Career Services helps clients develop the skills, experience and confidence to increase their employment potential.  Career counseling staff provide clients with vocational assessment and counseling, employment training, referrals to schools and skills training programs, job development, placement and follow-up services.  In the program's Learning Center, clients receive literacy training and GED preparation. 

Program Office Location:
  53 Canterbury Road
  Rochester, NY 14607
  585-473-3360
  Fax: 585-473-3382 (fax)
  Email:  Career Services@easthouse.org
  Program Director:  gbegley@easthouse.org

career services for clients

Career Services helps clients develop the skills, experience and confidence to increase their employment potential.  Career counseling staff provide clients with vocational assessment and counseling, employment training, referrals to schools and skills training programs, job development, placement and follow-up services.  In the program's Learning Center, clients receive literacy training and GED preparation. 

In addition, Career Services offers a VESID orientation for those seeking VESID services at 53 Canterbury Road. This orientation session describes VESID services and the eligibility process. Career Services staff gathers the eligibility paperwork and sends it to VESID. VESID then determines eligibility and will notify you of your status.

To sign up for a VESID Orientation session call East House Career Services at 585.473.3360.

More information:
	Rochester, NY employers who have hired East House clients.
	The Learning Center
	RIT Enrichment
	Eligibility Criteria

career services for employers

If you are an employer looking for a recruiting source that can provide:
	Prescreened and qualified applicants
	Financial incentives
	Possible tax credits
	Job retention support
All at no cost to the employer ... East House Career Services can help!

Career Services staff will initiate the hiring incentive paperwork for you!

Our applicants have explored their career choices. We use vocational screening and testing to ensure that each individual applies for jobs that match his/her qualifications and preferences. In addition, we will work with you to gain a full understanding of your job requirements and specifications prior to recommending a candidate.

East House Career Services continues to develop relationships with area employers, as we seek to place our job-ready clients in jobs that match their skills and abilities.  While the matches are always individualized, there are employment industries that have a higher demand for the clients we serve.  For a list of those industries, click here.

	Hiring Incentives
	Work Opportunities Tax Credit
	Workers with Disabilities Employment Tax Credit
	Employer Testimonials

career services for referring agencies

Career Services accepts referrals from outside our eligibility criteria if they are referred through one of our partnering agencies. These include VESID, Department of Human Services and Rochester Works, and the services are specific to job readiness, placement and retention for individuals seeking competitive employment.

In 2007, the Career Services Program served 469 clients:
	88 clients were hired in competitive jobs with 77 different employers.
	41 employed clients achieved a job advancement.
	53 clients participated in Supportive Employment Training Program and 6 clients were placed in sheltered employment.
	100 clients were placed in volunteer jobs.
	58 clients were enrolled in schools or skills training programs.
	37 clients completed a two-week educational enrichment program at Rochester Institute of Technology.
	68 clients received literacy and adult basic education in the Learning Center.
	6 clients received their GED.