Columbia Worklink Brochure (.pdf)
We create employment opportunities that meet a variety of needs and desires of individuals that experience disabilities. Coarc offers community-based job development, job placement, and on site job coaching services through Columbia Work Link, and also in-house job opportunities that provide additional staff supports for individuals to develop work-related skills. Our goal is to maximize each person's ability for meaningful employment and to ensure that every individual is leading the fullest, most independent life possible.
Columbia Work Link
Columbia Work Link, located at 409 Warren Street in Hudson, NY, is a division of Coarc that operates all of our Supported Employment services.
Columbia Work Link's free services to employers in the Columbia County area:
- Your job is matched to a qualified worker with skills that fit
- Our professional job coaches provide on-site employee training
- We support our workers for your mutual satisfaction
- Recruitment savings: no fee to Columbia Work Link
- Potential tax, wage and worker training incentives
- Excellent communication and follow-up services guaranteed!
Employers,
email us to learn how we can meet your hiring needs or call us at 518-828-5087
Columbia Work Link services for individuals who experience disabilities:
- Professional job coaches
- Vocational counseling and skills assessment
- Resume building and interview preparation
- Job searches and job development within our area business community
- On-site job training
- Ongoing monitoring and support
- Job retention services
Prevocational and Training Center Services Coarc's Prevocational and Training Center programs assist individuals to obtain the skills needed for community employment.
Coarc Contract Manufacturing provides job opportunities for individuals who work best with a little more support or for those who seek employment in a community atmosphere while honing skills for full time job placement with other employers. Coarc contract manufacturing employs and supports about 80 individuals who experience disabilities at our Training Center in Mellenville, NY, and also at our Second street facility in Hudson, NY. Work activities are based on each individual's abilities. Some individuals work on product development and packaging, where they may receive supervision and support. Other individuals work very independently on complex injection molding and production line operations in a setting that integrates workers who experience disabilities with those who do not. Additional positions also include welding, plastics decoration, fulfillment and quality assurance activities. Examples of products produced by Coarc Contract Manufacturing for our business customers include medical, marine electronics, cosmetics, consumable and promotional items.
Blended Services is a Coarc program that provides employment experience at Coarc's Training Center in Mellenville, NY to more than 70 individuals who otherwise would not be able to manage a work environment. In addition to assembly work experience, Blended Services offers pre-vocational training in interview skills, job exploration, phone skills, safety skills, work rules, and driver education for future commutes to community jobs. It blends this training with day habilitation services for individuals who benefit from additional social and life skills training needed for employment success.
For more information about our Vocational services and our Training Center, please contact Coarc's Main Headquarters or email us at info@coarc.org. Or feel free to fill out an Application for Services, including the Application Attachment Sheet. For additional information regarding the application click here.
