Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS)

Business Services

As a workforce development partner, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS) assists clients with finding the right job so they can lead productive and independent lives. Business Relations Services also assists businesses in achieving a competitive advantage by offering qualified job candidates who are trained in a wide variety of skills and have the good work habits that employers value.

Recruiter, Human Resource Consultant, and Manager

ARS-Business Services can help to keep an employee with a disability productive on the job, find qualified applicants, reduce hiring costs, or enhance an employer’s workforce diversity programs. By combining disability expertise and community resources with a real understanding of today’s global workforce challenges, ARS-Business Services delivers quality services that help employers sustain their operations. We can reduce your recruitment costs by pre-screening applicants and save you money with our on-the-job training and retention services. We can provide you with information on qualified tax breaks such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Our business services are customized, and many are free.

Job Readiness

To assist with soft skills, we offer a Job Readiness training program so that applicants are prepared for employment. 

Awareness and Etiquette Training

Employee awareness training on disability-related topics is an important service designed to help employers achieve a productive workforce that includes people with disabilities. 

Examples

  • strategies for adjusting to disability
  • demographics of people with disabilities
  • assistive technology

Hiring Incentives

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a Federal credit available to you for each new hire you retain through ARS-Business Services. Your credit for a full-time employee is up to 40% of the first $6,000 in wages or $2,400 paid in the first 12 months of the new hire’s employment. Part-time employees are also eligible for the credit. The credit is not limited to the number of new hires you can claim.

Partnerships

Business Services Team 

For more information on our Business Services, contact 501-296-1665 or Rodney.Chandler@arkansas.gov 

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FROM THE ARKANSAS DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES​

Looking for a job?

Visit Arkansas JobLink and set up your job-seeker account to create and post resumes, search for jobs and training opportunities, receive notifications when certain jobs are posted, and learn about upcoming hiring events!

Whether you are unemployed and searching for work, or looking to increase your skillset to further your career, we can help. Visit an Arkansas Workforce Center to meet with a career counselor, get help with job search and applications, learn about training opportunities, get certified as "work-ready", and more. We can provide services and connect you to resources that will help you achieve your employment and career goals.

New FOIA Request Portal

Now Arkansas citizens can submit FOIA requests to ADWS through an easy-to-use online portal! Click the link below to submit a request.

Submit a FOIA Request

ADWS provides interpretation and translation services, at no cost, for clients who need assistance in accessing and participating in available services and programs. To request an interpreter or translator, please contact your nearest local office. 

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