Jessica takes a break from her work at Jiminy Peak.
Jessica likes to work hard at everything she does. At her current job at Jiminy Peak, she’s called efficient and diligent. Her crewmates and job coach know she will come through on her assignments. In her modern dance performances, and musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, she leaves no stone unturned while preparing. At her pre-COVID job at Taconic High School’s kitchen, her work ethic earned her a call-back when the school re-opened. Too late, she found her new niche at Jiminy.
“I like that I can control the pace with my work at Jiminy,” Jessica said, thoughtfully. “The people I work with now are similar in age, and we get along well.” She also knows a well-done job leads to tips.
Outside Employment Services, as part of BCArc’s Family Advocacy programs, Jessica likes to go with her outreach worker to the Clark Museum, a movie, or a chat session over yogurt or coffee.
“I joined a lot of the Zoom events when we couldn’t go out much,” she said. This past winter she starred as Mrs. Santa Clause in the BCArc theater production “Mrs. Santa Claus Drives the Sleigh.”
“Basically,” Jessica said, “ Santa hurt himself and couldn’t deliver presents. So Mrs. Claus drove the sleigh to deliver the presents. We practiced almost every day.”
As part of a large family, she tries to gain social exposure beyond relatives. This includes volunteering at St. Stephen’s Table, a food pantry, Thursdays and Fridays for the past three years, right through COVID.
“I like to do pretty much anything,” she said. “So I try everything.”
