Job Training and Placement
Because Jobs Change Lives

A living wage job is the catalyst that transforms dependency into self-sufficiency. As one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the region, Skookum’s support services professionals match the ability in every person with the needs of employers in innovative ways in order to create opportunity for people with disabilities while providing employers with workers who deliver high quality services throughout the Puget Sound region.

Our Job Coaches assist individuals who have the potential for independent employment, but need specialized, short-term, on-the -job, support and training to succeed.

Clients are referred to our unique and special program from various sources (listed below) and are also welcome to apply independently.

• Division of Social & Health Services
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Health and Human Services
• Department of Developmental Disabilities
• Work First Programs
• Colleges & High Schools
• Business's, Agencies & Organizations
• Private independent individuals

Our professional staff helps clients obtain jobs that match their abilities and interests. The program supports workers by helping them to develop employment related skills, access community resources and to obtain follow up services, if needed. We respect the dignity of each individual and offer a flexible support structure to assist each client in reaching his/her greatest potential.

Some of the job opportunities that Skookum Program Services clients have successfully filled on the Olympic Peninsula are listed below.

Our clients are special individuals that work to overcome difficulties and work around their disabilities. Skookum Educational and Employment Services concentrates on everyone's ability to succeed!