John Gilbreath has joined the Hutcheson Medical Center, Inc. team as an environmental services aide in Hutcheson’s Environmental Services Department. Mr. Gilbreath is the first Project SEARCH intern to be hired by Hutcheson since the beginning of the hospital’s partnership with Project SEARCH, an international school-to-work program, in September 2014.
“We are thrilled to have John join the Hutcheson family,” said Kay Honea, director of Environmental Services at Hutcheson.
“His hard work and commitment to the job make him a valuable member of our team, and he has proven himself throughout the course of his internship to be a truly dedicated and reliable employee.”
Mr. Gilbreath graduated from LaFayette High School in 2014 and indicates his interests outside of the workplace include a love of watching sports and rooting for the Georgia Bulldogs.
The Project SEARCH program is designed to empower students with disabilities to seamlessly transition from school into the workplace by placing students as interns in local business and healthcare organizations. Local workplace partners commit to mentoring and assisting interns in identifying their target careers and learning the job skills they need to be successful. Walker County schools also provide special education teachers and job coaches to work alongside Project SEARCH interns both on-site and in the classroom.
Project SEARCH in Walker County is made possible through the collaborative efforts of Walker County schools, Hutcheson Medical Center, Kaleidoscope Center, Orange Grove, ARC of Walker County, LaFayette Optimist Club and many others.
For more information on Project SEARCH, visit
www.ProjectSearch.us.