Customized Employment Services CES

Customized Employment

Westbrook’s Customized Employment Program helps participants build skills for job readiness, assists with job searching and placement, and provides ongoing support, like job coaching, as needed, during employment. Through assessment of the person’s interests, strengths, and choices, our staff will help find a job that is right for the participant. We partner with local businesses to maximize employment opportunities, and we work closely with the Division of Rehabilitation Services to help meet the employment needs of the individual.

Benefits Employers and Job Seekers

Customized employment provides community supports to increase the likelihood of meaningful, competitive, integrated employment by supporting both sides of the labor force - employers and employees. For job seekers, the process considers the whole person, his/her skills, interests, abilities, and conditions necessary for successful employment, including job support. For employers, customized employment allows a business to examine its specific workforce needs, both ongoing and intermittent, and fulfill those needs with a well-matched employee.

Credentialled Staff

Westbrook’s professional staff hold the Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) credential. The CESP credential recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a sufficient level of knowledge and skill to provide integrated employment support services to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who earn the CESP credential have demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to help establish and expand equitable customized and integrated employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. CESPs also raise awareness of the benefits of an integrated workforce within the business community, and promote social change that fosters an independent, productive lifestyle for individuals with disabilities.

For more information about our Customized Employment services, please contact our team. We are dedicated to supporting each individual as they navigate their path to meaningful employment.