We offer employment placement, resume writing workshops, one-on-one vocational coaching, employment classes, and job coaching. We sincerely believe that every single person who desires an opportunity for competitive wage employment should be given a chance to achieve their goals.
Transitioning from high school to the real world is hard for anyone but can seem especially daunting for students with disabilities and their families. Working within the schools and with the state, we provide instruction in self-advocacy, workplace skills, applying to jobs and colleges, and much more! Ask your teacher about Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) at your school.
Project SEARCH
Project SEARCH at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is a licensed replication of a nationally recognized program developed at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to provide adults with developmental disabilities with education and experiences to learn skills needed for successful employment.
Adults accepted into Project SEARCH participate in nine month internships, five days per week, at UTMC. Each day participants receive at least one hour of classroom instruction on vocational, social, and independent living skills and approximately four hours of training as an intern at a worksite in the hospital.
Now Accepting Applications for 2025
Deadline: Friday, October 18, 2024
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Fill the application out online at the link below!
For more information, please contact Beth Edwards at eaedwards2@utmck.edu.
Employment and Community First
Employment and Community First is a program that helps individuals who live at home or with others to get out in the community to build relationships, establish friendships, explore volunteering and work experiences and participate in activities of their choice. ECF is funded through the State of TN and as long as you have a disability, you can apply. Through this program, person supported can learn about getting a job in the community and job skills will be taught and assisted with follow through. This program also teaches in home life skills such as cooking, hygiene, personal safety and many more