Profile: Partnerships With Industry

PWI provides job training, placement, and ongoing support services for adults with developmental disabilities to work in the community. In collaboration with outstanding partnerships with over 350 employers, PWI creates employment opportunities for individuals and meets employers' labor needs. Founded in 1985, PWI serves over 650 individuals daily.

Careers@PWI
PWI makes vocational dreams come true for the clients we serve. If you want to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others, then PWI may be the place for you. We offer a dynamic, fun, rewarding, and progressive workplace. Check out our available jobs. Thank you for your interest in PWI.

"PWI is the place to be...a great mission, super people, and fun culture. Make a real difference and join our wonderful team."
– Mark Berger, President/CEO

Benefits
PWI's employees are its most valuable asset. Join us and you will have the opportunity to work with a great team. Benefits are available to full-time (30 hours/week+) employees except where indicated below. Benefits are effective on the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

* Benefits Overview
* Paid Vacation
* Paid Holidays
* Medical
* Dental
* Long-Term Disability
* Life Insurance
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Retirement Plan (1)

(1) Available to all staff

Additional Benefit Information:
Employee Assistance Program (EAP):
The EAP is a professional counseling service available to assist employees and their family members through a period of personal difficulty. The EAP has licensed experienced clinical professionals with special expertise in: relationship and family difficulties, personal problems, stress, conflicts at work, alcoholism, drug abuse and financial and legal problems. All employee contacts with our EAP provider are kept strictly confidential.

PWI's Retirement Plan:
403(b) Savings and Investment Plan, available to all staff upon hire - your retirement savings can multiply quickly with a PWI Match. Elect to defer up to the maximum allowable limit of your salary before taxes and PWI will match a percentage of your eligible compensation.  PWI's match begins at one year of service.  A wide range of investment options are available.

PWI Believes in Diversity
It is the policy of PWI to base all employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity. PWI is committed to achieving greater diversity and will continue to use the platform of affirmative action in our efforts. In particular, it is the policy of PWI:

To recruit, hire, promote, reassign, and train qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, disability, medical conditions, or U.S. Military or veteran status;

To undertake, through affirmative efforts, to improve employment opportunities for minorities, women, people with disabilities and veterans;

To administer all personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education, social and recreational programs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation,disability, medical conditions, or U.S. Military or veteran status; and

To provide reasonable accommodation where feasible, and otherwise treat equally, qualified individuals with disabilities.
Additionally, PWI, Inc. fully supports the "Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA), and will respond to requests for job accommodations.

PWI Culture

The top 10 reasons why people love to work at PWI

1. Great People

* Great respect for my peers and management
* Very approachable board, executive director and senior management
* We embrace open communication, teamwork and collaboration

2. Great Mission

* We assist adults with developmental disabilities to work in the community
* We have expanded our services every year since inception in 1985
* Staff, persons served and customers are extremely loyal to the work of PWI

3. Great Size

* Big enough to have exciting and challenging professional opportunities small enough to avoid bureaucracy
* You can make a tremendous impact as an individual

4. Great Track Record

* PWI is successful thanks to outstanding partnerships with hundreds of large and small businesses throughout our communities
* Stability of staff leads to satisfaction for all involved
* Recipient of the highest level of accreditation awarded by CARF

5. Great Flexibility

* Casual and comfortable work culture
* Flexible work hours
* Great culture. Agency celebrations, social events and other gatherings

6. Great Work Environment

* Modern, attractive and accessible facilities.
* Fully computerized (email, network, dbase, etc.)
* Technological leaders in our field

7. Great Benefits

* Retirement plan including matching by PWI
* Excellent health benefits
* Competitive wages

8. Great Community Presence

* Support of hundreds of businesses and individuals in support of mission.
* Special events including: The Walk for Opportunity, The Partnership Achievement Awards
* Growing support of foundations and private giving.

9. Great Customers that Love our Work

* Qualcomm, Sea World, Callaway Golf, Jack in the Box, etc.
* Over 600 persons served daily and growing.
* Satisfied clients, staff, employers, and families are passionate about PWI.

10. Great Future & Potential

* Growing and dynamic team with a tremendous plan for future.
* PWI is uniquely positioned as a premier organization in our field.
Join us as we continue to achieve our important mission.