Workability & TPP

WorkAbility is a California school and community program designed to benefit students, employers and the community by promoting career awareness, preparation and exploration for our transition age youth in secondary education programs.

WorkAbility helps students develop positive interpersonal skills and marketable job skills. WorkAbility may provided opportunities for paid work experience, limited term on-the-job support and guidance from our WorkAbility personnel.

NMUSD students 14-22 years of age with an active IEP are eligible for WorkAbility services.

•  Screened, job-ready trainees-interns, future employees
•  Valuable recruitment source
•  Workers whose skills are assessed and interests are matched to employer needs
•  Subsidized training wages
•  Worker’s Compensation coverage
•  Tax credit incentives when appropriate
•  Ongoing employee support services for monitoring

•  Reduced hiring costs
•  Job retention solution
•  No cost, no obligation to try out potential employees
•  Increased community involvement

•    Job exploration counseling
•  Workplace readiness training
•  Paid work experience
•  Instruction in self-advocacy
•  Job specific skills
•  Job retention skills
•  Career interests, work styles and abilities assessment
•  Curriculum focus on comprehensive job-seeking and retention skills
•  Career exploration
•  Work experience
•  Job placement assistance
•  Temporary job coaching when appropriate
•  Follow-up support
•  Interagency collaboration

•    Career interests, work styles and abilities assessment
•  Curriculum focus on comprehensive job-seeking and retention skills
•  Career exploration
•  Work experience
•  Job placement assistance
•  Temporary job coaching when appropriate
•  Follow-up support
•  Interagency collaboration

• ACE Hardware
• Back Bay Veterinary
• Hospital
• Baker Party Rentals
• The Backyard
• Baskin Robbins
• Boys and Girls Club
• Dogma Portraits
• CVS
• EagleRider/OC Motorcycles
• Girl’s Inc.
• Foot Locker
• Ironfinders
• Irvine Ranch Market
• Jack’s Surfboards
• Jamba Juice
• Marriott
• Marshalls
• Michaels
• Mother’s Market & Kitchen
• Newport Beach Medical Center
• OC Market Place
• OCC Food Services
• Orange County Market Place
• PETSMART
• Rip Curl
• Smart & Final
• Subway
• Surfside Sports
• Target
• TJ Maxx

Terri Wert, Program Manager
NMUSD Transition Services
425 E. 18th Street, Bldg. A 20
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Telephone: (949) 515-5343

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