Employment Resources

An updated list presented by Indeed.com of some common scams to be aware of during your job search.

American Training offers day services and employment support including job coaching to individuals with developmental disabilities, and/or an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis and Acquired Brain Injury.
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Provides personalized employment support services for adults with developmental, intellectual, psychiatric, or physical disabilities. Includes: Vocational coaching, job placement, on-the-job support, and community-based day supports (CBDS) with volunteer, training, and soft-skills programs.

Works closely with MassAbility to deliver vocational assessments, job development and placement, résumé writing, interview preparation, and ongoing job support. Accessed through a MassAbility Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.

A statewide initiative offering trainings, webinars, and resources on benefits planning, career discovery, job development, and job coaching strategies. Excellent for professionals supporting job seekers with disabilities.

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A free, confidential federal resource offering guidance on workplace accommodations, ADA rights, and entrepreneurship. Available to job seekers, employers, and family members.

Workforce development program offering training and certifications. Programs include Medical Assistant, CNA, Phlebotomy, Business Technology, ESOL, and HiSET.

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Offers career counseling, vocational training, job placement and referrals. Fully accessible. Ideal for individuals with disabilities seeking employment support in Merrimack Valley.

Services include employment counseling (résumés, interviews, job-search guidance), training opportunities (e.g., ACT WorkKeys curriculum for workplace skills), online job-search workshops, and free digital learning via SkillBase (career development, digital skills, English for work). The Career Center also offers assistive technology, access to job fairs, and job listings through resource rooms.

Based in Andover, Melmark’s programs include Community-Based Day Services (CBDS) with pre-employment training, job exploration, volunteer and paid work opportunities, communication and life-skills development, and the Cancro Center for Adult Services offering customized supported employment focused on community inclusion. Ideal for adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), intellectual/developmental disabilities, or acquired brain injuries.

ThinkWork! is the Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) resource hub offering data, personal stories, innovative practices, and tools related to improving employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Open to individuals aged 18–64 receiving SSDI or SSI. Provides free services such as career counseling, job placement, benefits planning, and support through Employment Networks or public VR agencies like MassAbility.

Helps connect job seekers with disabilities to disability inclusive employers. Also provide benefits counseling services to assist individuals to understand how working and earning wages will affect eligibility for public benefits such as SSI, SSDI, Medicare, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and more.