Employment Supports

Supported Employment

The Center offers one supported employment service in a small work group consisting of five to six members working with one Mainstream supervisor. There may be several groups working in an area, with as many as 12 members on site per day. They work within the contracted company, HACH or Danfoss, and are expected to complete contracted tasks as provided by their supervisors. Supported employment provides an opportunity for members as they build employment skills such as accountability, arriving to work on time, completing work accurately and at a moderate level or higher and also learning to respect co-workers and supervisors. These skills will help members as they transition to a job in the community. 

A certain level of independence is required in this program as all members need to also meet the requirements of the contracted company. Members will need to be able to follow each companies’ rules and regulations, maintain the ability to access their work station on the floor from the main entrance and also show evidence of emotional stability so as not to adversely affect the contracted companies’ employees. 

Program Hours

Monday-Friday

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location

Danfoss: 2800 E 13th St, Ames, IA 50010

HACH: 100 Dayton Ave, Ames, IA 50010

To view the handbook click here.