
Individual Supported Employment
ECHO offers Individual Supported Employment (ISE) to assist in securing employment opportunities through coaching, individualized support, and training. ISE is a powerful and flexible way to create employment opportunities, ensure regular employment benefits, provide ongoing support and achieve full participation and integration into the workforce and the community at-large.

Individuals in the program are assigned a job coach to assist with the employment process from start to finish. This involves assessing the individual’s strengths, weaknesses and job interests and assisting with skill building, resume writing, job applications, and job interviews. Once in the workplace, the job coach helps with learning the various job responsibilities. As the individual becomes more familiar with the position, the job coach fades and only provides services as needed to ensure the individual’s and business partnership’s success.

For more information please email intake@echoworks.org or call (703) 779-2100
INSIDE LOOK
For those interested in joining the program, we conduct an evaluation that aids in finding career paths that best fit each individual based on their interest, skills, and level of independence. With over 40 current worksites spanning a wide variety of industries, we offer a range of diverse employment options to ensure our clients find a great fit. Once a worksite is selected, clients will work on-site with the business’s internal team in conjunction with their ECHO Job Coach.
