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Program Benefits PDF Print E-mail

Benefits to Employees:

  • Supported work environment;
  • Teaches work skills;
  • Increases confidence and self-esteem;
  • Offers valuable work experience;
  • Builds a resume;
  • Overcomes barriers to employment;
  • Provides business contacts and networking opportunities.
Benefits to Businesses

  • CSSI guarantees performance to the business subscriber's job standards;
  • CSSI assumes total responsibility for filling and managing the position;
  • CSSI recruits and schedules staff for MWS/ME positions;
  • Provides employment solutions;
  • Offers access to alternative labor pools;
  • Creates a diverse workforce;
  • Provides employee-retention assistance.
Benefits to Service Providers
  • Job development services for MWS/ME program participants;
  • Access to businesses creating job opportunities with health benefits, livable wages and career advancement opportunities for MWS/ME participants;
  • Advocacy for MWS/ME program participants transitioning to competitive employment;
  • A partnership designed to meet mutual goals and objectives.

 

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Opportunities for Maine People

"....CSSI gives businesses what they need while at the same time affording people opportunities to be successful in today's job market. Job coaches help the CSSI workers overcome whatever challenges they may face, whether they be physical disabilities or language skills. Coaches are trained in the positions they supervise and are thus able to provide an extra measure of help to the workers. CSSI guarantees the work will be done, no matter what. Job coaches help CSSI employees learn about getting and keeping a job, handling their money, customer service skills, and many of the important aspects of becoming a good employee...."

Gerard Salvo, President, CSSI
36 Water Street, PO Box 268, Wiscasset, ME 04578; Telephone: 207/882-7552; FAX: 207/882-7308; E-mail: cei@ceimaine.org