Situational Assessment

This service allows individuals to become more familiar with their current vocational, social, and interpersonal skills, strengths, abilities, and needs through a time-limited, paid work evaluation conducted in a real work environment. There are a wide variety of fields and position possibilities. Once a position and location have been identified, an evaluator observes at all times and assists as needed. The average length of an assessment is two weeks. At the end of the assessment period, the evaluator generates a report providing detailed information and vocational recommendations.

For more information, please contact Rowena Fontanos at rfontanos@janetpomeroy.org or by phone at (415) 665-4109 x1363.

Work Adjustment Training

Trainings are offered five days per week, Monday through Friday, through individualized, assigned schedules. Length of the program may vary from three to eight months, or longer, depending on progress. Many consumers started in Work Adjustment Training, and gradually worked their way through to a job of their choice in the community.

The Janet Pomeroy Center's Work Adjustment Training offers consumers with disabilities an opportunity to create individual goals and work towards the reduction or elimination of work performance barriers and gain vocational experience. Consumers participating in the program work twelve to sixteen hours per week and are paid for their time working. Currently the Janet Pomeroy Center offers several training options: food service, janitorial, and landscape/grounds maintenance services. For each program, there is an Adjustment Specialist on site at all times who maintains four to six trainees. The goal of the program is to transition trained consumers into employment services. Additional individual and group services provided include: job club, job readiness training, and personal and social adjustment.

For more information contact Maridine Zieman at or by phone at (415) 665-4109 x1943.