Workforce Development Department
Through a contract with the Ross County Department of Job and Family Services, the Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce provides a workforce development program designed to help area employers find qualified applicants and train existing employees promoting a constant enhancement of the areas workforce. Programs are available to assist unemployed and displaced workers find positions and training opportunities are offered to help with new professional avenues. Employers need not be a member of the chamber to take advantage of these department services and over 200 employers to date have taken advantage of these free offerings the enhance their workforce and business.
The Jobs One-Stop truly is the one place to begin your search for employment, training and other job-related resources.
The One-Stop pulls together many of the organizations involved with workforce development so that employers can work with just one place to achieve your goals of finding and keeping the best employees. Here are some of the services offered:
Job Bank Website
Job Bank, the area’s premier website for employers and job-seekers alike, gets more than 300 visitors a day and is free for employers to post their openings. In addition to appearing on Job Bank, the position also will be posted at the One-Stop office and emailed to all of the partners.
Customized Recruiting
Minimize walk-in traffic and phone calls to your business by having all applicants send resumes or forms to the One-Stop. Trained professionals then can prescreen them and forward the best to you. Or, you could schedule your very own job fair at the One-Stop.
Employee Retention
The Jobs One-Stop may assist your employees by linking them with services designed to minimize and eliminate the day-to-day challenges associated with absenteeism and loss of productivity.
Services include assistance in these areas:
Employer Resources
The Ohio Department of Development website at http://www.odod.state.oh.us/ can help you find and use the labor market information you need to help your business succeed.
This site offers links to labor market statistics and information from a number of sources, links to information on tax credits available to employers who meet certain requirements in staffing and hiring. The credits can save substantial amounts of money of new employees
Outplacement Services
The Jobs One-Stop can assist employers who are faced with downsizing, layoffs or closures with free outplacement services to their employees.
Coordination and participation in worker orientation sessions may include:
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Unemployment compensation
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Workforce Investment Act
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Employment Services
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Trade Adjustment Act (if applicable)
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Health Insurance
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Financial Planning
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Consumer Credit Counseling
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Link to Community Resources
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Coordination of Education & Job Fairs
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Job Search Workshops:
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Interviewing Skills
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Job Search Techniques
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Labor Market Information
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Resume Development
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Career Exploration
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Workforce Academy
Workforce Academies
Seminars are held periodically at the Ross County Service Center on a variety of topics to meet the needs of local businesses. These are targeted to demand that we continue to hold an educated and trained workforce in the forefront of our areas interest and need.
For more information on any of these programs, please contact:
Cari Steinbrook
Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce
45 East Main Street
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
Phone: 740-702-2722
Hours: Monday thru Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Ross County Jobs One-Stop
150 East Second Street
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
Phone: 740-779-2946
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday
7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.