Vocational Training
The staff at The Ranch at Riverhead believes that young people need to be involved in “hands on” activities to thrive and are proud to offer a wide array of year round, practical job training opportunities.
Learning takes place under the direction of a caring, well-trained mentor and, by design, is both educational and therapeutic. Additionally, residents are paid for their work.
Residents also learn essential supplementary real-world job skills weekly in a classroom setting.
These Skills Include:
- Financial management
- Interview training
- Resume writing
- Team building
- Time management



Resident On-Campus Jobs
- Building maintenance
- Vehicle maintenance
- Agriculture/Horticulture
- Wood working
- Horsemanship/animal care
- Construction
- Landscaping
Resident Off-Campus Jobs
- Dunkin Donuts
- Trinity Solar
- Ocean Electric
- Riverhead Marriott
- Frisky Oyster
- Suffolk Theatre
- Verizon
- Claudio's
- Pottery Barn
- Maple Tree BBQ
- Lowe's
- Titan Global Security
- HomeSense
- Long Island National Golf Club