Supported Employment

Individuals in this program are supported through each step of the employment process with the goal of securing and maintaining employment. Sparc staff helps individuals develop and refine job skills that suit their personal strengths. A key component of this program is the Success Center, a place where individuals learn and practice vocational and social skills in mock work settings. Sparc job coaches support the individuals at job locations and work with employers.
 
The Job Placement Program has nearly 50 employers in the Springfield community that employ more than 60 individuals supported by Sparc. 
 
These individuals work with a vocational specialist who assists with on-the-job training.
 
Job placement, with the assistance of our vocational specialists, has led to individuals “graduating” from the program and independently working on their own.
 
Sparc has been providing Springfield employers with trustworthy, inspired and hardworking individuals for more than 20 years.


Employers Include:

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Hotel and Conference Center
Comfort Suites
DTK, LLC
Gold's Gym
Goodwill
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations
Inn at 835
Joe Roger's Chili
Lowes
McDonald's, 501 S. Grand Ave
McDonald's, 3250 S. 6th Street
Parkway Christian Church
Secret Recipes
Sparc Administration Office Cleaning
Sparc Cleaning Crew DTII/Senior
Sparc Cafe (YMCA)
Sparc Work Center
St. Joseph's Home
State Farm
Success Catering
Taco Bell, 2300 N Dirksen Pkwy
Taco Bell, 2501 W. White Oaks
Teachers Retirement System
Super Wal-Mart
Walgreens, 2140 N. Peoria Rd
Wendy's