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Job Development & Employer Outreach

The Arc Eastern Connecticut is home to a team of employment specialists who help companies in eastern Connecticut recruit, hire and retain quality people for full- and part-time employment.  As a supported employment provider with a full-time Job Development component, we have a proven approach, specializing in matching employers with qualified individuals who live with a disability.  


Prospective employees take advantage of a wide range of services, classes, trainings, and workshops, including:

  • Individualized skills assessment and development of career goals and desires

  • The option of trying multiple placements to see which job matches the person’s career goals

  • Career counseling, including resume preparation, mock interviews, how to conduct a job search, etc.

  • Job training workshops in a variety of career disciplines

  • Life skills including personal presentation, budgeting and finance, self-advocacy, using public transportation,appointment scheduling, etc.

  • Empowerment/Enrichment programs offered through The Arc’s Community Life & Advocacy (CL&A) program

 

Hiring someone with IDD could be the best decision an employer ever makes.

The Arc ECT’s Job Development program has put together a portfolio of outreach materials for prospective employers that highlight the many benefits of partnering with The Arc to hire competent, well trained people.

Prospective Employers:
View our Employer Packet
here for information
on why hiring people with IDD makes good business sense.

The packet contains the following:

*Letter to employers 

*Program Snapshot from Kathleen 

*Talent That Drives Business Results 

*Employer brochure 

*Federal and State tax incentives 

*STEP UP Subsidized Training Program

 

 

The Arc Eastern Connecticut offers a wide range of employment programming that’s tailored to address each person’s needs and goals.

 

  • Individual and group employment placement and worksite support 

  • Life skills, job readiness and self-advocacy trainings

  • Career-specific programs in culinary arts, retail, landscaping, agriculture/aquaponics, hospitality/cleaning

  • Five micro-enterprises offering real-world experience that translates to competitive employment with area businesses

Find Out More

In the Northeast:

Contact Jennifer Ricci

Director of Employment Services Northeast

T: 860.928.4727

E: jricci@thearcect.org

In the Southeast:

Contact Bonnie Jones

Director of Employment Services Southeast

T: 860.449.1529 x301

E: bjones@thearcect.org

Download our employment brochure here

Our Employment Partners


The Arc Eastern Connecticut is proud to partner with employers committed to Real Work for Real Pay at minimum wage or higher.

Current Employment and Placement Sites
B.J.’s Wholesale Club
Burnett’s Landscaping
CW Resources—The US Naval Submarine base
The 100th Aviation and Repair Depot (AVCRAD)
Camp Harkness
DXC Technology
Fleet Reserve Association
Groton Marriott
Heritage Pines Condos
Holiday Inn of Norwich
Horses Healing Humans/Stonington Bed & Breakfast
Local Creations at Groton Senior Center
Lowe’s Distribution Center Plainfield
Mike Smith Transmissions
Mohegan Sun
New London Library
Rawson Materials
The Resident newspaper
Rite-Aid
Seely-Brown Village
ShopRite New London
Stop & Shop – Groton
Stop & Shop - Waterford
Walmart Brooklyn
Walmart Putnam
Waterford Community Center
Whitcraft

Training Assessment Sites
Community Café
Coogan Farm
Day Kimball Hospital
Groton Senior Center
Hay Burr Inn Horse Rescue
United Community & Family Services, Norwich
Linda's House Pediatric Daycare and Preschool
Paws Cat Shelter
Valley View Riding Stables
Vineyard Valley Golf Club
Waterford Community Center
YMCA Putnam

Student-Specific Training Sites
Groton Municipal Federal Credit Union
Goodwill
Coogan Farm
Arc NLC Farm Stand
Arc NLC Culinary Department/Bakery
Groton Senior Center

Day Service Volunteer Sites
Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. (TVCCA) 
St Vincent DePaul Place – Norwich Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry
Panera Bread

 

 

The Arc’s School to Work Transition Program

—giving young women and men the tools they need 
to become adults in a complex world.

Read more here.

The Arc’s General Store & Bakery: Employment Training that Works

Read more here

Community Plus Day Supports

Read more here

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