Support Local Talent • Strengthen Your Workforce • Make an Impact

South Elgin High School’s Transition Program partners with local businesses who are interested in hosting exceptional young adults for supported employment experiences. Our students are motivated, reliable, and eager to contribute to the community, and your partnership helps give them meaningful opportunities to grow.

Examples of community partners include:
Napa Auto Parts (South Elgin) • Magnolias Wedding & Events (Bartlett) • Everything Clean Laundromat (Elgin) • Sweetberry Cafe (South Elgin) • Midway Sports (Bartlett) • Gail Borden Library (Elgin) • Elgin Centre • Food For Greater Elgin • Pasta Mia (Bartlett) • Franks Freshway Market (South Elgin) • Elgin Community College Daycare

Supported Unpaid Internships (90-minute shifts):
Students participate in unpaid supported employment internships with a job coach present for the entire 90-minute shift to support training, task completion, and workplace success. For students who excel, hours may be expanded and the job coach can transition to periodic check-ins.

Candidates for Paid Employment:
While we still have many students whose employment is temporary and volunteer. We also have students ready for paid positions within the community. These students can work 5–6 hour shifts and begin with the support of a job coach. Our goal is always to build independence, with coaching gradually fading as confidence and skills grow.

Why Partner With Us?

• Skilled, loyal, and enthusiastic workers
• We help match student strengths with your workplace needs
• Job coaching support is provided at no cost to employers
• Your business supports an Illinois state-funded program (DRS)
• Demonstrates commitment to inclusion and community support

Common Job Tasks Students Can Perform include, but are not limited to:

1. Paid employment roles in retail and restaurants
2. Data entry
3. Cleaning and sanitation tasks
4. Bussing tables
5. Bagging items
6. Cart retrieval
7. Pulling expired items and checking expiration dates
8. Stocking and facing shelves
9. Warehouse and receiving tasks
10. Sorting materials or products
11. Filing paperwork
12. Greeting/greeter or host/hostess roles
13. Organizing materials or inventory
14. Shredding
15. Laundry tasks
16. Food preparation support
17. Filling customer orders

…and additional tasks based on your business needs.

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