Group Supported Employment places small groups of people (8 or less) to work in community businesses. A Nova staff member provides daily training and support to the group employees. Our staff member also educates the host company employees about the needs of people with disabilities and how to accept them as co-workers. This program provides individuals the opportunity to earn consistent money, make new friends, and gain skills toward independence.

Features of Group Supported Employment

• Provides a group of workers of up to eight individuals
• Workers are continually supervised by a Nova staff member
• Workers are people with disabilities who are willing and anxious to work
• Each worker is paid based on productivity.
• Nova bills the host business on a monthly basis for the work performed.

Benefits To The Host Business

• Reliable and loyal workers
• A supervisor provided at no cost to you
• Work completed to your quality control standards
• A small work force of trained and supervised individuals
• Partnership with a well-established agency knowledgeable of business
• Knowing you have provided an opportunity to people with disabilities
• Wages, Worker's compensation and liablility insurance paid by Nova
  Services for our workers and staff supervisor