For job seekers · All six steps are open
Find work that fits you.
Our Employment Specialist service is opening one step at a time, for anyone who wants a job and for the people who help them. It will help you find work that matches your strengths, get ready to apply, and keep the job you get.
Your account keeps your progress. Step 1 takes about ten minutes; a certified employment specialist reads every answer and contacts you within two business days. Already started? Go to your journey.
Are you a provider or a counselor? See how to work with our specialists.
Know your strengths
Talk about what you are good at, what you enjoy, and what you need at work.
Find jobs that fit
Look for jobs near you that match your strengths, your schedule and how you get to work.
Get ready to apply
Write your resume, practice for an interview, and plan what to say.
Write your resume · interview practice opening soon
Ask for what you need
Learn how to ask for changes at work that help you do your job. These are called accommodations.
Understand work and benefits
Learn the basics of how a paycheck can affect SSI, SSDI and Medicaid. Then check your own situation with a benefits counselor before you decide.
Keep your job
Get ready for your first day, and plan for questions and problems as they come up.
Who it is for
Anyone who wants to work, with extra support for people with disabilities. The family and friends who help them. And the counselors, job coaches and providers who support job seekers every day.
Our employment specialists are certified.
Every employment specialist on our team is an APSE Certified Employment Support Professional™ and an ACRE Certified Professional. When you call us, this is who you will talk with.
CESP™
Certified Employment Support Professional™
Awarded by APSE to employment staff who pass a national exam on the skills of supporting people with disabilities at work.
ACRE
Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) Certified Professional
Earned through ACRE-approved, skills-based training in employment services. Our specialists hold the ACRE Certificate.
For providers and counselors
Bring our employment specialists to the people you serve.
Our certified employment specialists work alongside your team, from the first conversation about work to a steady job. You keep your relationship with each person. We add the employment expertise.
Refer someone who wants to work
We meet the person, learn their strengths, and keep you informed at each step, with their permission.
Add employment to your services
If your agency does not offer employment supports yet, our specialists can work with the people you support while you build your own program.
Coordinate with funders
We work with vocational rehabilitation counselors, DDA coordinators and benefits counselors, and talk through how each person’s services can be funded.
When you first contact us, please leave out the names and health details of anyone you serve. We will arrange a safe way to share referral information.
Are you a certified employment specialist (APSE CESP, ACRE)? Join our specialists: we verify your credentials, speak with your references, and talk.
Would you rather open an employment program of your own? Start the five-minute fit assessment, or see how Employment Services works.
You can start now
All six steps are open: create your account and begin. You can also begin with the people who already support you.
If you have a vocational rehabilitation counselor (in Maryland, that is DORS) or a DDA coordinator, tell them you want to work. They can help you begin today.
Or call us at 443-233-8521, or email admin@abilitiesbountiful.com.