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Helping Individuals Find Meaningful Employment
Empower Us partners with individuals, employers, and Vocational Rehabilitation counselors to help participants identify career goals, develop workplace skills, and secure competitive employment in the community.

Our Services Overview

Job Placement: Your Gateway to Success

We connect eager candidates with top companies, ensuring the right fit for lasting success in their careers. Our network and dedication make job placement seamless and effective. 

We can help fill jobs from restaurant work to office skills. Our job development in Las Vegas is unprecedented with our high success rate as we come up with an individualize plan to meet your needs. 

Empower Us in Las Vegas is committed to their mission of improving lives through facilitating independence.

Employer Solutions That Work

Our team specializes in identifying qualified talent, helping businesses enhance their teams with reliable employees who align with their goals and culture.

We boost your bottom line with a strong mission and a clear vision. We are dedicated to our clients, and they benefit from our success. If you want to grow your potential and take it to the next level, call us today.  

We can also assist with:

  • Interview Clothes Shopping
  • Interview Preparation
  • Interview Advocacy 

Coaching For Your Career Growth

Take charge of your career with our tailored coaching services, offering insights and support for building standout resumes and preparing for interviews that showcase your unique skills.

We have trained people in industries like:

  • High End Restaurants
  • Retail Sales
  • Food Prep
  • ​Utility Specialists
  • CCSD Food Service Workers
  • CCSD Custodians

We can help with:

  • Contract-to-Hire  
  • Long Term Success Rates
  • Direct Placement
  • Individual ​Job coaching
  • Advocacy
  • Bus Coaching
  • Obtaining Food Handlers Cards (with a special arrangement made through the Health District for our clients)

Specialized Job Development

How We Can Help

Discover the tailored services we offer to help you succeed in your job.

ASL Job Development

Our company provides job development services for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community. We have developers that are native ASL speakers as well has highly trained ASL job coaches. We have meticulously selected individuals whom have an extensive knowledge of the ASL community.
We can help with:
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Job Coaching
• Job Development
• Employer Education
• PreEts specifically designed for the D/HH community

Supportive Employment

Our company specializes in Supportive Employment. We provide clients with the career of their dreams. We listen to what their ideal job would be and provide them with a step by step plan to achieve it. We perform task analysis at each potential work site to ensure the exact fit for our clients. We also continue to monitor their progress by weekly check-ins with the client and employers. We provide training to the employers so they may understand what accommodations the client would need. Our ideal fit is when the client and the employer have perfect compatibility.
We can help with:
• Task Analysis
• Accommodation
• Weekly Check-Ins
• Finding the job of your DREAMS

Customized Employment

We also provide a unique service of customizing a job just for YOU! Customized Employment is a flexible process designed to personalize the employment relationship between a job candidate and a potential employer in a way that meets the needs of both. We base it on identifying the strengths, conditions, and interests of a job candidate through a process of discovery. Our company will spend a lot of time getting to know the employer to find what unmet needs they have while at the same time we get to know our client to see what goals they want to achieve. This allows us to find the perfect fit for the employer and the job candidate.
We can offer:
• Intensive Job Candidate Interviews
• Comprehension Job discovery
• Detailed Observations of Employment Sites
• Task Analysis of Multiple Locations
• Customizing the Perfect Fit for Job Candidate and Employer

PreEts Services

Preparing Students for Life After High School

Empower Us provides Pre-Employment Transition Services that help students with disabilities explore careers, develop workplace readiness skills, and prepare for future employment and education opportunities. The class are typically requested by teachers through Vocational Rehabilitation.
This service is provided to any youth with a disability, in an education program, between the ages of 14 to 22 years old. The services are presented in workshops, but if needed, 1:1 could be presented, given a student’s specific disability-related need. The student can be a current Vocational Rehabilitation client or could be potentially eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation services. Workshops would primarily be scheduled on campuses or in office.

Our PreETS Services

Job Exploration Counseling

Discover career interests and employment opportunities.

Work-Based Learning Experiences
Gain exposure to real workplace environments and career pathways.
Workplace Readiness Training
Develop professional, social, and independent living skills.
Postsecondary Education Counseling
Explore college, vocational training, certification programs, and continuing education opportunities.
Self-Advocacy Instruction
Build confidence and learn to communicate needs effectively

Who can receive Pre-ETS workshops?

 

  • Any youth 14-22 with a disability in an education program
  • Youth do not need to be a Vocational Rehabilitation client
  • Pre-ETS Workshops can be administered to groups or individuals
  • All of our providers hold current fingerprint clearance cards with BVR and are Volunteer Background Checked with CCSD. Our services are available in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.

Community Work Experience (CWE)

Participants gain hands-on experience in real community workplaces while building confidence, workplace skills, and independence.

Community-Based Assessment (CBA)

Assessment services designed to identify strengths, interests, work behaviors, and support needs through real-world vocational activities.

On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Paid training opportunities that allow participants to learn job duties while working directly with employers in community settings.

What We Can do for Employers!

Employer Incentives

At Empower Us we strive to educate employers on the benefits and programs available to them as well as training support for mutually successful employment.
Tax Credits – An employer may receive tax credits of $1,200 – $9,000 per employed candidate with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.  For information on how the WOTC tax credits are calculated use the button below.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
WOTC Tax Credit Calculator
Paid Training – On a case by case basis, The State of Nevada may offer full or partially paid training for our candidates through an OJT (On the Job) program.
Nevada Vendor Registration Form
Incentive-Based Employment – This program supports employers who hire and retain eligible individuals in full-time employment (30 hours or more per week) by providing a wage and training subsidy based on the total amount of time the qualified individual remains actively employed.
Upon completion and satisfaction of certain requirements, the employer may receive a wage retention supplement – on average up to $2,000 – payable in four equal increments of $500 after each 30 days of successful employment, up to 120 days. The Employer Agreement outlines the role and responsibility of the employer to the employee and is signed by both the employer and a Nevada Job Connect agency representative.  http://silverstateworks.com/employer_options.php
Hiring our clients can save time and resources by locating the perfect fit for your job vacancy. All of our applicants have been pre-screened for their skills and abilities to match the position they are pursuing.

What Our Clients Are Saying

Hear from those we’ve helped on their journeys.

"Working with EmpowerUs4Life opened my eyes to my true potential. I not only landed a job but also rediscovered my passion for helping others!"
Emily J.
Career Coach
"Dear Mrs. Cassandra Barcelo, this review is about how manageable and proud you have made yourself by teaching your class of volunteers from your program about outstanding professionalism and employment. As much as your students have made effort by working together as a team to learn new things and make money. With their teamwork, the more they learned, the more the program got more and more exciting and achieving. The program's job coach who made it all possible, Mrs. Cassandra Barcelo taught her students how to apply for jobs and ride the city bus and paratransit. I would like to thank Mrs. Cassandra Barcelo and her program."
Rachel L.
Client
"Rachel's Mom's Review: My daughter, Rachel has been with Mrs. Barcelo's CCSD/PACE Program for the past three years and has experienced tremendous growth in her behavior and in acquiring job skills. Mrs. B. was also instrumental in encouraging my husband and I to seek an updated diagnosis for Rachel's disability. Rachel is currently employed in a CCSD cafeteria and has gained the confidence and skill to operate the cash register. It has been a blessing to find someone who cares so passionately for her students/clients like Cassandra Barcelo! "
Karen L.
Client
"Mrs. Barcelo did everything so I can get hired for a job. We went everywhere and did everything together. She came to my house to give me a job application so I could sign it and everything. She is the best teacher and job developer, I have ever had. She will help you learn and be successful with your job training. She is appreciated for all that she has done and I am so proud of her."
Jeremiah M.
Client
"Dear Mrs. Barcelo, I would like to thank you for helping me get a job at UNLV. I would never have the job I have now if I was never enrolled in the pace program. You are such a bright young lady. You have not only helped me get a job, but you have also help other students get jobs as well. Thank you so much for your support. And I hope we meet again in the near future. Sincerely, Manny"
Manny S.
Client
"Mrs. Barcelo, I wanted to take this opportunity to recognize you for being such a great mentor. We have learnt a lot from you, demonstrating your outstanding communication skills and patience. You always treated everyone with respect and taught others how to be respectful to each other. You made sure everyone worked as a team and ensured professionalism in and out of the units. You demonstrated integrity by adhering to all of Aramark policy and procedures and is always a positive leader. We really enjoyed seeing you and your students in our locations. Thank you for all you have done you have made such a positive impact on us here at the Wellness Café. Lots of luck to you."
Jacquelyn K.
Einstein Bagels Manager
"Cassandra was put in our path through Vocational Rehab. I was very impressed with her experience and knowledge, it showed as I watched her work with my son. My son is a very unique young man. She took her time in getting to know him and his likes and dislikes to place him in an appropriate position that he would like and enjoy. As a parent I greatly appreciate that."
Cindy A.
Client
"I want to thank you and your job development company for helping my grandson David find a job that he loves. He had been with a different development company for almost a year and nothing had come up for him. But, when he was introduced to you, you listened to him about his passion for working with metal. You took his hobby, created a portfolio showing his accomplishments, and went seeking a job for him. It was amazingly fast that David was going to an interview with his portfolio in hand and reporting back to me that he had the job. He is so working hard to do well and we have high hopes for his future. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!"
Louise F.
Client Family Member
I want to said thank you for helping me. I am really appreciated that you teaching how to application and work together. I feel that communication is not barrier because Priscilla is willing interpreter for interview. She was really prepared to see me before interview make sure I understand all of those. I think deaf community should ask for help and communication access. I don't have to worry about asking interpreter for 42 or 24 hours ahead of time. Priscilla is wonderful job to help deaf people anything they need their help. I feel better when she was helping me to do paper works. I am really enjoyed working with you. It is really fast to help me and i just feel fast to have a job. Thank you for patience with me. I am grateful to have that company to help me to find a job."
Natalia Q.
Client
We know that each employment situation is unique.
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