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Project SEARCH at Memorial readies interns with disabilities for paid hospital work, teams instructors with SPARK coaches
Summary
Participants and program staff described Project SEARCH, a transition program hosted at Memorial that places interns in three 10-week hospital internships, requires 16 hours/week at a prevailing wage, and pairs Memorial instruction with SPARK job coaching and 90 days of post-hire supports.
Speaker 2, an instructor involved with Project SEARCH at Memorial, said the program teaches “soft skills, employment skills, transition skills, independent living skills” and places interns in internships across the hospital to gain hands-on experience.
The program aims to move students with disabilities from high school into competitive jobs. Speaker 1, a Project SEARCH participant, said: “I feel like this was a very crucial thing to be at Project Search because it helps disabled kids ... to get a job and to actually work and to be independent.”
Project SEARCH participants attend a classroom at the Memorial Learning Center when school is in session, then complete three…
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