Our Services

School-to-Work

School-to-Work is part of our Transition Services. School-to-Work helps students find employment before graduating from their High School Transition program. Through School-to-Work, students have more experience on their resumes and have a shorter time waiting for work, where students can often lose the skills they've gained. This program offers a seamless transition from the world of school to the adult service world.

  • Intake: We gather general information and determine funding (by school district, county, & the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation).
  • Discovery: Morningside & Transition staff help students discover their work interests, skills, and capacities. Students participate in Person Centered Planning, job tours & Job Club, where they gain soft skill training. 
  • Internships: Students are matched with existing internship sites, or new ones are created, according to their interests.
  • Job Development: Students and Morningside staff look for paid work based on what students learned and experienced throughout the school year.
  • Training: Once students find a job, we work with them to determine the level of support they need. Morningside contracts to provide that support for a successful training period.
  • Long Term Supports: After the initial training period is over, if individuals determine that they need ongoing job coaching support, they enter into Employment Services through the county.

Programs offering this service include:

“Everyone deserves a chance. Everyone can do something. An employer can match a job that their business needs to fit the strength of the person with a disability.”

- Erica Nation, Pita Pit

“Looking past the disability and seeing the person that they really are is the biggest thing.”

- Thomas Black, Warehouse Demo Services

“Felix is awesome. He is a huge help to us. He does everything that is asked of him and he is a good guy.”

Hany Mosad, Manager of the Federal Way Jack in the Box