Name: Work Training Center
Item: Work Training Center
Author: sshafer

Location: Chico, Oroville, Paradise, CA

Phone Number: (530) 343-7994

Website: wtcinc.org

Currently Hiring: Yes

Number of Employees: 25

Serving Butte County since 1960, Work Training Center is a non-profit organization. Governed by a local Board of Directors, we are dedicated to meeting the training, vocational, and recreational needs of local adults with disabilities. Work Training Center serves over 600 people. Facilities are located in Chico, Oroville, and Paradise, with services provided throughout Butte County. Programs do not rely entirely upon facilities for provision of services. Community integration and/or placement in actual job settings are an important part of each participants individualized service plan.

Ten different locations provide the basis for a wide spectrum of services, able to meet diverse needs of participants. Each person is assigned their own rehabilitation or program coordinator to assess needs and monitor progress. In addition to the spectrum of services that enhance consumer skills, Work Training Center operates a transportation system for those unable to utilize public transportation. Vehicles with specially trained drivers provide access to all programs, regardless of physical or behavioral challenges. WTC vehicles cover almost 3,000 miles each day.

WTC services are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Funding for Work Training Center services is primarily provided through the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, and Department of Rehabilitation. Additional support comes from fundraising, donations, private foundations, local governments, and contracts with private businesses and government agencies. All services are provided at no charge to participants.

Manufacturing Related Services:

Commercial Production and Assembly Services
Bus Route Advertising Commercial Services
Janitorial Commercial Services
Landscaping and Nursery Commercial Services
Recycling Services
Soft Goods Product Design and Commercial Services
Wood Products Manufacturing and Assembly

Resources for Manufacturers:

We hire employees who are skilled in sales, scheduling and manufacturing wood or fabric products, or who have experience in retail.

Our Work Programs represent an intermediary step between vocational training and the individual placement program. The Work Programs include a great number of small supported groups as well as larger work teams based in production centers. Unlike individual placement, the Job Coach provides ongoing support and training.

CES Individual Placement

The Community Employment Services (CES) Individual Placement program (SEIP) assists and guides people with disabilities in their search for employment within the community. The Individual Placement program includes individual Job Development, then placement with job coaching at a place of business in the community. Clients are first interviewed and evaluated by our Job Developer. Then possible positions in the community are examined based on the desires and abilities of each client. The client can apply for the position(s) with guidance from the Job Developer; and, if invited, an interview between the client and the potential employer is set up. If the client is chosen for the position, he or she will be provided with a Job Coach to assist them to learn the routines of the job, to learn to interact with co-workers and their supervisor, and to provide other support as needed. Clients placed in individual jobs in the community receive at least minimum wage, and are given the same wages and benefits as other employees in similar positions at that business.

Situational Assessments

Community Employment Services works cooperatively with the California Dept. of Rehabilitation and also with the Veteran’s Administration to perform Situational Assessments of a client’s work abilities and skills, his or her interaction with co-workers, and any barriers to employment, by observing the client work in a real-life setting provided by collaborative community employers.

Driver’s Education

In conjunction with the California Dept. of Rehabilitation, CES provides one-on-one Driver’s Education to qualifying clients who need assistance with studying, in order to obtain their California Driver’s Permit.

COMPASS Program

CES also works cooperatively with the California Dept. of Rehabilitation through their COMPASS program to provide individual job development and placement, with a 90-day job coach “shadow” for persons with disabilities.

Hard to Fill Positions:

Lead Fleet Service
Technician/Mechanic

Work Training Center

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