HireAbility Vermont is the public-facing entity of the State of Vermont’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation whose mission is to help Vermonters with disabilities prepare for, obtain, and maintain meaningful careers while helping employers recruit, train, retain and promote employees with disabilities. We are a free, statewide resource for employers throughout Vermont and neighboring counties in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York. For many employers, it costs little to nothing to accommodate candidates, and the rewards can be invaluable.
Find new hires from a diverse group of candidates who not only want to work for you, but also have the interests and skills that align with your hiring needs. Progressive employment options help you get to know a candidate through company tours, job shadowing, on-the-job training, full-time hires, or custom solutions that work for your business.
Train
Provide and train the right candidates with the skills and knowledge they need to advance their careers with you. Discover training opportunities for your whole team, build a more well-rounded workforce, and develop training solutions that provides employees with advancement opportunities.
Retain
Get one-on-one retention solutions that encourage employees to stay employed and grow with you. We stay in contact to make sure that it is a good fit for both the candidate and employer as well as provide training and career development programs to all employees.
“Different people have different needs—sometimes it’s a little bit easier if they feel they have somebody to help them as well. In the traditional workplace you don’t necessarily have that.”
JENNIFER BENOIT Associate Relations Manager Hannaford Bros. Co. | St. Albans
Solutions That Work For You
We take the time to learn about your recruitment, training, and retention needs. We introduce candidates to your business using progressive employment opportunities, helping everyone get to work.
We reach all Vermont businesses—as well as those located in neighboring counties in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York—through our network of statewide offices.
Programs For Your Workforce
Our programs have been specifically designed to help your business navigate prospective candidates, new hires, and building skill development for your whole workforce.
Having HireAbility Vermont is like having the help to provide support that we may not be able to provide in a work space, with job coaches or extra support people. Different people have different needs—sometimes it’s a little bit easier if they feel they have somebody to help them as well, like having a more difficult conversation. I think that in the traditional workplace you don’t necessarily have that…
I’ve always wanted to work with animals, but I never had the opportunity to pursue it because I came from a very low income family and had to work since I was 13 years old out of necessity. So I just went and did what I had to do without ever believing I could do what I wanted to do. And now with HireAbility Vermont I’m like, ‘huh, yeah I have the skills and aptitude”, and I was like oh my god, like, what I want to do is actually what I have the skills to do…
My [current] employer is good at knowing what my skills are and they moved me up into position that they think I could do based on my experience and just having conversations with me about what I’m interested in. There has been a lot of growth in this position. HireAbility Vermont really works with you to advance and giving you what you really want out of a job and have a career…
