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Employers

Our employment program matches clients who want to work and employers that need team members. 96% of our clients who want to work are working in paid jobs. CSN collaborates with an amazing array of employers in the Madison area. We provide training, job placement, and ongoing coaching. 

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Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of joining our growing team of employers who are enriching the lives of our clients.

CSN client at work at Walgreens
CSN client at work at Mendota Mental Health Institute
CSN client working at Vita Plus

What It Means To Be An Employer with CSN

Employing People With Different Abilities:

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EVERYBODY WINS. People win by gaining access to meaningful, income producing employment. Employers win by gaining productive, qualified employees. Communities win by gaining more contributing, taxpaying citizens.

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INCREASE YOUR POOL OF QUALIFIED WORKERS. Your employees are your primary resource for making your business successful. By using the supported employment concept, you can meet your business needs. Our program works with individuals with severe disabilities who are matched and trained in positions where you need them most.

Service For Employers:

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The following services are provided at NO COST to you:

 

  • Identification of Job Tasks

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  • Recruitment of Employees

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  • Matching Skills to Job Requirements

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  • Assistance with Training the New Employee

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  • Ongoing assistance to you and your employee with supervision, performance evaluations, additional training and/or other support needs

Become an Employer with CSN

Community Support Network, Inc. (CSN) is a not for profit employment agency for adults with developmental disabilities. At CSN, our ultimate goal is to help adults with cognitive delays and often other disabilities, to participate in the community. One way we achieve this goal is by helping our clients to work. Our approach for each client and employer is as unique as the clients and employers involved. 

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We Learn About Your Business Needs

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  • The work that you need performed

  • The physical layout of your business

  • Anything which may affect who we recommend works for you

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We Help You Fill Positions

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  • Pre-screening of potential employees to ensure they are capable of doing the tasks required

  • Recommending potential employees whose skills, interests, and personalities are a match for your needs

  • Helping you with the interview process while making decisions between different potential employees

  • Helping our clients to fill out new hire paperwork

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We Provide Ongoing Job Coaching

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  • We assist with training our clients

  • Ensuring quality and quantity of work accomplished

  • Ensuring clients’ needs are met with little disturbance at work

  • Acting as a “mediator” in cases where it may be difficult for clients to communicate easily

  • We remain available to make changes throughout their employment

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Please note, when budgeting for any positions you choose to have our clients fill, all FICA and other typical employee related expenses (Unemployment insurance, Workmen’s Compensation, etc.) will apply as they do for any of your other employees.

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Adding You To The Team​

 

If you are interested in hiring clients through CSN, please CONTACT US. We will help guide you through the process and answer all of your questions.

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Let's Team Up!

Wisconsin Department of Health Services logo. Links to the DHS website.
Metcalfe's Market logo. Links to Metcalfe's website.
Serenity Pet Spa & Salon logo. Links to the Spa's website
Union South logo. Links to the Unions website.
Marshalls logo. Links to Marshalls website.
Walgreens logo. Links to Walgreens' website
Waisman Center logo. Links to the Waisman Center's website.
United Cerebral Palsy of Dane County Logo. Links to UCP's website
Vita Plus logo. Links to Vita Plus' website.
Waunakee Public Library Logo. Links to the library's website
Zuzu Cafe building. Links to Zuzu Cafe's facebook page.

ZuZu Cafe

Integrative Sport & Physiotherapy logo. Links to ISP's website.
Madison Christian Community logo. Links to Madison Christian Community's website.
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