Pre-Employment Services
RT Industries helps students and adults with developmental disabilities explore careers, build real workplace skills, and take confident first steps toward meaningful employment in the community.
What Are Pre-Employment Services?
RT Industries helps school-aged students and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities discover their strengths, explore career possibilities, and build the skills they need to find and keep meaningful jobs in the community. Our pre-employment team walks alongside every participant from exploration to employment, making sure no one takes that journey alone.
Perks of Pre-Employment Services
Career Exploration
Discovering interests, strengths, and potential career paths.
Job Exploration Counseling
Learning about different industries, roles, and work environments.
Community-Based Assessments (CBA)
Hands-on experiences in real workplaces to see what fits best.
Job Readiness Training (school-based & non-school-based)
Building skills like punctuality, teamwork, communication, and professionalism.
Job-Seeking Skills Training
Resume building, applications, and interview preparation.
Instruction in Self-Advocacy
Learning how to speak up, ask for support, and navigate the workplace.
Work-Based Learning Experiences
Gaining practical experience in actual work settings.
Work Adjustment Services
Developing behaviors and habits needed to succeed at work.
Summer Youth Work Experiences
Early exposure to work through structured summer programs.
Workplace Readiness Training
Preparing for real-world expectations on the job.
Who We Serve
Pre-employment services are coordinated through Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) or your local County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Individuals work with their OOD VR Counselor or County Board SSA to authorize services and select RT as their provider. Services are available to students through aging adults.
RT's pre-employment supports are provided by Employment Discovery Specialists.
How to Get Started
For Students and Families
Pre-employment services are coordinated through Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) or your local County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Individuals work with their OOD VR Counselor or County Board SSA to authorize services and select RT as their provider. Services are available to students through aging adults.
School-aged students and pre-vocational services:
Bonnie Stockstill — Call: 937-335-5784 ext. 110
Email: bonnie.stockstill@rtindustries.org
Adults with developmental disabilities through group employment supports:
Mikaela Sutton — Call: 937-335-5784 ext. 121
Email: mikaela.sutton@rtindustries.org
Employers
RT partners with local businesses to provide dependable work teams, helping companies get important tasks done while creating meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Businesses that partner with RT enter into a contract detailing requested services. This service is provided at a cost based on hours worked, which includes both the work team and on-site supervision.
Interested in partnering with RT? We'd love to connect.
