HIREABILITY is a nonprofit organization that matches qualified people with disabilities to job openings at Delaware Valley businesses at no cost to employers or applicants.

Headquartered in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and with an office in Blackwood, New Jersey, HIREABILITY serves business and people with disabilities in the following counties in Pennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia, and the following counties in southern New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer.

The mission of HIREABILITY is to function as a link between people with disabilities and businesses. HIREABILITY, with its knowledge of disability issues, its industry-based leadership and its employment expertise, helps people with disabilities access the labor market and furthers the understanding of businesses about how to include qualified people with disabilities in their work environments.

THE SERVICES

HIREABILITY realizes its role as a link between industry and the worker by providing a wide range of services and programs, customized for both the program applicants and employer.

Job Development and Placement
Project Link College Internship Program
Employment Committees
Awareness Training

JOB DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT

HIREABILTY helps people with disabilities find competitive employment. Staff assist each job seeker to design and carry out an individualized job search strategy and develop effective job search skills using print, electronic, and networking job information sources. HIREABILITY actively recruits placement partners and contacts among employers in the region. HIREABILITY also conducts job readiness sessions to improve applicant resumes and interviewing techniques.

PROJECT LINK

Project Link, a program of HIREABILITY, is about the connection of potential with experience. It is a college-to-work transition program designed for college students with disabilities. The goal of Project Link is to provide students with practical, professional work experience to enhance employability following graduation.

EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEES

The Employment Committee of HIREABILITY serves as an advisory and training group to the staff and Board of the organization. The Committee consists of employers throughout the Delaware Valley and representatives from the government and community rehabilitation agencies who are responsible for training and/or placement of individuals with disabilities. Throughout the year, the employment committee participates in various activities to support the overall mission of HIREABILITY. These include: marketing events, job fairs, and mock interview days.

AWARENESS TRAINING

HIREABILITY's Executive Director conducts a workshop entitled "How to Use the Ability in Disability to Improve Productivity and Profits," for employees, managers, supervisors and executives. Most important of all: These highly practical workshops will help you to eliminate fear, misunderstanding, bias and stereotyping and give you new interpersonal skills and attitudes that will help you on the job and off.

HIREABILITY LOCATIONS: Philadelphia: HIREABILITY
c/o Magee Rehabilitation
Six Franklin Plaza
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 587-3080
(215) 587-9116 fax 
 
New Jersey:
 
HIREABILITY
c/o Camden County College
P.O. Box 200
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 374-4921
(856) 374-4922 fax