Vocational and Skill Development Services
Day Habilitation
The philosophy of making a difference by nurturing the abilities of each person is the operative focus of the agency’s Open Vistas Day Habilitation Program. A high staff to participant ratio provides for an accomplishment-driven environment offering great potential for individual growth.
Field trips, cooking classes, sharing through community outreach, literacy/numeric training, fine motor skills development, sports and expression through art and performance are some of the programs designed to encourage the development of the individual’s socialization skills, confidence development and the understanding of opportunities through choice.
Vocational Services and Supported Employment
Members of the Crystal Run Village, Inc. Vocational Services Team, work one-on-one with potential employment candidates with a disability, to ascertain job interests and performance abilities in order to provide optimum choice in locating an integrated workplace opportunity. Job coaching is provided through the job application and interviewing process.
Once in the workplace, on-going support provided in the form of training and advocacy ensures the individual’s success in performing job functions and congenial social interaction with co-workers and business management. Opportunities for employment are the result of strong cooperative relationships developed within the business community by the Crystal Run Village, Inc. Vocational Services Team.
Mobile Work Crew
Applying the one-on-one principles of Supported Employment, the mobile work crew employs an integrated staff of people from the community and people with intellectual disabilities. This janitorial work experience provides skills training, the opportunity to earn a paycheck and achieve success. With dedicated staff supervision and assistance tasks are simplified and made manageable. Individuals receive on-the-job training until they are ready to work on their own.