Supported Employment
We offer both Individual and Group
Placement options in our Supported Employment program. Our Job
Developers will work closely with you to find a job. Sometimes your
first job will not be the job you keep for a long time; as your job
skills and work experience grow, our Job Developers will help you
move on to a better job. Our Job Coaches provide support, training,
and guidance for job success and career growth.

Direct Placement
Our Direct Placement Program provides
just the right amount of assistance to help you find a job. Our Job
developers will work closely with you in the job search process.
Once you start a job, our Job Coaches will provide on-site support
to you for the first 90 days on the job as you master your job
duties and build workplace relationships. You can always call us if
you need more help after your first 90 days of employment and we’ll
work with your Department of Rehabilitation Counselor to negotiate
more job coaching for you.
Customized Employment
This very personalized approach in
employment services capitalizes on your strengths, needs, and
interests. Our Customized Employment service will negotiate with
potential employers to customize a job for you based on your
abilities and which takes into consideration your need for
accommodations. If owning your own business is your goal, we can
help you with developing a business plan, legal requirements,
business start-up, and provide on-going support to help your
business succeed. This creative blend of services includes:
Supported Employment, Self-Employment, Entrepreneurship, Job Carving
and Restructuring.
Employment Planning
Prior to job seeking, we also offer
Employment Planning services designed to help you select an
employment/career path. We offer Job Exploration & Situational
Assessment to help you determine your job interests and identify any
barriers to employment. We will work closely with you to remove
barriers so you will be ready to begin looking for a job.
Ticket To Work
Elwyn California is a designated
Employment Network and part of the Social Security Administration’s
Ticket to Work Program. As a beneficiary you may assign your Ticket
to Elwyn California & we will assist you with your employment goals.
Orange County Adult Day Program
Elwyn California’s Adult Day Program
is based in our Fountain Valley location. Consumers participate in a
variety of meaningful site-based activities including: adult
education classes, arts & crafts projects, and paid work. On
average, the consumers in this program spend at least 51% of their
program time engaged in meaningful community-based activities
including: volunteer work at the Fountain Valley Library or Orange
Senior Care; organizing food drives and delivering food to local
food banks or homeless shelters; attending cultural events and
planning and participating in recreational activities.
Community Activities
South Bay Clubhouse
The South Bay Clubhouse Program, located in Torrance, California, is
our other Adult Day Program. Consumers in this program are called
members. SBCH members select and plan the activities offered during
the program day; and work closely with program staff to carry them
out. Some activities are site-based including: computer, music, and
art classes; and working in the kitchen unit. On average members
spend at least 51% of their program time in the community.
Community-based activities include: recreational activities and
attending community events. More Information
Work Activity Center
Elwyn California’s Work Activity
Center offers paid training for program participants. A variety of
paid training opportunities are provided to program participants via
contracts with local businesses. Training opportunities include:
assembly; hand and machine packaging; software destruction and
recycling; filling event bags, and other types of labor intensive
activities. Participants receive a piece-rate which is based on
commensurate wage for each unit completed. Other services in this
program include: adult education classes; behavior development
services; assessment and referral to supported employment;
counseling; and personalized planning services.
