Employment Services
Are you seeking employment services?
What can DCS-EDD offer to Employers?
DCS offers Deaf cultural sensitivity training presentation to employers wanting to learn more in how to work with Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH)and become more accessible to working with D/HH employees.
Our staff are trained to provide valuable culturally and linguistically appropriate assistance to D/HH job seekers in acquiring the essential tools necessary to secure suitable employment.
Our Literacy/Advocacy/Clubhouse program staff are able to assist clients within these services.
Moreover, our team is dedicated to educating employers about the benefits of hiring D/HH employees, highlighting the importance of reasonable accommodations to ensure job accessibility for this demographic, and promoting an understanding of the cultural norms within the D/HH community.
Employers can also benefit from WOTC tax credit for hiring workers with disability. Incentives of WOTC supports businesses in making the workplace more accessible.
Learn more about WOTC.
Employee Referral
In building partnership with DCS, our experienced staff can screen and refer qualified D/HH employees.
Communication
ACCESSIBILITY: To guide businesses through the process of securing interpreting services.
Employment Services
Job Seekers:
- Identify skills, values and interests
- Develop a career path
Job Search Skills: Training/Workshops
- Learn various ways to build a strong resume and cover letter
- Prepare for a job interview, and mock interview
ASL Interpreting services and other reasonable accommodation services
- Job Interviews
- Job-related activities, including new-hire trainings
Support Team Services
- Maintain positive relationships with employers
- Recognize maximum benefits with other agencies
Resources:
- America’s Job Career Centers/Employment Development Division (AJCC/EDD) locators
- Workforce, Innovation, and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- Apprenticeship Programs
- AJCC workshops at Career Centers
- CalJOBS™ job search
- CalCareers California State Job Search
- Department of Rehabilitation
- Employee’s Rights and Responsibilities