Employment

For Job Seekers, Parents, and Professionals

CareerSource Centers
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity offers CareerSource Centers to help job seekers and employers. Services for job seekers include help with your job search, employability skills training, find a job, recruitment events and much more. Services for employers include posting jobs, employed worker training, and much more.

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Employ Florida Marketplace
Employ Florida Marketplace is the State of Florida's official job search website.

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Employee Benefit Security Administration Toolkit for Job Seekers
We all need clear and accurate information to secure our financial well-being. This toolkit provides a path forward, based on where you are in your employment journey. The pandemic has disrupted the personal finances of many Americans. As a result, large numbers of people — including those with disabilities — are making employment–related decisions based on their new financial situation. You may be one of them. This toolkit helps everyone secure their financial future. Toolkit includes:

• Preparing for a Job
• Starting a Job
• Maintaining a Job
• Changing or Losing a Job
• Retiring from a Job

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Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides free consulting services for individuals with physical or intellectual limitations that affect employment. Services include one-on-one consultation about job accommodation ideas, requesting and negotiating accommodations, and rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws.

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People First
The Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services administers programs for students with disabilities. Additionally, the Bureau coordinates student services throughout the state and participates in multiple inter-agency efforts designed to strengthen the quality and variety of services available to students with special needs.

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal-state program that works with people who have physical or mental disabilities to prepare for, gain or retain employment. VR is committed to helping people with disabilities find meaningful careers.

• Supported Employment: Supported Employment is a unique employment service for individuals with the most significant disabilities who require ongoing support services to succeed in competitive employment.
• School-to-Work Transition: The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’ school-to-work transition supports, and services helps students enter training, continue education, and/or find work after leaving high school. Additionally, the Division provides information about which transition services and supports are being offered, who provides the services, who is eligible for the services, and how to apply for the services.