Two to five individuals with autism working at one place of business with one job coach providing full time on-site support.

Ratio: One job coach for every 2-5 adults with autism.
Frequency of Support: Intermittent support job coach available entire work day.
Rate of Pay: Competitive benefits and wages.
Types of Placement: Food service, bakery, grocery stores, research laboratories.

For those individuals who have developed the necessary work skills, but still need on-going, intermittent support, there is the Group Shared Support Model. This model of supported employment consists of one job coach, employed by Division TEACCH, and between 2 and 4 persons with Autism working in a centralized location. The people with autism are employed directly by the company where they work.

Each individual with autism who works in the Group Shared Support Site is hired to do a different job within the company. As such, the individual must be able to complete most, if not all, aspects of the position.

The TEACCH Supported Employment Program has Group Shared Support Sites in Bakeries, Food Services, Grocery Stores, Warehouses, Manufacturing and Laboratories.

As with the One to One and Mobile Crew models, the job coach is also available to assist the individual accommodate for fluctuating job performance, to help insure the accuracy and quality of completed work, and to assist other workers in the setting to understand and interact with the employees with autism.

People with Autism who work in this model benefit from having a job coach available on-site for either part of, or all of, the workday. The job coach typically splits their time between the different persons with Autism, focusing their attention on the person or situation with the greatest need at any one time.