Charleston Job Corps Center
1000 Kennawa Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 925-3200
www.Charleston.jobcorps.gov
Charleston Job Corps Center offers comprehensive residential, education and job training programs for at-risk youth ages 16 through 24. They provide young people with the integrated academic, vocational and social skills training that is needed to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education.
Dept. of Rehabilitation Services
549 Mall Road
Oak Hill, WV 25901
(304) 465-3025
www.wvdrs.org
The Dept. of Rehabilitation helps people with disabilities prepare for, maintain or advance in competitive employment through vocational rehabilitation services, job training, rehabilitation therapy and other support services to people with disabilities. Services available through local Department of Rehabilitation office, as well as at the residential location in Institute, WV.
Foster Grandparent Program
One United Way Square
Charleston, WV 25301-1098
(304) 340-3636
Foster Grandparents must be age 60 and above, meet certain income eligibility guidelines and be able to serve between 15 and 40 hours a week. Foster Grandparents receive pre-service and monthly training sessions, reimbursement for transportation, some meals during service, annual physical, accident and liability insurance while on duty and a modest, tax-free stipend to offset the cost of volunteering if income eligible.
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
Administrative Office
Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley
215 Virginia Street West
Charleston, WV 25302
(304) 346-0811
www.goodwill.org
Local Offices:
Goodwill Industries - Beckley
112 Appalachian Drive
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 256-0802
Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 12pm-5pm
Goodwill Industries - Summersville
225 Merchants Walk Mall
Summersville, WV 26651
(304) 872-0052
Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm
Sunday: 12pm-5pm
Goodwill Industries provide education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Also, Goodwill offers Work Adjustment Training, Occupational Skills Training, Competitive Job Placement, Supported Employment, Extended (Sheltered) Employment, Community Based Vocational Services- Exploration, Assessment, Training. Occasionally, employment opportunities are available at locations other than the Goodwill Thrift Shops.
Kelly Temporary Services
155 George Street
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 252-9052
www.kellyservices.com
Kelly Temporary Employment Services is a temporary staffing company that strives to find employment for job seekers. The company operates worldwide via the web and locally serves in Beckley, WV. Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.
Saunders Staffing Services
1205 S. Kanawha St.
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 256-0560
www.saundersstaffing.net
Saunders Staffing Services is an employment contracting firm that provides permanent placement, specializing in Clerical, Sales, Medical, Industrial, and Technical fields.
Senior Community Service Employment Program
(Experience Works, Inc)
400 New River Dr.
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 253-2799
(304) 872-6954
www.wvseniorservices.gov
Senior Community Service Employment Program offers training, employment and community service opportunities for mature workers. Applicant must be 55 years of age or older, and meet income guidelines.
SPOKES (Strategic Planning in Occupational Knowledge for Employment and Success)
1400 Virginia Street
Oak Hill, WV 25901
(304) 465-9613
www.wvdhhr.org
DHHR sponsors a 6 week job readiness program that includes skills assessment testing, community awareness, personal management, consumer economics, motivation and assertiveness training. Must be referred by DHHR or Workforce WV.
WV Department of Commerce Work Force WV
Beckley WORKFORCE WV Career Center & Beckley Job Service
200 Value City Center
Beckley, WV 25802
(304) 253-1214
www.workforcewv.org
Summersville Office for Workforce
830 Northside Dr.
Summersville, WV 26651
(304) 872-0821
Workforce West Virginia is a network of workforce development services designed to provide West Virginia citizens and employers the opportunity to compete in today's economy by making available the appropriate educational and training opportunities. All services are free of charge. Services include:
General Services:
General services include outreach, interviewing, testing, counseling and referral to placement, training and other services designed to ready individuals for employment. Specialized services for various groups, such as the following, are provided:
Veterans' Services:
By law and regulation, veterans receive priority (with preferential treatment for veterans with disabilities) in all services leading to employment and training.
Youth Services:
Services are geared to provide employment assistance to youths between the ages of 16 and 22 who are in school, are high school dropouts or are graduates entering the labor market.
Older Workers:
Middle-aged and older workers are provided all services within the scope and responsibility of Job Service, including specialized job placement, occupational testing, local labor market information, counseling and referral to training and employment programs.
Services to People With Disabilities:
Special placement techniques are also offered which seek to match the physical and mental demands of a job to the capabilities of workers with disabilities. Such services are given by Job Service in cooperation with other community agencies and include counseling and special placement assistance.
Farm and Woods Workers:
Rural residents receive year-round assistance in the full range of employment services. They also receive special services in recruitment and placement of farm and woods workers. Growers receive assistance in meeting seasonal labor needs and moving workers from supply to demand areas.
Help for Employers:
Employers are provided assistance in obtaining workers for their workforce needs, in filling jobs with special skills or other requirements. Auxiliary services include comprehensive labor market information on a local, state, regional and national basis.
Temporary Income/Unemployment Compensation:
Unemployment compensation provides temporary income as partial compensation to unemployed worker. Unemployment Compensation guidelines are developed by federal government and the U.S. Department of Labor. Unemployment funds are paid by funds collected under provision of Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
West Virginia Joint Apprenticeship Programs
http://wvapprenticeship.com
The West Virginia Joint Apprenticeship Programs provide opportunities, available in Fayette County, to gain a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a highly skilled occupation. Information may be obtained from the website.
