Vocational and Employment Services

The Vision of Keystone Community Resources was to create an environment in the community that would allow individuals to grow to their fullest potentials. Keystone has provided to this need for over 50 years.

One option for day services is the vocational and employment services program which has expanded to incorporate day activities, pre-employment, vocational training, and community placement. Our agency which provides residential services also has contracts for employment/day services with the state of New Jersey Department of Developmental Disabilities. The agency also has contracts throughout the state of Pennsylvania, New York, and additional states which can be provided upon request.

Vocational programs offered include:

Pre-employment and Vocational Training: Where individuals learn skills necessary for the work environment prior to placement in a work area or job.

Assembly and Packaging: This program was developed to provide individuals with realistic and meaningful work experiences such as those that would be found in a factory.
Supported Employment: This program is provided to individuals who have the desire and ability to work in a competitive job. Workers are carefully screened and assessed for compatibility in a particular field. A job coach is provided to assist the employer in training the worker. Support services are available throughout the term of employment. For more information about our Supported Employment and Job Coaching Services, click here.
To learn more about how we are partnering with local businesses in our area to provide new training and work opportunities for our program participants, visit our Business Services page.

Innovative Programs

Along with traditional work opportunities, Keystone is committed to challenging our own creativity by developing other, non-traditional work opportunities for the individuals we serve.

Some of our new programs include:

Keystone Konfections - is our bakery based in our day and vocational program in Tunkhannock. The bakery provides vocational training and supported employment opportunities for our clients, encouraging them to become moreindependent. Keystone Konfections employees part time employees that bake, and help sell our baked goods & coffee at the bakery, and our program bistros.
Keystone Grows - which is an in-house and community based program. Our program is based out of our La Plume Vocational location. We have a greenhouse and have installed raised beds in number of our residential group homes. Keystone Grows is dedicated to enriching the lives of its participants through health and wellness, while promoting the necessary skills to create love and passion for the art of gardening.

Assessment & Placement

Based on the interdisciplinary team of medical, clinical, vocational, support personnel and the individual, the placement will be identified. This placement will be directly related to the information gained during the interviews, with an emphasis on facilitating growth for the individual. Review of the placement and success is monitored monthly, quarterly and annually. The individual also at any time can secure movement from one program level to the next through skill development based on the goals they have agreed to and work each day to attain.

Individuals are assessed prior to admission via personal interview, record review and tour of the facilities. During that time, information is gathered through questions, solicitation of goals and past achievements as appropriate. Family members and/or significant others are also brought into this process for information sharing, particularly if the individual needs assistance to communicate their wants and needs.

Licensing Information

These programs is fully licensed under the employment/vocational service - department of public welfare 2390 regulations.

For more information regarding our Vocational & Employment Services, please contact our Admissions Coordinator.