“It’s helping me prepare for my future career and giving me the skills I need to be successful at work.” — Faith Wallis, Berea High School
Employability Skills Lab Polaris Job Training Programs include an in-house Employability Skills Lab for students who require more intense training in prevocational skills including both basic employability, vocational and social/life skills.
The program’s goal is to build more independent skills through simulated and authentic work settings. The Skills Lab provides instruction for students who require the most support to learn specific work skills, work behaviors, and self-help skills. Through this program, students learn the importance of positive work attitudes, quality of work, teamwork, following directions, staying on task, working independently and managing time. The program targets high school students, ages 17-22, with cognitive and/or multiple disabilities. A current IEP reflecting community-based employment as a reasonable outcome, either in a competitive or supported employment setting, is required. Also, students need to be able to complete simple vocational tasks without prompting.
Some typical work experiences could include: • Laundry • Housekeeping • Floors • Recycling • Assembly • Packaging • Stocking • General Office Work For additional information, contact Dawn Wiant, Director of Pupil Personnel & Satellite Programming, at 440.891-7703 or dwiant@polaris.edu.
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