Services
Thrive Supported Employment provides individualized, community-based support for people who want meaningful work. Services are strengths-based, practical, and focused on building independence over time.
What we offer
Support at each stage of the employment journey, from planning to long-term success.
Work Strategy Assessment
Identify strengths, interests, and support needs, then create a clear plan for the job search and best job match.
Job Development
Explore job options, complete applications, and prepare for interviews, with employer outreach or coordination when needed.
Job coaching and skill building
On-site support to learn tasks, build routines, and strengthen workplace communication, while increasing independence over time.
Job retention support
Ongoing check-ins and problem-solving after hire to address challenges early and help maintain employment long term.
Service Brokering
Help connecting to relevant supports and coordinating referrals with partners, so next steps are clear and organized.
How it works
A clear path forward, with supports that adjust as confidence and independence grow.
Connect
Send a message, we’ll reply within 1 to 2 business days and clarify goals, questions, and referral or funding details.
Plan
Complete a Work Strategy Assessment to identify strengths, interests, support needs, and a realistic job search plan.
Find the right fit
Job Development support, applications, interview prep, and coordination with employers when needed.
Support long term
Job coaching, skill building, and retention supports, with a focus on fading supports over time as independence increases.
Work Strategy Assessment, what it may include
Every assessment is individualized. These are examples of areas we may explore to build a clear plan and strong job match.
Skills and readiness
- Transferable skills and strengths
- Interest and preference exploration
- Mock interview practice and interview readiness
- As needed, technology and computer skills related to work
- As needed, learning needs relevant to the job
Supports and success factors
- Work site and environment needs
- Workplace routines and communication supports
- Motivational factors and personal goals
- Life skills that impact work, time, scheduling, transportation planning
- Employment barriers and practical solutions, supports and accommodations
Work readiness supports
When it impacts employment success, we can support practical life skills tied to work readiness and job stability.
Life Skills Restoration Training, work focused
- Work routines, punctuality, and time management
- Work appropriate hygiene, dress, and readiness planning
- Scheduling and follow-through, reminders, checklists, habits
- Communication skills for the workplace, asking for help, self-advocacy
Utah transportation support
- Transportation planning for work, routes and timing
- Using UTA options such as bus, TRAX, FrontRunner, and Paratransit when applicable
- Practice runs when needed, so getting to work feels predictable
- Backup plans for weather, delays, and schedule changes
Practical job search tools
Hands-on support with the details that can make job searching feel overwhelming, step by step.
Applications and profiles
- Online applications, accounts, and job site profiles
- Resume building, updates, and tailored versions when needed
- Organizing a job search plan, tracking, follow-up
- Employer outreach or coordination when appropriate
Interview readiness
- Mock interviews and practice questions
- Planning what to say about strengths and experience
- Workplace expectations, communication, and first-day prep
- Problem-solving common interview barriers
Workplace advocacy and accommodations
Support that helps the job work for the person, and the person succeed in the job.
Accommodations and supports
- Identifying accommodations that improve success and reduce stress
- Coordination around assistive technology, when applicable
- Clear communication plans with employers, when needed and with consent
- Preventing small challenges from becoming job-ending issues
Natural supports and long-term stability
- Building workplace routines and natural supports over time
- Strengthening independence, fading supports as skills grow
- Support during changes at work, new tasks, schedule shifts
- Retention focused check-ins after hire
Quality and support
Support that is practical, consistent, and focused on real outcomes in real work settings.
What you can expect
- Strengths-based, individualized support
- Clear communication and timely follow-up
- Skill building in real work environments
- Problem-solving focused on early support and prevention
How we collaborate
- Coordination with Vocational Rehabilitation and DSPD when applicable
- Employer communication and on-site collaboration when needed
- Support team coordination, with consent, to keep goals aligned
- Progress check-ins and adjustments as needs change
Client satisfaction surveys
Thrive values the feedback we receive from individuals and families. When we ask for input, it helps us strengthen services, improve communication, and better meet the needs of the people we support.
What’s included
Common supports we provide, depending on the person’s goals and the job setting.
- Resume building and updates
- Online applications, accounts, and job site profiles
- Interview preparation and mock interview practice
- Workplace routines and task learning
- Workplace communication and self-advocacy support
- Transportation planning, including UTA options when applicable
- Job accommodations support and coordination when needed
- Assistive technology coordination, when applicable
- Problem-solving early challenges and workplace changes
- Follow-up check-ins after hire for long-term success
- Building natural supports and fading support over time
Funding and referrals
Not sure where to start? Reach out and we’ll help clarify next steps.
Ready to take your next step?
Send a message and we’ll reply within 1 to 2 business days. If helpful, we can schedule a short call to learn your goals and outline next steps.