The Vocational Department at League School encompasses a wide range of activities, ages, ability levels, and skills.
Starting as young as 12, students begin learning those skills needed to be successful in a work environment such as taking direction from different supervisors, working collaboratively with peers, and communicating in the workplace. As students take on more work responsibilities working within League School they may have the opportunity for a variety of “paid” jobs at the Hawk’s Nest (our school store), the culinary kitchen, the vocational center, and in other areas around the building.
Beginning at age 16, students begin “interning” in community vocational settings. Under the guidance of vocational job coaches, we currently have students who work in over 30 community settings, including: hotels, supermarkets, car washes, office buildings, health clubs, libraries, community non-profits (e.g., Meals on Wheels), restaurants, and animal rescue/training sites. In these settings, students are able to put into practice the skills they have learned working at League School. They also learn to work under the guidance of those less familiar to them as our community partners often take on the role of a “supervisor” to these students. They navigate typical challenges in the workplace and get invaluable training, to hopefully gain employment in the future. When a student reaches the ability to work without the guidance of a job coach, League School works with our community partners or other employers to find the students paid employment opportunities.
Our current list of Community Partners includes:
Amazon
Angelcat Haven Feline Rescue
Attleboro Arts Museum
Avenir
Bass Pro Shops
Batemans Senior Meals
Big Y Walpole
Chili’s
Coakley Middle School
Direct Federal
Dr. Detail Car Wash & Express
F.A. Cleveland Elementary School
Fairfield Inn & Suites
Franklin Senior Center
Golden Ridge Doggie Daycare
Hanna Paper Shredding
Happy Tails Doggie Day Care
HESSCO
Hockomock YMCA
K and C Music Repair Company
Koopman Lumber and Hardware
Lark Center
Mansfield Shredding
Mass. Audubon Society at Moose Hill
Meals on Wheels of Walpole/Canton
Motorcycles of Manchester
Norwood Little League Park
Rojo’s Car Wash
Siemens Healthineers
Stoughton YMCA
Sturdy Memorial
TREX Recycling
Vanderbilt Club
Walmart
Walpole Public Library
Walpole Public Schools
Winslow Farm
Wrentham DPW
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