Career Services

Job and Employment Links for the Week of March 22

Enrollment Now Open - Sage Boot Camp.  This two-week long, intensive training course will provide participants with essential skills to lead them toward job placement.  The first session starts on Monday - Friday, from 4/27 - 5/8,   9 am - 2 pm.  Participants must attend every day at the SAGE Center, 305  7th Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

NYC Police Department will present an information session  for NYPD recruitment opportunities: School Safety Officer, Traffic Enforcement,  Police  Officer, 911 Operators on Monday, March 23, 2015, 11 am - 2 pm, at the New York State Department of Labor, Queens Workforce 1 Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, New York 11432.

FDNY will present an information session for career opportunities as EMT, Paramedic, and Firefighter on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm, at Queens Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, New York 11432.

3rd Yachad/JUF Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 12 - 2 pm at Jewish Heritage Museum, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280.  Yachard/JUF Job Fairs are designed exclusively to connect individuals with special needs with top employers in the Tri-State area.

3rd Yachad/JUF Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 2 - 4 pm at Jewish Heritage Museum, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280.  Yachard/JUF Job Fairs ar designed exclusively to connect individuals with special needs with top employers in the Tri-State area.

CIDNY - ILS  will present a recruitment for Certified Home Health Aide (10 openings, F/T  &  P/T, Live-In, Live-Out, Weekends) on Friday, March 27, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm at the  Bronx Workforce 1 Career Center, 400 E. Fordham Road, 4th Floor, Bronx, NY 10458. 

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St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development provides Free Job, Training and Educational Programs in Environmental Response and Remediation Tec (ERRT).  Commercial Driver's License, Pest Control Technician Training (PCT), Employment Search and Prep Training and Job Placement, Earn Benefits and Career Path Center.  For information and assistance, please visit St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development, 790 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11206, 718-302-2057 ext. 202. 

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement.  Currently BWI offers free job training programs in four industries: commercial driving, telecommunications cable installation, TV and film production, and skilled woodworking.  BWI is at 621 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217. 718-237-5366. 

CMP (formerly Chinatown Manpower Project) in lower Manhattan is now recruiting for a free training in Quickbooks,  Basic Accounting, and Excel.   This training is open to anyone who is receiving food stamps but no cash assistance.  Class runs for 8 weeks, followed by one-on-one meetings with a job developer.  CMP also provides Free Home Health Aide Training for bilingual English/Cantonese speakers who are receiving food stamps but no cash assistance.  Training runs Mondays through Fridays for 6 weeks, and includes test prep then taking the HHA certification exam.  Students learn about direct care techniques such as taking vital signs and assisting with personal hygiene and nutrition.   For more information for the above two training programs, please Email: info@cmpny.org, call 212-571-1690 or visit 70 Mulberry Street, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10013. CMP also provides tuition-based healthcare and business trainings for free to students who are entitled to ACCESS funding.  Please call CMP for information.

Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) trains women and places them in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades. It helps women achieve economic independence and a secure future.  For information call 212-627-6252 or register online.

Grace Institute provides tuition-free, practical job training in a supportive learning community for underserved New York area women of all ages and from many different background.  For information call 212-832-7605.

Please note this blog post will be revised when more recruitment events for the week of March  22  are available.