What do our partners say about Northwest Center Employment Services?

Northwest Center is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit with more than 45 years of service in the Puget Sound region. By creating a partnership with us, you’re providing training, independence and job opportunities for people with disabilities. www.nwcenter.org

"Like ripples radiating in a pond, drop someone into the right opportunity and the impact reaches far and touches many! NWC staff works hard, teamed up with employers, to provide exactly those opportunities."

— Bob Tarcea, Sign 2 Me

"Northwest Center has been and continues to be a valuable community partner for us. The staff does a great job of referring clients that are job-ready and a good match for Safeway jobs."

— Chad Kopkas, Employment Representative, Safeway

“We enjoy hosting Northwest Center clients at the Jubilee Reach Thrift Store. In the process of completing their work assessments, they help us by performing a variety of tasks. Many hands make a job light!”

— Eileen Phillips, Jubilee Reach Store

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESSchool-To-Work • Supported Employment & Placement• Community Based Assessments

To promote the career development of people with disabilities through community employment and training.

Uniting Talent with Opportunity

We place adults in a multitude of different positions:

• Customer Service • Assembly & Packaging • Light Industrial • Food Service

• Amazon • Home Depot • Safeway • Sam’s Club

School-To-Work Program

Every year, Northwest Center works with students graduating from high schools in King County as they seek to transition into the workforce. Utilizing our vast array of contacts and connections we have enjoyed great success in finding jobs for these students so that they leave school with a job and enter the working world with confidence.

School-to-Work (S2W) is funded by the King County Division of Developmental Disabilities (KC DDD) and the WA State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). Northwest Center is currently a School to Work service provider for Highline, Seattle, Issaquah and Bellevue school districts. Outside referrals are accepted.

Community Based Assessments Job Placement & Supported Employment

Northwest Center has a team of job developers with a proven, and highly successful, track record. The team has numerous relationships with a broad spectrum of businesses throughout King County. These relationships are utilized to full advantage as we help individuals find jobs that match their interests and maximize their abilities.

Our team of job coaches who support individuals in their community jobs. Our coaches are trained to work with individuals of all abilities. A person may require occasional, intermittent support, or may need assistance throughout their shift – we tailor the support to meet each person’s needs.

• Custodial • Clerical • Retail • Administrative

• Catering• Laundry• Ship Provisioning• Gardening

Our community partners include: • QFC• Bon Appetit Mgmt. • Blue Sky Cleaners • Starbucks

• Martin Smith• Nitze Stagen• Value Village• Jubliee Ranch Store

Northwest Center assists adults with disabilities to meet their goal of gaining employment in community businesses.

To help us match individuals to the right businesses and to suitable positions, we must first evaluate their vocational skills, interests and abilities to succeed.

By providing the volunteer experience that allows the assessment to happen, local businesses are contributing to the growth and development of individuals in our community. There is no risk to the operation, just a chance to get some free help from an eager volunteer!