Meet Samantha! She receives services in our Supported Employment Program. With the help of a Job Coach, she learned how to use Metro rail transportation, communicate with coworkers and management, follow a shifting schedule, and gain mastery of specific job duties. Sam was hired for her very first job, in 2019, as a glass cleaner at the KeyBank Center, until COVID closed the arena. Sam kept up with her skills and hopeful attitude during this time as a member of our Virtual Job Club. She applied for new positions with the support of her Job Coach.
In July of 2021, Sam accepted a job at the Roswell Park Cancer Center in their Environmental Services Department. Her duties include trash removal and disposal, lab cleaning and sanitizing, replenishing of supplies, sweeping and mopping floors, and moving medical waste bins to the correct areas.
Tracy Curtin, Human Resources Manager at Roswell, says “Sam is a joy to be around, I couldn’t imagine our department without her. Sam works with some very well-respected doctors and scientists in their fields. They all speak very highly of her and the work she does.”
Sam makes a difference every day now with a job well done!