More jobs than ever are available in the senior care sector, and a new partnership is introducing area students to the possibilities.
White Horse Village, a senior living community in Edgmont Township, Delaware County, is partnering with The Vanguard School in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, to offer job training in a variety of roles.
The Vanguard School supports students with special needs, ages 5 to 22, in developing a range of academic and life skills.
Vanguard students visited White Horse Village this fall to learn what jobs might match their interests. They are now visiting the campus each week, joined by job coaches from the school who help them adapt to their various tasks.
“Our students receive daily lessons to develop skills directly related to the tasks being presented to them as well as the soft skills of employment, such as initiating a task and task endurance,” said Donna Mazzella, vocational and transition program coordinator at the school.
Because of the many job options at a continuing care retirement community like White Horse Village, the students are able to choose from a variety of categories, including dining, housekeeping, facilities and administrative offices.
“We’re excited to welcome these Vanguard students to our community and help them grow their gifts,” said Michael Shaw, White Horse Village president and CEO. “And we’re grateful for the ways they’re sharing those gifts with us.”
About White Horse Village: Situated on over 100 acres in southeastern Pennsylvania, White Horse Village is an active senior living community offering a full range of living options and healthcare services. The community intentionally creates opportunities for extraordinary living in a vibrant, diverse community through personal growth, connectedness and relationships. As a nonprofit organization, White Horse Village reinvests earnings back into the organization to further its mission and vision. For more information, visit www.whitehorsevillage.org.
About The Vanguard School: The Vanguard School provides comprehensive special education services in a highly personalized setting by emphasizing and integrating an academic environment with a high degree of socialization programming and sensory integration. The school explores and implements individualized approaches along with an evidence-based curriculum to foster significant educational and social accomplishments in its students. The Vanguard School’s innovative K-12 and post-secondary education is a hallmark of the school’s learning-for-life philosophy and has resulted in measurable success for graduates. For more information, visit https://www.vfes.net/vanguard.
