Chenango-Delaware-Otsego Workforce News & Blog

Healthcare jobs are in demand! 

Entry-Level and High Demand Healthcare Jobs in Otsego County: 

• Certified Nurse Aide
• Direct Support Professional
• Home Health Aide
• LPN
• Medical Assistant
• Patient Care Aide
• Personal Care Aide
• Resident Aide or Counselor
• Registered Nurse

We've added a new information sheet to our website to help you find healthcare jobs in Otsego County. 

Go Here to Download the Information Sheet (Word format)

Go Here for PDF format

For more information on career pathways in healthcare (or manufacturing), or to download our Career Pathways Worksheet, GO HERE. 

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Custom Job Search Link 

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Resources for Businesses

Resources for Businesses Hiring Workers with Disabilities

Your Dream Your Team Toolkit to help Job Seekers with a Disability along their Career Path

Resources for Job Seekers

Resources for Youth

Community Resources

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From the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce:

"Are you thinking of starting a business?

Join us for an informative webinar:

Empowerment: Roundtable of Otsego County Women Owned Businesses

Tuesday March 30th at 8:30 a.m. zoom virtual meeting

This is Free but you must pre-register.

Regional Women Leaders will discuss their adventure in owning their own business: how they got started, resources that they utilized to get their businesses off the ground, what they wish they had known first, and how they pivoted their business during the pandemic. Women owned businesses from all sectors: retail, marketing, manufacturing, consulting, food service, and tourism, will be represented.

Some of these businesses are well established and others just opened during the pandemic year. Diversified experiences that will inform you about how to move your own project forward, or ways you can pivot and grow your current business.

Join US whether you are a woman or not, we believe these Women can help you succeed."

Sign up for the roundtable today! When: Mar 30, 2021 08:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdeqoqzgrH91Og-VdvypnP6OaCkG3uM6M

Saputo is holding a Drive-Thru Job Fair!

When: Friday, April 2, 2021

Where: Saputo Dairy USA Parking Lot

Interviews on site. No appointment required.

Call 607-832-5777 for more info.

Positions Available:

• Filler Operator
• Production Operator-Liquefier
• Lab Technician
• Forklift Operator
• Cooler Operator
• Maintenance Technician

Read how the Workforce Development Board's American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) grant program is helping local businesses and residents mend the skills gap and jump-start great careers in manufacturing! 

The program is available to residents and businesses located in the following New York counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Tioga
and Tompkins. 

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Staffworks will hold a  Drive-Thru Job Fair for Raymond Corporation at Norwich CDO Workforce on Tuesday, March 30th! 

When: 11:00am to 3:00pm 

Where: Norwich CDO Workforce Parking Lot, 1 O'Hara Drive, Norwich, NY  

Open Positions:

• General Utilities
• Production Operators
• Assemblers
• Forklift Operators
• Tool Crib Attendants
• Test Lab Technicians

No appointment Required!

Call 607-334-5055 for more information

Ready to improve your skills and start on your ideal career pathway? 

NYSDOL is offering FREE virtual workshops on resume writing, interviewing, transferable skills and more. 

Sign up for a virtual workshop today! 

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2021

Media Contact:  Zoë O. Vandermeulen 607-542-9636

Area Residents Can Build Career Skills Online and in the Classroom

Sidney, NY - CDO Workforce, serving businesses and employees in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego County, today announced free training opportunities for local job seekers as well as employed workers.

“We provide a wide range of resources and services to our community,” says Maggie Gilbert, manager of the Sidney CDO Workforce One Stop Center. “This ranges from reviewing and drafting professional resumes, to high school equivalency classes, to training for specific careers, to linking job seekers to local job opportunities.”

“Much of our training and support services are available online,” adds Tylena Daniels, manager of the Norwich CDO Workforce One Stop Center. “Our customers are able to gain valuable career skills from their own home or workplace.”

“We also offer socially-distanced classroom training where customers are able to learn and prepare for careers that are in-demand in our area – such as CDL B driver’s license, certified nurse’s aide, carpentry, and more,” says Penny Seeger, supervisor of the Oneonta CDO Workforce One Stop Center.

All CDO Workforce services are offered free. To find out more, contact your local One Stop Center at:
Oneonta – 607-432-4800
Norwich – 607-334-2201
Sidney – 607-832-5776
Delhi – 607-832-5777
Or visit us online at www.cdoworkforce.org.

Our March newsletter is here! It's jam-packed with new hiring and learning events and opportunities! 

...Plus featured job openings, helpful and informative articles, grant features and workforce news and more.  

GO HERE TO READ 

CDO Workforce's Disability Employment Initiative team, together with youth from our Work Experience Program, have created a collection of community resources for Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties. 

The Community Resource Tool is available for free on the CDO Workforce website and is appropriate for use by youth and adult job seekers, human service agencies, community organizations, and government entities.

There are specific categories of resources and services for individuals with disabilities, including people with substance abuse disorders.

Go Here to see the resources

Staffworks will be holding an ongoing recruitment event at CDO Workforce in Oneonta. 

Full-Time Job Openings: 
Clerical
Manufacturing
Assembly
Lumber Handling
Machine Operations

Call Staffworks for an Interview Appointment: 607-334-5055

Veterans and Job Seekers with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Where: CDO Workforce Center, 12 Dietz St., Oneonta

When: Interviews Start on March 3, 2021

We've added a new resource to our library of helpful resources on our Hiring Workers with Disabilities page: 

"Funding assistance available for removing barriers and accommodating customers with disabilities." 

Go here to see this resource and lots more! 

CDO Workforce is excited to announce a collaboration with ASGCR.ORG to provide mentoring services to participants of the Out-Of-School Youth Program, as well as youth with a disability (ages 16 to 24). 

The Program is FREE and can be provided via video communication during this COVID-19 Pandemic. 

• Mentors can assist you and support you in many areas of your life, including: 
• Independence
• Physical well-being
• Environment
• Emotional well-being
• Community Connections
• Education and Employment
• Other areas identified

Move forward & rediscover your personal power and self-sufficiency!

For more information or to enroll please contact:
Otsego County: Penny Seeger (607) 287-5861
Alan Sessions (607) 435-0595
Delaware County: Jen Mitchell (607) 832-5784
Chenango County: Jennifer DelRio (607) 334-2201 ext. 100

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All CDO Workforce offices will be closed on Monday, February 15th in observance of Presidents' Day.

Our February newsletter is here! 

We're sharing new grant opportunities, upcoming events and learning opportunities, workforce news and lots of valuable new resources... 

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The Workforce Development Board (WDB) is seeking a full-time Project Director for a grant-funded 4 year Rural Healthcare Project based in Utica serving 12 surrounding counties in NYS.

Responsibilities:
Fiscal and programmatic management; documentation of services, project compliance and performance, staff accountability; ability to direct and provide advising to participants; skill with interviewing, hiring, training, supervising and evaluating staff; ability to coordinate and promote project activities and services with other community agencies; skills in oversight of data management and reporting for project evaluation; commitment to represent the project and advocate for the needs of disadvantaged students within the community; demonstrated service on community activities; and demonstrated commitment to foster a supportive, collaborative climate.

Qualifications:
Master's degree preferred in education, counseling or related field; four years paid work experience in program, personnel and budget management, preferably in not for profit programs, with preference for candidates who have experience working with ESL populations and individuals from diverse backgrounds. Required knowledge and experience: fiscal and programmatic compliance with federal regulations, federal program planning and evaluation; budget management; ability to engender strong interagency support; working knowledge of databases and data collection, analysis and evaluation, and other technologies; familiarity with student development and learning theory, academic advisement and college survival, learning styles and strategies; ability to communicate across cultural differences; impact of culture on learning; tutor training and supervision; knowledge of two- and four-year articulation issues; demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, and demonstrated ability to implement a service-oriented program in an efficient and timely manner.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to kbetti@working-solutions.org.

Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Health & Dental Insurance
Employer contributed matching 401 K
Two weeks’ vacation & holidays
Free parking

Join CDO Workforce for a Supervisory Training Class! 

When: February 8th, 10th, 15th and 17th
Time: 8:30 am -10:30 am
Where: Zoom-Virtual-link will be shared once signed up for class
Trainer: DH Sheldon Associates

Don Sheldon has global experience helping companies achieve world-class performance. His teaching style is hands-on and down to earth.

Course Description
This 8-hour course is designed to be delivered in 4 segments of 2 hours each. The course gives the attendees an advanced foundation of management skill learning. The course engages the attendees in analyzing and using thought leadership and application of these ideas within company applications. Several actual company examples will be used to help in the attendees better understand the approach and attention required for good supervisory skills. The students will be provided with copies the slides used in the class.

Call or email Maggie Gilbert at 607 832-5781 maggie.gilbert@co.delaware.ny.us for more information.

All attendees must be actively enrolled with CDO Workforce

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, January 18th 

Office Hours 

Norwich and Oneonta CDO Workforce offices will be closed January 18th.

Sidney and Delhi CDO Workforce offices will be open.

The Workforce Development Board Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties, Inc. (WDB) has issued a Request for Proposals for: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act One Stop Operator. 

The WDB Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties, Inc. is a not-for-profit agency with a long history of providing employment and training programs in the three county region. The system is funded under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) and connects multiple federally funded employment and training programs in the local workforce area. 

The One Stop Operator (“Operator”), in a consultant role, will play a critical role in supporting the local workforce system to coordinate its diverse partners to achieve its service delivery vision and reach its ‘to be defined’ performance goals. The Contract Period is: April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023.

The deadline for submission is March 1, 2021. 

To download the RFP and other critical dates GO HERE. 

We've got new resources to share with you for workers with disabilities and for businesses hiring workers with disabilities!

For Businesses

>What Employers Should Know About Learning Disabilities Info Sheet
>Job Accommodation Network (JAN) JAN A to Z listings by disability, topic, and limitation

Go here to see these resources and more

For Job Seekers

>Tools for Life: Researching and locating new apps can be an overwhelming task. The Tools for Life AppFinder database helps make your app search much easier. The Tools for Life AppFinder has hundreds of apps for living, learning, working and playing.

>Self-Advocacy in the Workplace: Requesting Job Accommodations

>Job Accommodation Network (JAN) JAN A to Z listings by disability, topic, and limitation 

Go here to see the resources