Goodwill Industries of South Central California (Bakersfield)

Every person in Kern, Kings and southern Tulare counties has the opportunity to achieve his/her fullest potential through the power of work. Goodwill Industries of South-Central California provides work opportunities and skills development to people with barriers to employment. Goodwill believes that the best way to learn how to work is through paid work. Thus, Goodwill utilizes an Employment Program designed to hire, train, and promote up local individuals with barriers to employment. This program is part of Goodwill’s ongoing commitment to maximize public benefit while minimizing public cost.

Services Offered

DOR Student Services Paid Work Experience - Admin (Individual)
DOR Student Services Paid Work Experience - Wages (Individual)
Employment Services - Employment Prep (Individual)
Employment Services - Intake (Individual)
Employment Services - Job Development and Placement (Individual)
Employment Services - Retention (Individual)
Paid Situational Assessment - Individual Wages
Paid Situational Assessment (Individual)
Personal, Vocational, and Social Adjustment - PVSA (Individual per hour)
Short-Term Supports (Individual, per consumer)
Vocational Assessment (Individual)
Work Adjustment (Individual, per hour)

Languages

(Provider can provide services for other languages; for further details, please contact Provider.)

English

Accessibility

disability Assisitive Technologies: N/A

Transportation

Transportation via Bus via Bus Lines, Para Transit: N/A

Transportation via Rail Route Rail Routes: N/A

Parking Parking Lot Access: N/A

Qualifications

Nearly 70% of Goodwill’s workforce has an employment barrier, including people with disabilities, low educational achievement, limited or no English, transitioning out of the correctional system, transitioning off of welfare, and more. Through the employment program, Goodwill helps these individuals develop good work habits and gain experience, including material handling (pallet jacks and forklifts), backroom production, merchandising, cashiering, and customer service in a retail environment.