Employment Services
The Vocational Department, staffed by two special education teachers and three job coaches, offers a full range of services including:
- Vocational Training (soft skills, work attitudes and behaviors)
- Transition Planning including assistance with adult agency referrals and visits
- Vocational Assessments and Interest Inventories
- Situational Assessments (both community and campus based)
- Transition Academy placements for older students, aged 18-21 who require a school based program with a heavy vocational schedule
- Parent Education opportunities
- Career Education classes
The Gengras Center
The Gengras Center, founded by the University of Saint Joseph in 1965, is a state-approved private special education school that provides for the educational and vocational needs of students ages 5-21, and serves as a laboratory school for USJ's education and social services majors.
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