Work-Ordered Day
The Work Ordered Day provides an opportunity for members to be involved in the overall operation of their Clubhouse with real work that enables them to prepare for community employment.
Members come to the Clubhouse because they have discovered they can be truly helpful to the Clubhouse and to one another. During the Work Ordered Day, members spend their time working side-by-side with staff, contributing to the overall functioning of the program in such tasks as answering the telephone, typing, printing, and collating the newsletter, preparing, computer media, serving, and cleaning up daily lunches, housekeeping and environmental/yard work, and involvement in the decision making that affects the Clubhouse. The purpose of the Work Ordered Day is to provide members with real work which enables them to prepare for community employment. Even though the work is voluntary, it is important work that keeps the Clubhouse going and provides a work setting where members can learn valuable skills, build confidence, and develop meaningful relationships with peers.
Activities of the Work Ordered Day are organized and coordinated by work units. When new members join the Clubhouse, they have the opportunity to join one of two work units. Members may participate in one of the following Work Units:
The Kitchen/Hospitality Unit is responsible for meal preparation (lunch is served daily), the Clubhouse Café, property maintenance, and the Welcome Desk.
The Clerical/Membership Unit handles, membership database, visitor tours, new member orientation, the employment and education programs, and advocacy efforts.
At Brighter House Clubhouse, members discover their own path and work at their own pace.
Kitchen/Hospitality Unit, Clerical/Membership Unit. Each work unit meets twice, Monday through Friday. The purpose of the unit meeting is to come together as colleagues to plan the tasks the work unit will be involved with throughout the day. Being engaged in a work unit is an effective way for members to establish supportive and inspiring relationships with others, to become involved in meaningful work activity, to receive assistance with meeting one’s needs, to work towards goals such as going to work or school.
