Job Corps will be at Norwich CDO Workforce to meet with interested youth. 

When: Ongoing, Mondays and Tuesdays, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM 

Where: 1 O'Hara Drive, Norwich, NY 

To learn more about Job Corps, click here. 

We've got a lot of great information to share with you this month! Workforce news and events, job fairs, learning, funding and training opportunities and more... Check it out here.

All CDO Workforce offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 8th in honor of Columbus Day.

Many people with disabilities wait years before they are determined to be eligible for benefits. These free Office of Mental Health (OMH) workshops will show you the benefits and advantages of participating in Social Security entitlement programs.  

These very informative and educational workshops will be explained in simple everyday language, so you can better understand and navigate the complex Social Security system, regardless of how much you may already know about these programs. 

If you are considering going back to work and are fearful or skeptical about losing your Social Security benefits, these workshop are for you! Facilitators Garrett Smith and Regina Shoen, will explain how you can go back to work while still receiving benefits. If you are unsure if you are eligible to receive Social Security benefits, that will be explained as well.

These workshops will teach you about: 

• Request a waiver for an overpayment.
• Avoid spend-downs.
• Use Social Security work incentives to help maintain SSI and SSDI eligibility as you explore returning to work.
• Ease off cash benefits and into self-sufficiency.
• Work full-time and maintain low cost (or even no-cost) health insurance.
• Get expedited reinstatement of benefits.

PASS plans,1619b, Medicaid Buy-In for Working people with a disability and some of the other underused mechanisms that will be covered.

These workshops are for people with any type of disability, however, the main focus will be for people with mental health disabilities.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 9, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Workshop 1 – PASS Plans, 11:30-1:00pm
• Workshop 2 – Medicaid Buy-in and 1619(b), 2:00pm-3:30pm
• Workshop 3 – Social Security Eligibility, 4:30pm-6:00pm

WHERE: Host site: 12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY 13820

Please feel free to utilize the parking garage as it is FREE ALL DAY PARKING.

If you wish to register for one and/or all the workshops listed, please contact:
Kate Hewlett ~ Peer Engagement Specialist
Otsego County Community Services
242 Main Street ~ Oneonta, NY 13820
Phone (607) 433-2343/ Fax (607) 433-6229
hewlettk@otsegocounty.com

To download the flyer, click here. 

Presented by the Office of Mental Health and the CDO Workforce.

The Southside Mall, CDO Workforce and NYS Department of Labor would like to invite you to participate in the Southside Mall 2018 Job Fair on October 25th from 3-5pm. 

This event is sure to attract many candidates!  
This is an excellent opportunity for you to meet job seekers and fill openings within your company!  

Participants will be provided a table and 2 chairs. If you have any other needs, such as electrical outlets or additional tables, please indicate that on your registration form.

We ask that businesses commit to being available the entire length of the Job Fair, 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Setup is from 2:00pm to 3:00pm.

Please complete the registration form and return by October 19th, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact David Croston at (607) 778-3004 or by email david.croston@labor.ny.gov

To download the registration form, click here. 

Diversity Partners Project at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI), located at Cornell University is offering free a Building Business Relationships seminar.

The training is beneficial for job developers, employment specialists, and others in both the public and private sector who connect people with disabilities to jobs.

The training is scheduled for Tuesday, October 23, from 9:00 AM to Noon, at The Arc Otsego, 35 Academy St., in Oneonta.

This training includes 3 hours of classroom training on October 23rd and two hours of webinar based training:
Wednesday November 7th and Monday November 19th - for one hour webinars from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

Webinars will be recorded and made available.

This is a free training sponsored by Diversity Partners, with the help of The Arc Otsego and CDO Workforce.

Presenter: Wendy Strobel Gower is the Project Director of the Diversity Partners Project and the Northeast ADA Center at YTI. Ellice Switzer is a Content Development Specialist and Trainer at YTI working on the Diversity Partners Project, the NYSCASE, and the NY Transition Services Professional Development Support Center.

Reservations are required: Please e-mail: cdoworkforce@gmail.com with attendees' name, title, agency, & e-mail address.

Reservations Deadline: October 18.

Questions: contact Alan Sessions at 607-432-4800 x 109

Training Outline: Building Relationships (3 hours classroom. 9-Noon, October 23, 2018):
- Assessing employer needs: Learn how to prepare for meetings with employers and how to engage them around their specific business needs.
- Establishing a professional identity: Learn about the importance of understanding business language and avoiding your own jargon.
- Understanding policy Initiatives: Learn about the business impact of employment first policies, Section 503 of the Rehab Act, executive orders and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
- Industry and Sector Expertise: Developing and using industry and sector expertise as a means of building relationships with businesses and creating better opportunities for people with disabilities

One hour webinar on Sustaining Relationships (1 Hour - Nov. 7th, 1:00 PM):
- Enhancing your value to employers: Understand and communicate your value to employers beyond one-off job match.
- Partnerships and business led coalitions: Case examples of successful Partnerships and collaborations from around the country.

Optional follow up webinar (Nov. 19th, 1:00 PM -2:00 PM): Accessing Job-Driven training: Reasonable Modification for Job Seekers with Disabilities.

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Adecco is holding a recruitment at the Norwich CDO Workforce Center on Tuesday, 9/11/2018, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. 

Where: 1 O'Hara Drive, Norwich, NY 

They are recruiting for Production Assistants, 1st shift, 2nd shift, or 3rd shift. 

General Requirements: Pass Background Check & Drug Screen – high school diploma or equivalent.

The sign-up sheet for the recruitment is at the front desk. Ask a staff person for more information regarding the specific position requirements and to schedule an interview time. You may also call the Norwich CDO Workforce office at 607-334-2201.

Adecco has indicated that they might have some professional/admin positions coming available soon as well. If you  have a customer service, admin, purchasing, data entry or bookkeeping background and want to do some networking, Adecco will  be happy to meet with you, although there is nothing concrete available yet.

Bring a resume and be prepared to complete an application. 
Reservations preferred. Walk-ins are welcome.

To view/download the fly, click here. 

After successfully parenting two Millennials as a single father, Mark has become a passionate advocate for bridging the generational divides that are contributing to America's profound skills gap. 

Parents, schools, districts, businesses, and state organizations across North America have successfully used Mark's insights and strategies to connect more effectively with the younger generations. 

In his work with educational and business organizations, Mark has pioneered many best practices for achieving more with today's young people, including the TFS Education with Purpose® philosophy and highly popular Career Tree® strategy, among others.

Mark is frequently cited as the national expert in education enrollment, retention, and performance.

Please join us!

There is no charge to attend this event.

When: September 4, 2018

Offered at two locations:

UDCMO BOCES Chenango Campus, Norwich, NY, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Unatego Central School District, Unatego, NY, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Are you interested in Civil Service but confused by the process? Learn how to locate job openings and listings for local cities, counties, and NYS. Receive test-taking tips and advice on preparing for an exam, review sample exam questions, obtain applications, fee waivers and cross-filer forms as well as 55a/b/c information.

When: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Where: Oneonta CDO, 12 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY

Facilitator: Susan Carimando

If you are interested, you must sign up. Please call 607-432-4800 to register.

All CDO Workforce offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3rd for Labor Day.

Are you looking for a career in healthcare? Don't miss this terrific healthcare job fair! 

Begin A “NEW” Career in HEALTHCARE

• 17 Healthcare Agencies Ready to Meet with YOU
• Explore Career Paths &Training Available
• Help Others and Receive Job Satisfaction
• No Layoffs, Job Security, Steady Income
• All shifts, Part Time, Full Time, Entry Level

Purdy & Sons in Sherburne, NY, has immediate openings! 

Accounting Clerk 
Shipping Clerk 
Deliver Drivers 
Receiving Clerk 
Packaging Positions 
Scale Operator/Quality Assurance Associate 
Manufacturing/Meat Cutting 
Marketing 

To find out more, click here

Use On-the-Job Training to help cover the costs! 

The CDO Workforce New York One-Stop System has On-the-Job Training (OJT) Funds available. 

The OJT funding provides companies with an incentive to hire and train individuals who lack the specific skills or experience for a job. 

OJT is appropriate for occupations where classroom training is not suitable and for which specific job skills can be learned by a worker while engaged in useful work. 

This program is for full-time (at least 32 hours per week) employment and cannot be used for seasonal, commission, or 1099 employment opportunities.

Business OJT users apply their own methods to teach workers the new skills necessary for successful employment within their company, while the trainee is performing productive tasks.

OJT contracts can be written up to $2,000 per trainee depending on amount of training provided.

For more information regarding grants and other CDO Workforce Business Services contact: Tylena Daniels at (607)-334-2201 X 128 / Tylena.Daniels@labor.ny.gov OR April Feyh at 607-832-5782 / april.feyh@co.delaware.ny.us

Grads of Life - Introducing Employers to the Business Benefits of Working with Opportunity Youth. 

The Grads of Life Public Service Announcement campaign initially launched in September 2014 and, to date, has received more than $81 million in donated media support. 

In partnership with the Ad Council, they have recently launched a new series of ads to address this critical employment gap and introduce employers to the incredible business benefits of working with Opportunity Youth - unemployed young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are an often an overlooked talent pool. 

A particularly powerful piece of the new campaign is a series titled 7 Second Resumes, in which Opportunity Youth spend seven seconds-the average amount of time a hiring manager spends reviewing a resume-describing their unique attributes that add to their value as employees.

The qualities and skills that these young people have acquired throughout their life journeys cannot be itemized on a resume, but are often the very core competencies that employers look for in their employees.

Also, Grads for Life has published an impact report detailing the success the Grads of Life campaign has seen thus far.

"With your support and partnership, we look forward to continuing to expand our reach and in the coming months, we plan to be in touch more frequently with updates on what Grads of Life is doing and how you can participate."

To view the videos, click here.
To learn more about the Campaign, click here.
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Come to the Manpower Recruitment at Norwich CDO Workforce! 

Manpower will be at the Norwich CDO Workforce Center on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 9:00 AM - Noon.  

We are scheduling interviews for Manpower during the time period of 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. 

Walk-ins will be welcome 11:00 am - Noon.  

The sign-up sheet for interviews is located at the Front Desk at Norwich CDO Workforce. If you are not in the Norwich Office, please call the front desk at 334-2201, ext. 127. 

Bring a resume and be prepared to complete and application.

Ask a staff person for more information regarding specific position requirements.

To view/download the flyer, click here.
To view current openings, click here.

Direct Support Professional Recruitment at Norwich CDO Workforce

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CHENANGO RECRUITMENT 

When: Monday, August 13, 2018  at 1:00 PM 

Where: CDO Workforce 1 O’Hara Dr. Norwich 

Bring a resume and be prepared to complete an application 

Open Position: Direct Support Professional 

Responsible for working with program participants, adults ages 18 and above. The house aide will write or assist in writing reports, perform routine household cleaning and upkeep, assist and plan activities, administer medications per orders, and perform related tasks as directed by the house supervisor.

High school diploma or GED. At least 6 months related experience preferred, will accept trainee. Full and part-time available, work hours and days will vary. Mostly evening and overnights. NYS Driver’s license required, Salary $11.44 hour.

**Ask a staff person for more information regarding the specific position or if you are not located in the CDO Norwich office, call 607-334-2201.

To view or download the flyer, click here. 

Stafkings Healthcare will be at the Norwich CDO Workforce Center on Thursday, August 9, 2018, 11am – 3pm for a recruitment.

They are currently recruiting for PCAs, HHAs, and CNAs. 

We will be scheduling interviews for Stafkings Healthcare. The sign-up sheet for the interviews is at the Front Desk. If you are not located in the Norwich Office, please call the Front Desk at 334-2201, ext. 127.

To view/download the flyer, click here.

• Do you own a business (three or more employees)? 
• Do you know about ‘hiring & firing’ practices? 
• Would you like to know more about tax benefits & incentives available when hiring from certain populations? 
• Would you like to give input on the kind of training, recruitment and other policies needed to find the right employees in Chenango, Delaware & Otsego Counties? 

If you said ‘yes’ to these questions, CDO Workforce Development Board is looking for you!

Our board meets four times a year in Oneonta, this is a minimal obligation of huge importance to the workforce community. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with local leaders, including representatives from service agencies and the education and economic development sectors. No fund raising is required and continental breakfasts are included!

If you are interested in serving on the CDO Workforce Development Board, please contact our Executive Director, Alice Savino, at 315-793-6037 or email asavino@working-solutions.org to find out more.

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