Assessments, training and job placements for people with disabilities in Connecticut.

Helping students and adults find competitive employment; and local businesses foster workplace inclusion.

At UCP of Eastern CT, we partner with local businesses in our community to recruit, hire, and train employees with disabilities in Connecticut. Our team works with companies to create customized positions that foster future growth, career advancement, competitive wages and benefits to people in our program.

Businesses, like Mohegan Sun, discover how their companies can benefit from inclusive and diversified workforce environments when we connect qualified employees with the skill-sets to meet their needs.

The following range of employment services for people with disabilities in Eastern Connecticut support job seekers from their initial steps, through follow along services after job placement.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Identify the individual’s interests
Provide employment assessments
Job placement
On-the-job training
Job coaching
Transportation
Ongoing supported employment

Discover our new internship program — Project SEARCH

UCP, DDS and Backus Hospital — partnering to train interns with disabilities for competitive work settings. LEARN MORE>>>

Proect SEARCH Internship Program in partnership UCP with Backus Hospital

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Personal Data
Name*
First Middle Last
Present Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Cellular Phone Number
E-Mail Address*
Date of Birth*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Gender
Are you a student?
- I am a student
School Currently Attending*

Current DDS Provider

Name	Type of Service

Please list name and type of service (GSE, Day, ISE, IDV etc.)

Referral Contact Information
Referral Contact Name
First Middle Last
Referral Contact Email
Referral Contact Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Referral Contact Cellular Phone Number
Referral Contact Signature
Referral Contact Signed Date
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Referral Contact Name
First Middle Last
Referral Contact Email
Referral Contact Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Referral Contact Cellular Phone Number
Referral Contact Signature
Intern Candidate Information
1. Universal Release: I authorize the release of educational and employment records concerning the intern candidate from his or her school, DDS program or Employer to UCP of Eastern CT and Project SEARCH Partners.
2. Equal Opportunity: Project SEARCH placement will be made without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, cultural or economic background, housing circumstances is entitled to equal opportunity for educational development.
Candidate Signature*
Signed Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Future Employment Preferences and Background
What is your career of interest?*
How do you want to be employed in the community upon the completion of Project SEARCH?*
- Full-time
- Part-time
List jobs you do or have done in the school or in the community (paid or volunteer)
Employer
Contact Number
Supervisors Name/Title
- Paid
- Unpaid
Date Started
Date Ended

Job Duties

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Employer
Contact Number
Supervisors Name/Title
- Paid
- Unpaid
Date Started
Date Ended

Job Duties

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Candidate Response Question
Why do you want to participate in Project SEARCH?*
Complete in your own words and/or person assisting will write the responses in the candidate's own words.
References:
Please provide 3 references.

Required*

Name	Relationship	Phone Number	Email Address

Assistance
The person assisting the candidate to complete this application is:
Name*
First Last
Title*
Organization*
Phone Nuimber*
Email*
Signature*
Date
MM slash DD slash YYYY
School Personnel Only
- Completed Application Packet (Student/Family completes and submits)
- High School Transcript (Local School/EUPISD will submit on behalf of intern)
- Attendance Record (Local School/EUPISD will submit on behalf of intern)
- Current IEP (Local School/EUPISD will submit on behalf of intern)
- Most Recent Evaluation Team Report (Local School/EUPISD will submit on behalf of intern)
Name
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