Supported Employment Services in
Cleaning and Recycling Positions
Cleaning and Recycling Tasks that could be jobs for people with
developmental disabilities:
| Housekeeping |
Vacuuming |
| Laundry |
Linen running |
| Folding clothing |
Dusting |
| Public space
cleaning |
Parking lot
maintenance |
| Office and
Bathroom cleaning |
Glass polishing |
| Paper sorting
and grading |
Disassembly |
| File disassembly |
Cardboard box
flattening |
| Beverage can
recycling |
Refurbishing |
| Confidential
document shredding |
Office paper
shredding |
| Recyclable
materials collection |
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All of the above are tasks that
people with disabilities have performed on jobs. There are many
other tasks that can be matched to an individual’s skill and
interest. It just takes a little creativity to see the
possibilities.
Workers with disabilities may be paid by their productivity.
Standards are based on performance of an average experienced
worker.
The performance of the worker with a disability is compared to
that standard and the worker may be paid accordingly. This is an
ongoing process reviewed at least every six months and when new
tasks are added to ensure that the worker is paid equitably.
There were often no formally posted job openings for these
positions. With people from PossAbilities of Southern Minnesota
doing simple repetitive tasks, more highly skilled co-workers are
free to do their more complex work.
These are some of our services
to employers:
At an international
computer assembler we clean specially designed carts that
must be kept dust free for delicate computer board transfers.
A suite hotel
employs us to run their laundry and stock storeroom with linens.
Many local businesses use us for
their confidential shredding needs including: banks,
financial planners, several accounting and legal firms.
A large athletic club
employs us to clean toys in the child care room.
We do general office cleaning and janitorial work at many
churches, and retail establishments.
A retail bookstore has us dust bookshelves and
fixtures.
A hair salon has us wash, fold and stock towels and
gowns. We also straighten up and dust sales shelves.
PossAbilities people clean glass table tops and vacuum at a
large clothing merchandiser.
We pick up trash at a nearby park and parking lot.
A local government agency has us collect recyclables
at their campus facility.
A pizza restaurant employs us to vacuum floors and
clean tables.
PossAbilities is employed to run a dishwasher and clean up snack
trays at a daycare.
Call our company for names and references of our partners. |
