Employer Services

• 1 in 4 Americans has a disability
• It makes good business sense
  • Customers prefer to do business with employers who hire people with disabilities
  • Higher retention rates
  • Walgreens found employees with disabilities are equally productive and attained a better safety record than peers without disabilities
• According to Maine's Center for Workforce Research and Information:
  • 16% of working age adults have one or more disabilities, compared to 13% nationwide
  • 33% of Maine's working age adults with disabilities were employed, compared to 80% of those with no disability
  • Maine has an untapped workforce!

• Staffing and recruitment of talented job seekers with disabilities.
• Job support, coaching, and training for job seekers with disabilities.
• Work Place Accommodations.
• Job Retention/Return to work Services.
• Financial incentives including tax reimbursement benefits Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
• Training and consultation:
  • Disability Etiquette/Awareness Training
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Section 503 for Federal Contractors
  • Deaf Culture

• Would you like the opportunity to introduce interested young people to your business?
• Would you like to try out potential employees at no risk or cost?

If you answered yes to any of the above, The Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) would like to tell you about Progressive Employment.

Progressive Employment meets the needs of employers and Maine youth with disabilities by matching them to activities such as:

• Job Tours- Let youth see what your business is all about.
• Interviews- Offer a young job seeker an opportunity to practice interview skills or better yet, let them interview you to find out about you and your business.
• Job Shadows- Invite a youth to see jobs at your business in action.
• Work Experience- Provide a work experience to help youth gain skills, with wages and workers’ compensation paid through DVR.
• On-the-Job-Training- Hire a young person and have some initial training costs offset.

The three videos below highlight the benefits of the Progressive Employment Model and the individualized approach leading to successful employment.

Progressive Employment Model

• Progressive Employment Model: Jobsville
• Mitchell Video
• Gabby Video
  

Descriptive Videos:

• Progressive Employment Model: Jobsville
• Mitchell Video
• Gabby Video

• Employment for ME.
• Maine Business Leadership Network.
• United States Business Leadership Network.
• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).
• Society for Human Resources Management Maine State Council.
• Think Beyond the Label.
• Job Accommodation Network.
• C.S.A.V.R - National Employment Team (The NET).
• American's Heroes at Work.
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
• Federal Bonding Program.