COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Skookum’s Community Employment Services (CES) department supports the Skookum mission of Creating Opportunities for People of all Abilities by providing person-centered services to individuals with disabilities. Services are designed to help clients with employment-related goals or to assist them with becoming more involved in their local community.
For employment-based services, CES staff help individuals with disabilities obtain & maintain employment in the community. Skookum staff also assist local employers in Jefferson, Kitsap, and Clallam Counties by connecting them with job seekers who have a variety of skills, strengths, and abilities.
Skookum partners with a variety of agencies to provide services. Most clients are referred by one of these agencies:
Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) Services:
(Provided in Jefferson and Kitsap Counties)
- Job Placement
- Job Retention
Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Services:
(Provided in Jefferson County)
- Community Inclusion (CI)
- Community Guide (CG)
- Individual Employment (IE)
- Job Development
- Job Coaching
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) Services:
(Provided in Jefferson & Kitsap Counties)
- Community-Based Assessments (CBA)
- Trial Work Experience (TWE)
- Independent Living Skills Training (IL)
- Job Placement
- Job Retention
Foundational Community Supports (FCS) Supported Employment Services:
(Provided in Jefferson, Kitsap, Clallam Counties)
- Job Placement
- Job Supports
Social Security Ticket to Work (TTW) Services:
(Remote Services Provided Throughout Washington State)
- Career Counseling
- Training Support
- Job Search, Job Development, & Job Placement
- Job Accommodations & Job Stabilization/Retention
To learn more about our services please review the below documents:
Skookum is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in the following areas:
- Employment Planning Services (EPS)
- Community Employment Services: Job Development (CES:JD)
- Community Employment Services: Employment Supports (CES:ES)
For more information on CARF, visit http://carf.org/.
For more info on Skookum’s Community Employment Services (CES) Please Contact:
Kitsap County Contact:
Tonya Brinkley
360-531-3545
Jefferson County Contact:
Robin Burdick
360-531-0345
All other Washington Counties:
Megan Mason-Todd
360-475-0756 Ex. 347