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1. Nominator (Your Name) *
Sandra Aguayo
2. Your Phone Number *
(707) 576-2257
3. Your Email Address *
[email protected]
4. Name of Business Being Nominated: *
Walgreens (Cotati)
5. Business Street Address *
7800 Old Redwood Hwy
6. Business City *
Cotati, CA 94931
7. Business Point of Contact Name *
Candice White
8. Business Point of Contact Title *
Store Manager
8/6/24, 9:45 AM Sonoma County Mayors' Committee Employer Best Practices Nomination https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?origin=NeoPortalPage&subpage=design&id=VHDtGZedx0OSsWeBtrlbaN7YrRNCW0BAiQ2mMm… 1/3
9. Point of Contact Phone Number *
(707) 795-6014
10. Point of Contact Email *
Email Not Available
What about this business made you choose to nominate them for the Employer Best Practices Award? Example: I chose to nominate (Business Name) because they have hired 4 individuals who I know need special accommodation.
Better Example: I chose to nominate (Business Name) because they have hired 4 individuals who I know need special accommodation. Specifically by modifying job duties.
Best Example:
(Business Name) is an exceptional community employer that successfully uses natural supports to help employees with disabilities succeed. Since 2007, (Business Name) has carved out special positions for employees with disabilities, adjusting job duties and work schedules to meet employees' needs while still getting the job done. *
11. Walgreens has been outstanding in supporting participants from the Student Services Program. Over the year, Walgreens has welcomed 10 participants into work experiences; and hired one. Participants have enjoyed working at Walgreens and have successfully performed the tasks. Much of that success has been that Candice White, Store Manager, has been an excellent to support and advocate for young people with disabilities. She is very tuned in to their strengths, abilities, and makes appropriate adjustments to accommodate their disabilities and learning styles. The training is presented in tiers allowing for independence and individual growth; and scales back on tasks returning the participant to basic tasks and repetition to allow more time for learning and mastering the task.
Participants are also provided with opportunity to learn leadership and teamwork skills.
Please describe any specific policies and practices of this employer which set an example for hiring individuals with disabilities.
Example: (Business Name) has modified job duties to allow individuals who sustain a disability to remain in their current position or has moved employees into new positions which they can perform. *
12. One policy that Walgreens has in place is to have all trainees begin with basic tasks on the salesfloor to learn the store operations and provide exposure to the general public. Through observation, Candice has been able to identify participants who demonstrate customer service skills and she makes adjustment to provide advancement opportunities into a more customer oriented role. She listens to participants' interests and allows room for growth in the areas they have desire to learn, but they all start with the basics where they work in a team effort and learn take direction from other leadership. While Student Services participants do not operate an actual cash register per Walgreens policies, for those interested in learning the task, Candice provides opportunities for participants to shadow cashiers and also provides simulated cash handling tasks so participants have the opportunity to learn how to count money using "play money". She has found that pairing participant with her cashiering staff and exposing participants to simulated cash management opportunities helps allay anxiety and develop confidence some participants.
What barriers or obstacles has this business overcome to support individuals with disabilities? Example: (Business Name) invested in sit/stand desk to allow individuals with back injuries to promote comfort and health on the job. *
13. Many of the participants at Walgreens are high functioning so physical disabilities have been absent, but Walgreens has been sensitive to accommodating other disabilities such as learning disabilities by providing individualized training through demonstration and then allowing the participant to demonstrate the task to ensure instructions were understood. Walgreens store manager, while advocating for people with disabilities and supporting self-expression, also encourages professionalism at all levels within the store; and some of the participants have had to learn through experience how to approach and respond to leadership appropriately with respect and professionalism - the soft skills. 8/6/24, 9:45 AM Sonoma County Mayors' Committee Employer Best Practices Nomination https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?origin=NeoPortalPage&subpage=design&id=VHDtGZedx0OSsWeBtrlbaN7YrRNCW0BAiQ2mMm… 2/3 What has this business done to partner with or outreach to agencies supporting the hiring of individuals with disabilities? Example: (Business Name) has worked with Department of Rehabilitation and North Bay Regional Center to seek out employees with disabilities to fill current openings. *
14. Walgreens, an advocate for individuals with disabilities, has been a really strong and exceptional partner with Department of Rehabilitation to make work experiences for youth possible. They believe in the well-being of people and hired a participant whose plans to pursue postsecondary education, came to halt and the participant became the primary caregiver to a family member diagnosed with cancer. Walgreens was able to offer a work schedule that also accommodated the participant's caregiving commitment. Walgreens encourages youth/young adults to apply for open positions when they become available.
15. Is there any other information that you would like to share? 8/6/24, 9:45 AM Sonoma County Mayors' Committee Employer Best Practices Nomination https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?origin=NeoPortalPage&subpage=design&id=VHDtGZedx0OSsWeBtrlbaN7YrRNCW0BAiQ2mMm… 3/3