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Philosophy Behind CSSI and Managed Work Services |
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 Managed Work Services /ME (MWS/ME) operates on the principle that the easiest way to get a job is to already have a job. Put another way, it lets people learn the habits of work through working. The MWS/ME model has a consistently high success rate in placing previously unsuccessful job seekers into competitive employment. MWS/ME is unique because it: - Is an innovative workforce development model that creates new job opportunities for some of Maine's poorest citizens by increasing their workforce skills and ability to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
- Contracts with business subscribers to fill specific positions with transitional employees.
- Guarantees that the positions will be filled and the work completed on time and to a predetermined level of quality.
- Employs multiple or rotating employees under the supervision of an on-site MWS/ME supervisor/job coach who ensures job quality, task completion and job training.
- Includes flexibility allowing transitional employees to rotate among different workplaces and jobs to find one most suited to their individual needs and skills.
- Helps individuals access and retain newly created jobs.
- Has a high job retention rate for people transitioning to permanent employment.
- Provides job coaching, and assistance with job-related needs.
- Manages historically high turnover positions within business subscriber sites.
- Does not intend for individuals to be permanent employees of MWS/ME, but for them to gain sufficient experience and work habits to be able, with MWS/ME support, to transition into permanent employment.
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Transforming Work |
The bottle room at Hannaford Brothers' Forest Avenue store gets very hectic. Maine's busiest supermarket processes more than a thousand returnables every day.
It can be tough keeping up with the constant flow of plastic, aluminum, and glass, but Charlie Wass is a hard worker. He arrives on time, follows directions, and gets the job done. When Charlie's day is over, he likes to "feel he's done as much as he can". Charlie doesn't work for Hannaford, though. He is an employee of CEI Staffing Services, Inc. (CSSI), a new nonprofit CEI subsidiary.
As a person with a disability, Charlie wasn't often given opportunities to grow in previous jobs. With the support of his CSSI job coach, Charlie is trying new things--fixing machines, using the computer and even helping customers. Charlie has grown so much at Hannaford that he plans to apply for a permanent job.
And, perhaps try bagging.
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Subsidiaries 
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