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Employment Services in Okanogan County, WA - ​Achieving the “Triple Win”

2/12/2018

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Ruby and Trevin put their aisles together so well that their job coach hates to see a product leave their “work of art aisles.”
Recently Job Developers in the Omak office adopted a new team motto. Developers are out to achieve the “Triple Win” where job seekers, employers, and the job developer all hit the tape at the end of the race at the same time.

Ruby and Trevin both were hired in June to do similar jobs, but typical of the area covered by Northwest Center in Omak, these jobs are both quite a distance from the Omak Office. They, and their job developer, and two different employers are celebrating “Triple Wins.”
Trevin’s job is in Winthrop, WA where he faces shelves at the Evergreen IGA. His organizational skills are being utilized while he faces products throughout the store. His supervisor told Trevin’s job coach that his aisles are “extraordinary!” Trevin tells his job coach, “I like the cracker and juice aisle the best.” He also admits that he likes his breaks, but that he mostly likes to keep things neat looking. Trevin is currently doing so well that his employer is adding another shift for him to work.

Ruby’s job is 94 miles away from Winthrop at Akins Foods in Oroville, WA just south of the Canadian Border on Hwy 97. Ruby likes her new job a lot, and she will freely tell you that it is “way better” than her seasonal job packing cherries. She started packing cherries helping her family and to make some spending money while she was still in high school. She worked long shifts beside her mother as a condition of her employment and literally watched millions of cherries go by on a conveyer belt as she sorted defective fruit. Fortunately, Ruby was referred to DVR and after a long process qualified for DDA Services. 

Ruby and Trevin put their aisles together so well that their job coach hates to see a product leave their “work of art aisles.” They are both banner employees for their respective employers, and they both deserve to be “Triple Winners!”
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