Veterans Program offered by WorkSource at North Seattle One-Stop Center
Helps veterans and their spouses find jobs and gives them priority access to WorkSource services, including assistance with job search skills, career counseling and referrals to training and other resources.
Administers the Jobs for Veteran State Grant program, a nationwide program designed to provide assistance to veterans transitioning from one career to another. Provides counseling, resources, employment connections, community partnership advocacy and virtual tools to assist in meeting the veterans’ preferred transitional career goals.
Gives veterans and their spouses priority access to WorkSource services, including the following:
- Job listings, job referrals and hiring events for private sector, city, state and Federal careers
- Job coaching for resume, application perfecting, strategies for success, wage negotiations and interviewing assistance
- Use of computers, photocopiers and phones onsite
- Skill assessments and referrals to training and other resources
In addition, the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program provides intensive case management and employment readiness services to transitioning service members, veterans and qualifying spouses with significant barriers to employment.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives Conduct outreach to employers to promote the recruitment and hiring of veterans; partner with Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Commerce to implement employer campaigns to hire veterans and inform federal contractors on process and requirements for recruitment of veterans.
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Veteran Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Special Needs Job Development
Career Counseling
Employment & Training Services offered by WorkSource at South Seattle Affiliate
Offers individual job search assistance and job preparedness workshops. Provides a list of job openings, computerized job matching system, employer services and phone and computer access for filing employment insurance benefits.
Offers a wide variety of services for job seekers, from individual job search assistance to an extensive list of workshops designed to help job search preparedness. Announcements of jobs within the state of Washington can be obtained at any WorkSource Center, Affiliate or online.
Provides computer access to apply for Washington State Unemployment Insurance.
Provides access to community and technical college programs and financial resources for retraining.
Helps people find employment who have lost their jobs through company downsizing or plant closures.
Other services may include the following:
- Case management
- Job readiness training
- Career counseling
- Vocational assessment
- Individualized job search assistance
- Job fairs
- Employer connections
- Career development workshops
- Follow-up services
- Educational scholarships.
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Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Public Access Computers/Tools
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Business Assistance Centers
Scholarships
State Unemployment Insurance Applications
Job Banks
Prejob Guidance
Employment & Training Services offered by WorkSource at Rainier Affiliate
Offers individual job search assistance and job preparedness workshops. Provides a list of job openings, computerized job matching system, employer services and phone and computer access for filing employment insurance benefits.
Offers a wide variety of services for job seekers, from individual job search assistance to an extensive list of workshops designed to help job search preparedness. Announcements of jobs within the state of Washington can be obtained at any WorkSource Center, Affiliate or online.
Provides computer access to apply for Washington State Unemployment Insurance.
Provides access to community and technical college programs and financial resources for retraining.
Helps people find employment who have lost their jobs through company downsizing or plant closures.
Other services may include the following:
- Case management
- Job readiness training
- Career counseling
- Vocational assessment
- Individualized job search assistance
- Job fairs
- Employer connections
- Career development workshops
- Follow-up services
- Educational scholarships.
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State Unemployment Insurance Applications
Job Banks
Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Public Access Computers/Tools
Business Assistance Centers
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Workforce Development Program offered at CASA Latina
Helps Latino immigrant women achieve economic self-sufficiency. Focuses on participation, network, promotion, training and job referrals.
Helps Latino immigrants achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing job training for domestic work including yardwork, green house cleaning, moving and more. Focuses on participation, network, promotion, training and job referrals.
Program held in Spanish.
Participants also take a health & safety workshop to learn how to:
- Avoid workplace injuries
- Properly use personal protection equipment
- Identify and reduce danger in the workplace
This workshop is offered two times per month.
The health & safety workshop is required for those wanting to be hired through CASA Latina's day labor and employment services.
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
LEP Employment Services offered by Refugee Federation Service Center in Kent
Offers employment training and vocational ESL for refugees; serves low-income refugees and immigrants making 80% of the state's median income or below.
Acts as a direct referral from DSHS Community Service Offices for refugees new to the system who need employment services.
Services include pre-employment training, vocational English as a second language (ESL) classes, skills training, job placement and customized employment training in specific fields, such as hotel housekeeping.
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Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Classroom Training
Vocational English as a Second Language
First Year and Career Services Center offered at Seattle Central College
Offers career planning resources, including computerized career guidance and college scholarship information.
The First Year and Career Services offer career exploration and advising to Seattle Central students. We can help:
- Explore career opportunities, interests, and academic pathways to get there.
- Provide academic guidance to first year and undecided students on class selection and potential areas of study.
- Develop resume and cover letter writing skills, & prepare for interviews.
- Discuss networking, job search methods, and scholarship resources.
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Prejob Guidance
Vocational Assessment
Career Awareness
Job Search/Placement
Apprenticeship Readiness and Retention Center offered by ANEW
Designed to prepare women for success in the skilled trades.
The ARRC Program provides support for eligible ANEW pre-apprenticeship participants and Washington State registered apprentices. Services may include financial assistance for fees, tools, work wear, tuition, and transit, as well as employment navigation and barrier removal. Support is based on household income to help participants succeed in their trades careers.
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Occupation Specific Job Training
Technical/Trade Schools
Prejob Guidance
Education Services offered at Somali Community Services of Seattle
Provides ESL, basic computer skills and job readiness computer classes.
Provides housing assistance, ESL classes, basic computer skills classes and job readiness computer classes. Limited child care may be available.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
English as a Second Language
Prejob Guidance
Employment and Training Services offered at Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Provides vocational ESL classes, job finding and readiness skills, and job counseling for immigrants and refugees. Services meet language and workforce needs of local employers and cultural needs of job seekers.
Offers comprehensive job placement and retention services, including:
- Vocational English As a Second Language (ESL) classes
- 20 hours of job readiness instruction
- Job search assistance
- Short-term skills training opportunities and career counseling
- Case management
- Retention services
Services meet language and workforce needs of local employers and cultural needs of job seekers.
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Vocational English as a Second Language
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Classroom Training
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Foundational Community Supports Employment offered by Wellpoint
Provides Medicaid recipients with behavioral or physical health issues, non-tangible person-centered supportive services to connect to and maintain employment.
Provides Medicaid recipients with behavioral or physical health issues non-tangible person-centered supportive services to connect to and maintain employment. Supports can include:
- Assessing for the right job fit
- Interview coaching
- Establishing helpful routines
- Coordination with employer for on-going supports
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Vocational Rehabilitation
Homeless Employment Programs
Prejob Guidance
Employment Support offered at IKRON Greater Seattle in Redmond
Offers support services to help participants successfully integrate into the community through employment. Includes employment assistance, behavioral health services and care coordination. Focuses on helping those with substantial barriers to employment.
Offers services to help participants successfully integrate into the community through employment. Includes employment services, behavioral health services and care coordination.
Provides vocational evaluations to identify realistic career options and work abilities. Offers job seeking skills training, which prepares clients to apply, interview, and secure a job. Additionally provides job search assistance as well as job retention services once a client has obtained a job.
Behavioral health services include psycho-socio assessments, to identify emotional issues, cognitive skills, barriers, and academic abilities as well as counseling, case management and recovery services.
Care coordinators are available to assist participants with navigating and integrating their health care and social service needs.
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Career Counseling
Prejob Guidance
Prevocational Training
Job Search/Placement
Commercial Driver License offered by ANEW
Program offers students the opportunity to earn a Class A Commercial Driver’s License at no cost.
The CDL Program the opportunity to earn a Class A Commercial Driver’s License at no cost. Participants receive classroom and actual seat time instruction coupled with ANEW’s support services that help students overcome obstacles to landing and keeping high wage employment.
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Occupation Specific Job Training
Prejob Guidance
Technical/Trade Schools
Employment Services offered by Multi-Service Center in Federal Way
Offers an employment program to help individuals struggling with homelessness and other barriers find employment.
Offers an employment program to help individuals struggling with homelessness and other barriers find employment.
Program offers case management and individualized employment plans, job search basics, career exploration and job readiness training.
Once enrolled, program may also provide additional community resource referrals, including the following:
-Assistance with work related costs (transportation, clothing, housing, training supplies, etc. )
-Job readiness training and skill building (resume, interviewing, job hunting, etc. )
-Job search assistance and employment retention
Support services distribution is contingent on program funding and is not guaranteed.
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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Prejob Guidance
Homeless Employment Programs
Computer Help offered at Elizabeth Gregory Home
Provides one-on-one computer help for women ages 18 and older; no kids. Offers basic computer skills training, resume writing and job and housing search assistance. Pets allowed.
Offers one-on-one assistance with computers by EGH staff and volunteers. Possible types of assistance include the following:
- Basic computer skills, such as setting up an email or Facebook account.
- Job search
- Resume writing
- Housing search
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Public Internet Access Sites
Housing Search Assistance
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Job Search Resource Centers
Job Search and Referral offered at Somali Community Services of Seattle
Provides job search and referrals through one-on-one assistance. Helps clients search using the internet and make phone calls. Provides job readiness classes that teach resume typing, interview skills, internet searching, etc.
Provides job search and referral assistance through one-on-one assistance. Helps clients search using the Internet and make phone calls. Provides job readiness classes that teach resume typing, interview skills, internet searching, etc.
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Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Job Connections Center offered at Shoreline Community College
Offers career planning and job search assistance to students and other members of the community.
Offers a wide range of services, including job search, job referrals, and career planning.
Provides on-campus employment security staff, work-based learning internships, and employment preparation workshops.
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Employment Services offered by TRAC Associates in Seattle
Offers job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services. Special programs available for low-income adults, people with disabilities, veterans, refugees or DSHS clients.
Matches employers to job seekers by providing employment services.
Services include job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services.
Offers these services through direct referral and coordination of city, county, state and federal programs.
Also offers employer services, including screening of potential applicants, supervisory training and outplacement services.
Programs include the following employment services.
Not all services offered at all locations:
Community Jobs Initiative (CJI)
Offers paid (minimum wage) internships to job seekers looking to build skills for employment.
Participants must currently receive TANF cash assistance of DSHS - Community Services Office.
This program is implemented through extensive partnerships among state agencies (including DSHS, Employment Security, and the Board of Community and Technical Colleges).
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Placement Services (DVR).
Provides vocational assessment, internship development, and monitoring and job placement services for adults with disabilities who are referred by DSHS - DVR counselors.
Limited English Pathway Placement Services
Offers job readiness workshops, job placement services, skills trainings, and job retention and county wage progression services as well as English language class referrals for King and Snohomish adults with limited English.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and either a refugee with documentation or currently receive TANF cash assistance from DSHS - Community Services Offices.
This is a program of DSHS and the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA).
Veterans Administration Placement Services Employment and training assessment, job placement and job retention services for service connected disabled veterans referred by the Veterans Administration.
Contact Harriet Klein (206) 443-9999 for more information.
Workers Compensation Services Provides vocational assessment, vocational plan development, and monitoring of vocational training programs for injured workers referred by Washington State Labor and Industries Department, including the Office of Workers Compensation Programs.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Services/Dislocated Worker Services.
Provides job readiness workshops, job placement services, vocational training, and job retention services for adults.
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Job Search/Placement
Business Consulting Services
On the Job Training
Veteran Employment Programs
Prejob Guidance
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Native Workforce Services Program at United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Offers a variety of employment and training services to WIA-eligible and enrolled American Indians, and Alaskan and Hawaiian Natives.
Supports comprehensive employment and training activities while helping clients get the trainings and certifications needed to build a sustainable career, including:
-Job counseling
-Academic counseling and assistance
-Referrals and placement
-Support with applications to government benefit programs, such as unemployment and SNAP
-Employment-related training
Training/Education Incentive: Individuals entering an accredited college or vocational school program may be eligible for tuition assistance. Proof of registration and paid fees will be required.
Referrals: Staff may provide referrals to apprenticeship programs and help clients with job searches.
Support Services: Upon completing the Workforce Readiness class and finding employment, clients may be eligible for supportive services at the discretion of the Director of the Employment and Training Department. These services may include:
- Transportation allowance
- Food allowance
- Shoes
- Work clothing (if required by employer) -
Other reasonable job-related expenses
Summer Youth Employment Experience: Limited number of work experience positions are available during the summer months to eligible high school students. Interested parties should contact the WIA office in January for more information.
Offers Seattle office of labor ordinance and standards training for Seattle workers.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Tuition Assistance
Prejob Guidance
Classroom Training
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Trades Rotation Program offered by ANEW
Designed to prepare women for success in the skilled trades.
TRP is designed to prepare woman for success in the skilled trades. Over 12 weeks, participants gain hands-on experience in a variety of construction skills, earn industry-recognized certifications, and connect directly with apprenticeship programs and employers. With ongoing support and career placement services, TRP gives women the tools and confidence to launch into high-demand, living-wage careers in construction.
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Prejob Guidance
Technical/Trade Schools
Occupation Specific Job Training
Independent Living Skills Training offered by Disability Empowerment Center in East King County
Provides skills training to help people with disabilities live independently in the community. Services may include household management, attendant care management, using assistive technology and finding and retaining housing & employment.
Provides skills training to empower people to live independently in the community.
Services may include:
- Information and referral
- Independent living skills training
- Peer support
- Finding and retaining housing
- How to apply for Social Security, DSHS or WA Apple Health (Medicaid)/Medicare
- Assistance with employment including help creating a resume, job search assistance and job preparation services.
All work is focused around the individual consumer's personal goals.
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Assistive Technology Information
Welfare Rights Assistance
Prejob Guidance
Prevocational Training
Job Search/Placement
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Career and College Centers offered by Seattle Public Schools No. 1
Offers career planning, job search training and job referral services for all Seattle Public Schools high school students and parents/guardians at several alternative high schools as well as smaller schools.
Integrates career planning, job search training and job referral services through college and career centers at several alternative schools and small schools.
Students receive advice on post-high school options, including:
- Career and technical education
- Preparing cover letters and resumes
- Completing job applications
- College applications/scholarships
- Selecting colleges
A job-listing service is available for employers who would like to hire students.
Employers can contact the Career & College Center Specialist at each high school.
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Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Resource Center offered by Seattle Public Library at Central Library
Provides online resources to help Seattle residents find work. Helps them discover interests, explore careers, prepare a resume, find educational opportunities and locate jobs.
Provides online resources to help Seattle residents find work.
Resources help library users:
- Explore occupational interests and match them with career paths
- Investigate thousands of career paths
- Build, save, retrieve and update a professional resume and list of references
- Find educational opportunities
- Find jobs
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Vocational Assessment
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Career Exploration
Career Awareness
Workfirst Programs offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Offers both paid and unpaid on-the-job work experience internships for parents making the transition from welfare/TANF dependency to self-sufficiency.
Offers both paid and unpaid on-the-job work experience internships for parents making the transition from welfare/TANF dependency to self-sufficiency. Internships provide a supportive work environment to build job skills, employment references and work history. Includes pre-employment job readiness training, educational support, career navigation assistance and unsubsidized job placement assistance.
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Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Job Retraining
Occupation Specific Job Training
Temporary Employment
CareerWork$ Ready offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Provides a 3-week online job readiness course, combined with one-on-one job placement assistance. Program covers job readiness skills, 30-second commercials, revamping resumes, networking, interviewing, communication skills, online applications, Microsoft Office skills, soft skills and more.
Provides a 3-week online job readiness course, combined with one-on-one job placement assistance. Program covers job readiness skills, 30-second commercials, revamping resumes, networking, interviewing, communication skills, online applications, Microsoft Office skills, soft skills and more.
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Internet Courses
Job Search/Placement
Job Websites
Prejob Guidance
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Job Search Workshop offered at Westminster Chapel
Helps with resume preparation, interviewing skills, job sourcing, job search planning and other job search assistance.
Supports job seekers in successfully pursuing employment that fits their skills, passions and needs. Helps participants to fully understand the hiring process including how to:
- Effectively network
- Convey personal strengths in resume writing
- Develop strong interviewing skills
- Advance technical/online skills and database of resources (i.e. LinkedIn)
These skills are developed through:
- Guest speakers with expertise in a wide variety of vocations
- Group discussion and relationships
- Access to counselors that can provide well-being support during unemployment
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement