Employment

The Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities provides a variety of vocational opportunities to meet the individual wants and needs of those we serve.

Community Employment Services

Job Development , Job Training , Employer Assistance

Community Employment Services assists people with disabilities in fulfilling the dream of working in the community. Services include various evaluations and assessment, job seeking skills training, job development and placement, job coaching and follow-along and on-the-job training opportunities.  Most who hire a person with a disability find that they hired a dependable, quality worker whose company loyalty is unmatched by others. The Community Employment Department partners with the Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Private Industry Council (PIC #17) for eligible clients to assist with covering costs.

•              Ticket To Work provides individuals the opportunity to work in paid internships at minimum wage

•              LIFEWorks is a joint program with Franklin, Hocking, Licking and Union counties that offers up to three paid internships to help individuals assess their career goals, with the ultimate goal of securing a permanent position at the end of the internship program. Grant money pays the individual’s, as well as the salary of the job coach.

•              Project SEARCH is a joint project with Eastland-Fairfield Career Center, FairfieldDD, Fairfield Medical Center and BVR. Students from county high schools who have completed their course work are eligible to apply for the program and are chosen in the spring preceding their senior year. The students attend school at the medical center their entire senior year, spending class time working on employability skills such as resume writing, interview preparation, teamwork and other job-related skills. They then rotate at various departments throughout the medical center to help assess their career skills.

Fairfield Industries

Fairfield Industries Inc. is a non-profit corporation that serves as the adult services program of the Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and provides vocational services to adults in the following ways:

Contract Services
We offer paid work experience through a variety of assembly, packaging and collating contracts in a supported work environment at the Opportunity Center site. Individuals who want to work, make money and receive training in good work habits join one of eight work groups. Our contract customers include: Anchor Hocking, Fairfield Medical Center, Ralston Foods, Vectra, Zebco Industries and Lancaster Bingo, to name just a few.

Blue Shoe Arts
In June 2004, we established Blue Shoe Arts, which provides an opportunity for individuals to make money while exercising their creativity. Instead of working on the assembly or packaging line, these gifted artists paint, draw, sculpt or work with fabric to create unique pieces of original art. Their work is marketed at galleries, art shows and other exhibits. Artists receive 100% from the sale, less the cost of the materials used to create it.

Contact

For more information about Employment Opportunities, contact:
Bob Gaston
Director of Adult Services Options
Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities
740.652.7230