Opportunities In Every Direction
Employment Readiness & Placement
CIL Jacksonville specializes in wrap-around employment services for individuals with a disability seeking employment. With a referral from DBS or VR, consumers can access job readiness trainings, on-the-job trainings, work experiences, and job placements. If you are in need of assistance navigating applying for VR or DBS, we’re here to help!
Interested? Fill out the employment services form and we will reach out to you with further details.
Monthly Job Club & Networking Events
Join CIL Jacksonville’s “Job Club” to network and build relationships with peers & peer mentors.
Interested? Fill out the Job Club form and we will reach out to you with further details.
Employer Cohorts
Join our network of employers who are willing to hire people with disabilities and are willing to provide job shadowing, mentoring, informational interviews and mock interview services.
Interested? Fill out the Employer Cohorts form and we will reach out to you with further details.
Sponsors & Donation Drives
Become a sponsor of our job club initiatives, networking events, clothing drives, transportation funds, and more!
Interested? Fill out the Sponsors and Donation Drives form and we will reach out to you with further details.
Disability Sensitivity Trainings & Support
Trainings for employers about working with employees with disabilities and accommodations.
Interested? Fill out the Sensitivity Trainings form and we will reach out to you with further details.
Business Partner Testimonial
Pitney Bowes Presort Services
Debbie Pfeiffer, President, Pitney Bowes
A cornerstone to our culture at Pitney Bowes is the fundamental recognition that the health of our company, the well-being of our employees, and the opportunities we can create in the communities we live and work are electrically intertwined. Our partnership with CIL Jacksonville is a shining example of those guiding principles in action. We are so pleased to help employ workers with disabilities and to serve as an example of the effectiveness of this program. It has truly been a win-win partnership as the individuals we employ through CIL Jacksonville make positive contributions to our business and immeasurable contributions to our team and culture.
Meet Sherry Bell
Grandmother Sherry Bell was born Deaf and it hasn’t stopped her from having goals for herself or her family. She is extremely proud of her three children – one who is a college graduate, one who is attending college and one who is in the military. They are all keenly aware of her mantra that ‘deaf people can do everything that hearing people can do.’
Bell came to CIL Jacksonville for assistance and ended up working with the deaf clients to help them find employment. From there, her CIL Coordinator helped her find a job that Sherry felt was a better fit. Today Sherry works for Pitney Bowes in the Quality Control department.
“I have a lot of goals for myself,” she adds. “I want to be a good role model for the deaf community and I want deaf people to have the same attitude that I do – be assertive.”
Sherry wears hearing aids and communicates with the assistance of a sign language interpreter. Her motivation and willingness to engage with the community are a testament to her spirit.
Business Owners and Hiring Managers
Disability is an asset to business and our economy. Individuals with disabilities provide unique perspectives through lived experience. A diversified and productive work culture includes people with disabilities.
CIL provides business with training, on-going support, and access to a pool of vetted and qualified candidates. When your business hires through CIL Jacksonville, you are building your business.
Contact CIL Jacksonville to become a Business Partner.
Whitney Paine, MS CRC
Head of Employment Services. (904) 399-8484 x310. wpaine@CILJacksonville.org