Current Openings
Vocational Services provides job training, employment opportunities, and transportation to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with the goal of finding productive employment, increasing self-sufficiency and self esteem, and providing valuable resources to the community.
Please review our current vocational openings and contact our Admissions Coordinator, Tracey Haines at 732-363-3335 x1162 or by email for more information.
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Five ATCs located in Brick, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Toms River and Tuckerton. Provide training and day habilitation services with an emphasis on acquiring life, social, and work-related skills.
Adult Training Centers
Services are individualized based on likes, dislikes, areas of interest, desires, and personal goals. Services are offered to support participants by building vocational, problem-solving, social, daily living, and leisure skills. Activities are designed to build positive social behavior, greater independence, and personal choice.
- Activities offered include but are not limited to:
- Arts
- Computers
- Health and Wellness
- Life Skills
- Money Management
- Janitorial
- Recreation
Programs operate Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm. Transportation is provided to participants residing in Ocean County.
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The AEC in Lakewood provides supported group employment to maximize potential and teach appropriate work skills and behaviors.
Arc Employment Center
AEC clients receive a competitive wage, maintain a high standard for quality and efficiency, and take great pride in their work. Transportation is provided to individuals residing in Ocean County.
Contact your local DVR office and request to schedule an intake. If deemed eligible for services, you can request that your referral be sent to The Arc, Ocean County Chapter.
Ocean County DVRS
1433 Hooper Avenue, Suite 214 Toms River NJ, 08753
Phone: 732-505-2310
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Provides quality cleaning to local businesses and commercial properties throughout Ocean County. Crews are supervised by a crew chief and perform janitorial duties.
The Arc Cleaning Services
Contact your local DVR office and request to schedule an intake. If deemed eligible for services, you can request that your referral be sent to The Arc, Ocean County Chapter.
Ocean County DVRS
1433 Hooper Avenue, Suite 214 Toms River NJ, 08753
Phone: 732-505-2310
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Trial Work Experience
Trial Work Experience (TWE) is a diagnostic service that occurs in a community setting utilized to help determine eligibility for Division of Vocational Rehabilitation services. During TWE an individual has the opportunity to participate in a variety of experiences in various work-related settings in the most integrated environment possible.
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Supported Employment
Supported Employment refers to the spectrum of services provided to individuals with disabilities to assist in the process of obtaining and maintaining competitive integrated employment in the community.
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Learn to Earn and EDGE are pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities.
Pre-ETS
Learn to Earn is a work-based learning experience that will provide mentorships, workshops, applied learning activities, and paid work-based experiences to qualified individuals with disabilities ages 16-21 in secondary, post-secondary, or other recognized education programs.
EDGE 1.0 and 2.0 supports blind, deaf-blind, and vision impaired high school and college students transition to independent living, self-advocacy, and career development. In partnership with CBVI.
