Commercial Employment

Linden’s commercial employment services are located at our headquarters building in Arlington, Virginia where we operate a printing, copying, hand assembly and fulfillment center that employs approximately 65 adults with disabilities.  We provide vocational rehabilitative support and supervision appropriate to each employee’s preferences, needs and abilities to ensure success on the job, with a great emphasis placed on providing continuing education, continued development of Adult Daily Living Skills that promote self-sufficiency, and training to promote community integration and independence.  As employees gain skills, movement to community-based employment sites or placement in the community is encouraged.   Once a potential opportunity is identified, a short-term assessment helps to determine an individual’s readiness and to identify any necessary accommodations.

There are a variety of job tasks performed in four work areas.  The physical requirements may include:  sitting, standing, bending, stooping and lifting.

Printshop

• Operate several types of printing equipment and perform varied tasks.
• Assist with the layout and printing of a variety of materials, including newsletters, brochures, posters, envelopes, company stationary, business cards, postcards, and books.

Bindery and Warehouse

• Bind and stitch books, drill holes in materials to be placed in binders, cut business cards and other paper materials, assemble notepads, fold documents, seal items in plastic bags, and shrink wrap items.
• Requires some physical duties for example: standing, bending, stooping, lifting and the ability to operate equipment in a safe manner.

Main Workfloor

• Perform a wide variety of hand assembly tasks, including collating, nesting, inserting, and labeling mail.
• Prepare materials for conferences (i.e. binders, tote bags, poster rolling, etc.), package promotional materials, assemble kits with electronic components, and prepare application packets.
• Supply duties require physical activity (i.e., lifting boxes, packing and moving completed jobs, walking around others to restock materials, etc.).

Mail Processing Room

• Mechanical mail duties are performed (i.e., mail metering, tabbing, copying, collating), as well as labeling and sorting by zip code.
• May operate numerous pieces of equipment.