Employment Services

Villa's Employment Services program assists adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) to secure and maintain paid employment in the community. Villa offers job placement, ongoing job coaching, and advocacy. We specialize in customized staffing solutions for adults with I/DD. The key to Villa’s Employment program is our person-centered approach. Villa works with the individual, and their circle of support, to gather the necessary information that will allow us to develop a job that will best fit the individual’s wants and needs. The program gives potential employees the chance to match their skills and job preferences with work assignments. We collaborate with community employers and fulfill staffing needs in a variety of job duties. Our role is to match jobs to our clients' interests and abilities, with ongoing job coaching support as needed for successful, long term retention of the position. Contact us to learn more about Villa’s Employment Services.

A man wearing glasses, a plaid shirt, jeans, and gloves standing next to a cleaning cart with supplies, a large trash bag, and a blue trash bin, outdoors on a porch or sidewalk.
A woman with dark hair tied in a bun, wearing pink hoop earrings and a gray sweatshirt, looking down and focused, as seen in a reflection in a mirror in a restroom or a similar setting.
Three men sitting on a concrete ledge in front of a beige garage door, with black and white striped safety barriers on each side.
A young man with glasses and light brown hair, wearing a dark hoodie and jeans, is holding a black plastic bag and wearing gloves, standing indoors near a doorway.
A man and a woman standing side-by-side indoors, smiling at the camera. The man is giving a thumbs-up and has a name tag that reads 'Michael Greene.' The woman is wearing glasses, a graphic T-shirt, and a pink purse.
A man with dark hair and a beard wearing a purple shirt, sitting at a table at Elks Lodge Pasadena with an American flag and a black smartphone, in a lively restaurant with many people and decorations.
A man wearing a blue Los Angeles Dodgers cap and blue shirt is packing canned and boxed goods into a large black container at a food distribution center.
A man organizing baking ingredients from a grocery store shelf, with various boxes of pancake and cake mixes, pudding, oats, and cereal products visible.

General
Information

  • Villa assists individuals who are ready for competitive employment to locate a job in their community. Through job coaching, Villa provides them with the necessary support to remain successful in their work place.

    Current Employment Opportunities Include:

    • Landscape maintenance

    • Food service & preparation

    • Custodial work

    • Courtesy clerk

    • Cart attendant

    • Greeter

    • Light assembly work

    • Inventory clerk

    • Albertsons

    • American Heritage Landscaping

    • Banana Republic

    • The Buggy House

    • Burke Williams Spa

    • Camp Kinneret

    • Corner Bakery

    • Costco

    • Cost Plus

    • The Home Depot

    • The Huntington Library and Gardens

    • Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

    • Lovebirds Café & Bakery

    • Mann Theatres

    • Manna Food Bank

    • Nature Watch

    • Pacific Theatres

    • PetSmart

    • Ralph’s Supermarket

    • REI – Sporting Goods

    • Smart-N-Final

    • Starbucks in Vons

    • Superior Super Warehouse

    • SYSCO Food Services of Los Angeles, Inc.

    • Target

    • USPS General Mail Facility / Cafeteria

    • Unisource

    • United Methodist Church, Westlake Village, CA

    • Vons

    • William Carey International University

Success Stories

Home Depot employee in orange shirt and cap holding a certificate inside Home Depot.

“Understand that everyone has capabilities. All they need is the permission to use them and the tools to help them grow.”

— Diane, Employer of a Villa Participant working at Home Depot

Three smiling people standing in front of a black background decorated with gold hearts, one of whom is holding a certificate of participation. The person on the left wears a blue and black striped shirt with a name tag, the person in the middle wears glasses and a gray T-shirt with illustrations, and the person on the right wears a beige blazer.

“Since I started working with Siouneh, there has been a change in the way she presents herself. She is more talkative and smiles more. It has been wonderful watching her grow through her job at Ralph’s.”

— Carlos, Employment Services Specialist

An elderly man wearing glasses, a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and gloves standing next to a cleaning cart outside a building with brick columns and flowering bushes in the background.

“Villa hired me on and taught me how important it was getting to places on time and how to work hard. I’m so happy to have friends as my coworkers and a great job coach.”

— J.D., Employment Services Participant

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Employment Services Inquiry

Visit Us

Villa Esperanza Services

2116 E. Villa Street, Pasadena, CA 91107

For more information about our Employment Services program, please contact:

Renae Kuykendall, Program Supervisor,
(626) 449-2919 ext. 167