West AlabamaWorks

West Alabama Works

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Workforce Happenings

Join the premier workforce system in Alabama, West AlabamaWorks! We are hiring for two positions ‘Workforce Development Outreach Project Manager’ and ‘Education and Employment Project Manager'.⁠ ⁠ Deadline tomorrow, August 19th at 5pm.⁠ ⁠ Visit out website for application details!⁠

Lear Corporation wants you on their team! ⁠ ⁠ Join us next Wednesday, August 24th from 3pm-7pm at the Holiday Inn Express in McCalla, AL for a hiring event called "Back to School, Back to Work".⁠ ⁠ Pre-register at centralsixjobs.com/LEAR ⁠ ⁠ For more information visit our website: westalabamaworks.com

We hope those visiting with us this week from San Marcos, Texas; Elbert, Georgia; Dalton, Georgia; and Montgomery, Alabama have safe travels back home. We appreciate you learning about our operation. We can’t wait to see the workforce strategies you implement in your communities.⁠ ⁠ Hear takeaways by subscribing to our Youtube channel: West AL Works or by visiting our Facebook page: westalworks

West AlabamaWorks! has employers who are looking to hire qualified men and women who have a criminal history and need a second chance at employment. The Tuscaloosa DA’s office in collaboration with many community partners and West AlabamaWorks! will host a hiring event, August 30th at the McDonald Hughes Center from 2pm to 6pm.⁠ ⁠ For more information visit our website: westalabamaworks.com

We're so excited to have 570 students who have registered on our I.G.N.I.T.E. Student Jobs Portal since May!⁠ ⁠ So far, 1,211 applications have been submitted for 81 different jobs on the website.⁠ ⁠ If your teen (ages 14-18) is looking for an after-school job/part-time job, have them visit wawstudentjobs.com and apply today!

Workforce Innovations Tour, Stop 3 took us to Shelton State (Martin Campus) where attendees took a tour of the campus, and learned about our Ready to Work (RTW) program and partnerships with post-secondary institutions.

Workforce Innovations Tour, Stop 2 took us to the Brookwood Career Tech Annex where attendees heard testimonials from the students who are enrolled in our Modern Manufacturing & Logistics Program + had an opportunity to hop inside a Mercedes-Maybach Sedan ✨

Workforce Innovations Tour, Stop 1: We’re learning about K-12 and Workforce Partnerships at TCTA

Teachers and students are not the only ones gearing up for the start of a new school year. ⁠ ⁠ Lear Corporation, an automotive supplier for Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, will host a hiring event called “Back to School, Back to Work” August 30th in McCalla, AL, to help parents and working age adults begin or continue a career in the automotive industry.⁠ ⁠ Reduce your time in line by pre-registering at: centralsixjobs.com/LEAR .⁠ ⁠ For more information, visit our website: westalabamaworks.com

We are excited to have friends visiting from Georgia, Texas, and Alabama this week to learn about our workforce system. Throughout the 3-day event, attendees will gain insights from industry, educational & community leaders on how partnerships in the West AL Region keep the workforce thriving.

West AlabamaWorks! has employers who are looking to hire qualified men and women who have a criminal history and need a second chance at employment. The Tuscaloosa DA’s office in collaboration with many community partners and West AlabamaWorks! will host a hiring event, August 30th at the McDonald Hughes Center from 2pm to 6pm.⁠ ⁠ Companies looking to attend may do so by here: https://chamberofcommerce.formstack.com/forms/2ndchancceregistration

Hiring event happening this week!⁠ ⁠ Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility is looking for qualified individuals to join their staff. ⁠ If you're looking for your next career opportunity, be sure to attend their job fair next Thursday August 18th from 8am-3pm.⁠ ⁠ Dress for success, interviews will be conducted on site.

Happening now: Our Construction Cluster where Industrial, commercial and residential construction companies, as well as relevant service providers, come together to develop workforce solutions at West Alabama Works! - at Skilled Trades of West Alabama (STOWA)

Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility is looking for qualified individuals to join their staff. ⁠ If you're looking for your next career opportunity, be sure to attend their job fair next Thursday August 18th from 8am-3pm.⁠ ⁠ Dress for success, interviews will be conducted on site.

Here we grow again! Come join our team! We are the premier workforce system in Alabama. The success of WAW programs and its process is being replicated nationwide. ⁠ ⁠ We are hiring for two positions!⁠ ⁠ Workforce Development Outreach Project Manager and Education and Employment Project Manager.⁠ ⁠ Application details on our website: westalabamaworks.com

NorthStar EMS (NEMS) is offering an innovative approach for those interested in starting a career in Emergency Medical Services (EMS)! ⁠ ⁠ The best part? You get to earn while you learn + benefits! ⁠ ⁠ This EMT program will allow qualified applicants to be hired as full-time employees of NEMS. Each new employee will participate in an 8–10-week training program to become a State of Alabama, licensed EMT.⁠ ⁠ Classes begin August 15th! ⁠ Apply today by messaging us or visiting our website westalabamaworks.com. ⁠ ⁠

SAVE THE DATE: August 23, 2022⁠ Learn about all the resources West AlabamaWorks! offers at our free orientation from 1pm-3pm located at the West Alabama Workforce and Community Development Center (Regions Boardroom ⁠ *Seating is limited, registration is required to attend via our FB Page.

Join us for our Quarterly Workforce Summit this Wednesday at Easter Seals of West Alabama.⁠ ⁠ To register & for more details visit our website westalabamaworks.com or by finding this post on our Facebook page.

Best places for career opportunities? Tuscaloosa ranks #4!⁠ ⁠ These industries include:⁠ Educational services, health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Construction.⁠ ⁠ Read all about what @westalworks is doing to build, train, and recruit a highly skilled workforce on our website: westalabamaworks.com

Donny Jones, The @westalchamber Chief Operating Officer and West AlabamaWorks! Executive Director has been designated as a Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) by ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. ACCE is an association based in Alexandria, Va., that has over 1,600 chambers of commerce and related business and economic development organizations as members, representing more than 9,000 professionals in the industry.⁠ ⁠ Check out the full release on our website: westalabamaworks.com

Looking to be apart of the growing automotive industry? 🚘️⁠ Come job interview ready this afternoon to a hiring event for Lear Corporation's new facility in McCalla.⁠ ⁠ It's taking place from 3pm-7pm at the Holiday Inn Express (off exit 1) in McCalla, Al.⁠ ⁠ Beat us there! 🏁⁠ ⁠ Pre-register: http://centralsixjobs.com/LEAR

We're one week away from our Quarterly Workforce Summit at Easter Seals of West Alabama! ⁠ ⁠ What: Discuss workforce development, workforce needs, challenges and solutions with fellow industry leaders.⁠ When: August 3rd⁠ Time: 10am-1pm⁠ ⁠ Join us, register today: https://tuscaloosachamberal.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/9491

🗣️ McCalla, we're headed your way! We've partnered with Lear Corporation for a Hiring event taking place TOMORROW, at the Holiday Inn Express (off exit 1) in McCalla from 3pm-7pm.⁠ ⁠ See you there 🚘️⁠ ⁠ Pre-register: http://centralsixjobs.com/LEAR

Happening NOW in Pickens County!⁠ ⁠ Hiring event at Aliceville City Hall until 3pm.⁠ ⁠ Several industry + community partners in attendance and 3 more companies, Westervelt Lodge, Lavender, Inc & Buchanan Hardwood Flooring have been added and ready for job seekers! ⁠ Find your future career today!

TOMORROW ‼️⁠ See you at the Aliceville City Hall for our last Black Belt Hiring event this summer!⁠ ⁠ “This hiring event, will further expand opportunities for those looking for career growth opportunities,” said Mayor of Aliceville, Terrence Windham.⁠ ⁠ Wedn. July 27th from 10am-3pm.⁠ (Additional jobs and employers across West Alabama available on westalabamajobs.com)

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Success by the Numbers

$24,450,898

FOR SUPPORT & TRAINING
SINCE 2017

19,184

PEOPLE SERVED THROUGH CAREER CONNECT

27,650+

STUDENTS SERVED AT
WORLD OF WORK EVENTS SINCE 2015

Success Stories

Shakeitta began Career Online High School in June and immediately clicked with the program. She loved that, through Career Online High School, she had an academic coach who pushed and encouraged her every step of the way. She also felt very supported by the West Alabama Works team and knew we wanted to help her succeed. Shakeitta says that the Career Online High School classes worked for her because the material was easy to understand and the teaching was clear. We are proud to say that she graduated from the Career Online High School program on November 3rd!
The team has also connected with our Career Center pre-screen process. Although she was unable to qualify for specific benefits it was our next step. It led to a discussion of Career pathways which led to arranging a session with a Career coach at Shelton State.
In March, Shakeitta is beginning an Associate’s program at Shelton State Community College in Business, Office Management, and Technology. She is hoping to one day start her own business and thinks this program will give her valuable skills and applicable knowledge to work towards her dreams.
Shakeitta Richardson
Student
Shelton State Community College
I made it all the way to 12th grade but it was just too hard for me to finish. I had a lot of encouragement, but I felt like my daughter who is a 'total care child' was more important to me. I thought I'd never finish so I ended up trying to obtain my GED, but come to find out when I wanted to start Shelton the GED I thought I obtained was not accredited. So this program came about at such a perfect time.
Do it, it’s the best thing. It’s a feeling of relief for me and it’s something I thought I would never have and through this program I was able to obtain it. So, it’s a dream come true, a total dream come true. Yes I'm 46, but I did it!
Felicia Stewart-Taylor
High School Graduate at age 46
Smart Horizon Career Online Education
The West AlabamaWorks Team is an extension of our ARD Team and has created a solid pipeline of viable candidates to work within our operations. Currently, West AlabamaWorks is in full collaboration with an automotive task force, with a goal of establishing the much needed Brookwood Logistics Center. This relationship will enhance the flow of even more qualified candidates into the Logistics field to help support the growth in this region.
West AlabamaWorks has taken the vision of helping the less fortunate in the outlying regions to another level, by providing extensive training and retraining while transitioning individuals back into the workforce.
Sylvester Hester
Former President and CEO
ARD Logistics
West AlabamaWorks! coordinates and engages all necessary resources to produce results that support the region needs and is an extremely important partner for the automotive industry in this region. They fully support MBUSI and its Suppliers to find high-performing and engaged employees, dedicated to building the highest quality vehicles in a positive team culture. West AlabamaWorks! proactively drives effective actions, based on the collective needs of the region, by being the conduit to connect business and industry, government and educations leaders.
Rolf Wrona
Vice President of Human Resources
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International
One of the great things that the Educator Workforce Academy has done is allowing us, the educators, to go out and see what job opportunities are readily available in our communities so that people can actually go to work for a local company. This shows us, the educators, that this is what we need to be doing to give business and industry the opportunity they need by providing the type of workforce with the right skills, which provides our citizens good jobs and advancement opportunities to further develop the workforce in our community.
Shawn McDaniel
Principal
Pickens County College and Career Center
West AlabamaWorks! was a monumental part of my career. I want to thank them for having an event like WOW (Worlds of Work) and allowing me to be apart of it. I was able to learn about different career options at a crucial age when everyone asks "what's next? Now, I am a third year apprentice in the TJAC Local 372 Union working at McAbee Construction. This would not have been possible without having experienced WOW and WOW 2.0 and learning about opportunities right in town. I'm forever Grateful.
Megan Coleman
Apprentice
Local 372 Pipefitters Union
West AlabamaWorks has had a tremendous impact on the education system in our region but on Tuscaloosa City Schools in particular. West AlabamaWorks has helped Tuscaloosa City Schools in facilitating the pipeline for students to either receive training at Shelton State Community College or move directly into the workforce.
Kelly S. Norstrom
Director of Career and Technical Education
Tuscaloosa City Schools
West Alabama Works supports DCH and the Healthcare Cluster strategically in coordinating the development and recruitment of qualified and engaged employees. Their ability to assist us in creative brainstorming and problem solving for viable workforce solutions is invaluable.
Peggy Sease-Fain
Vice President of Human Resources
DCH Healthcare System
Being innovative in our approach, being able to quickly satisfy a need is especially important if we’re going to meet the challenge and then exceed the challenge. These factors make West AlabamaWorks one of the best because they can do all of these things.
Ed Castile
Deputy Secretary, Workforce Development Division, Director of AIDT
Alabama Department of Commerce
Phifer Wire employees over 1,200 citizens in West Alabama. We encourage anyone looking for a career with us to begin with the Ready to Work programs in our region. This program helps candidates gain basic employment skills we are looking for…
Russell Dubose
Human Resources Director
Phifer Wire

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