Submitted by Traci Holt

Lassen Career Network
2545 Main Street, Susanville, CA 96130
(530) 257-5057
www.aworkforce.org

 

Business Services - Pathways to Success


Business Seminar Series

Employment attorney, Mark A. Vegh, with the law firm of Carr, Kennedy, Peterson & Frost in Redding presented Employee Privacy Issues: Inside and Outside the Workplace in April. He concluded the workshop series in May with Employee Discipline, Termination and Documentation.

Sixty businesses attended these valuable workshops. Thank You to Mark Vegh!!!


Mark Vegh speaking to local employers on Discipline, Documentation and Termination.


Job Fair Attracts Many Job Seekers

Our annual Job Fair was held on April 16, 2005 at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. Over 160 job seekers and 16 employers attended this yearly event. Employers represented included: Head Start, Banner Lassen Medical Center, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Bureau of Prisons, US Forest Service, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Susanville Nursing and Rehabilitation, KSUE/KJDX, High Desert State Prison, Autoworld, Diamond Mountain Casino, Grizzly Creek Ranch, Susanville Supermarket, Pizza Factory, Lincare, and the Army National Guard.

This event is a collaborative effort aimed at meeting Lassen County's workforce needs. It gave local employers the chance to interview dozens of potential workers in one location, at one time without the interruptions of a normal work day.




Northeastern Rural Health Clinics Customized Recruitment

Northeastern Rural Health Clinics, Inc. has completed their new clinic and administrative facility in Susanville, CA. The new facility provides expanded medical, dental, and urgent care services. Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc. secured the customized recruitment contract to hire 17 new positions. This positions were created as a result of the business expansion. To date, we have provided recruiting services for 6 of the 17 positions.

Independent City 2005!!
Over seventy local teenagers received a wake up call last week when they attended a one-of-a-kind workshop preparing them for independent living.

“Independent City” involved dozens of community volunteers who came together to help simulate the steps everyone must take to move out on their own. Youth teamed up with “roommates” and visited city stations including real estate offices, banks, utilities, a car dealer, public transportation, the post office, social security, and many, many more.

The hand-on process and role playing made the learning experience fun and real. “I never knew there were so many forms”, exclaimed one youth, while another chastised her roommate saying “I’m tired of paying all the bills – get a job!”

Some of the areas addressed in the workshop were identifying the knowledge and skills needed to make the transition; fears, concerns and attitudes youth have toward independent living; actual costs involved in getting an apartment, utilities, and phone service; the relationship between employment and establishing a new residence, and problem solving during roommate conflicts.

Many of the adult volunteers shared their hopes that this program could be made available to all senior high students, which is one of the program goals.

“This experience is invaluable to youth,” commented Laurie Wann with the Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc., one of the partnering agencies. “The Independent City team would really like to provide this service to all area schools – but it takes incredible commitment to pull it off, not to mention a strong, supportive community. We could never have done this without all the wonderful volunteers.”

Several local agencies joined forces in this huge effort, including Lassen WORKS, and their Independent Living Program, Lassen County Office of Education Workability Program, the Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc., Lassen Union High School, and Lassen Community College Foster Youth Mentoring Program.


Local teenagers attend the Independent City orientation.

LMUD Representative, Theresa Boucher talks about electricity bills.

Success Story

Megan is what collaboration is all about. She is a client of the Independent Living Program and Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc. . The Independent Living Program is paying for her work experience and Alliance for Workforce Development Inc. developed and monitors her work experience to ensure her success. Megan is also receiving life skills as part of her goal and supportive services as needed.

Megan will be transitioning from foster care into independence shortly. We feel her work experience will give her the needed skills to secure employment for the future that will lead her to self sufficiency. We are very proud of Megan and what she is accomplishing with her life.

Megan has since secured Full Time employment with Northeastern Rural Health Clinics. Way to Go Megan.

This is Megan's Story

“My name is Megan Blue and I have been in the work experience program for about a month now. The projects that I have been working on mostly contain Human Resource material. My job in the work experience program is short but I can use the skills that I maintain in this environment to maybe going into a long-term program. Since I have been at the work experience program I have been involved in many activities. I really do enjoy working here it is a lot of experience and helpful as I reach the near future. My plans for the near future is going to Shasta College and experimenting in Child Development. The reasons why I would like to go into Child Development are to maybe one day become a teacher or counselor in helping teens with anger problems or drug problems. I feel that I can relate to all teen’s with certain issues since I have been in and out of juvenile hall and group homes. I have dealt with my issues and decided to put all that stuff behind me and move on and start getting prepared for when I am out of the group home. I think that since graduating from high school I have done pretty well in stabilizing a job and trying to earn money for college. “ By: Megan Blue


 

 

HR Solutions.....Put Us to Work for You!!!

During the past year, we worked with 219 businesses, providing 687 services which include:

  • Business Expansion
  • Business Information Exchange
  • Business Start-Up
  • Customized Recruiting Services
  • Job Postings
  • Workshops
  • Personnel Policy
  • Business Workshops
  • Assistance to Company Downsizing and/or Layoffs
Rapid Response Update

During the past 3 months, we have been busy with Rapid Response activities. The following businesses have closed: