional approach to disability focused services, our innovative team has created curricula and training programs to assist other organizations with either initiating new services or strengthening their existing services towards a human focused model that establish a programmatic foundation of growth. Training topics include job development strategies, client engagement, improving supported employment, Career Counseling Information and Referral training, etc.
Collaboration
The Soteria Project, Inc. has always committed itself to involvement in the community. We recognize that there has always been disconnects between helping professions, especially in the nonprofit space. We remain committed to helping to interconnect nonprofit resources through outreach and frequent contact to help the delivery of services to those in need.
Other Services?
Do you have additional needs, suggestions or opportunities? Let us collaborate with you or your team assist you with developing a custom service to meet your needs.
Reach Us
Call us, email us or fill out the form to get in contact with someone from our team.
30725 US HWY 19N
Suite #130,
Palm Harbor, FL, 34684
(727) 698-8387
admin@soteriaproject.org
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Supports do Job Coaches provide?
Supports will vary from person to person and it is the role of a job coach to provide some or all the following supports for an individual based on their individual needs.
- Advocacy with employers, service providers, and funding agencies
- Identification of individual interests and skills
- Identification of needed workplace accommodations
- Job development, job placement, and marketing services to businesses
- One-to-one, on-the-job training and instruction to meet company standards
- Ongoing follow-along job retention services
- Identification of natural workplace supports
- Assistance to coordinate transportation
- Close coordination and collaboration with referral sources
How do businesses benefit from using Job Coaches?
Businesses want to know if they invest in a program which offers training from a job coach will help to increase their bottom line and productivity. Hiring people with disabilities is an investment for an employer as it is with their recruitment and hiring of all personnel. Here are a few of the many benefits!
- Job Coaches reduce the time it takes businesses to locate workers by giving the business access to a pool of pre-screened candidates.
- The up-front work of a Job Coach will complement the screening and hiring process of the business.
- Training and staff support from the Job Coach will cater to the style of the company. The job coach will ensure this continues until the new employee is completely up to speed.
- Job Coaches can assist with the identification of other accommodations for the company and be a resource for their diversity efforts.
- Job Coaches will be at the business to provide ongoing supports and job retention services.