Job Seeker Services

http://www.caljobs.ca.gov
http://www.ajb.dni.us
http://www.ajb.org/ca
http://www.edd.ca.gov

Career Counselors are available in the Resource Area

• Career Counselors will complete "clip board interviews" in the Resource Area to help with job placement.
• Customers who attend the Orientation can meet with Career Counselors immediately, for support and guidance in the activities.
• At the end of orientation, any customer who wants to meet with a Career Counselor can make an appointment immediately, by going to the reception window.
• The Career Counselor meets with the customer to get an idea of any issues and goals, and provide orientation to appropriate service (e.g. completing the core activities, steps to training, etc.).
• If the customer subsequently seeks more assistance, the Career Counselor will review the core activities, and make appropriate suggestions.
• Some Career Counselors specialize in vocational assessment and counseling, while other Career Counselors specialize in processing and case managing training requests.

If you are interested in working with a Career Counselor, please ask VJC staff at the front counter or at the reception desk or call 818-409-0476 for an appointment.

Verdugo Jobs Center staff and the collocated staff of the State of California Department of Rehabilitation (DR) provide services which assist customers with disabilities to become employed. In the VJC Resource Area we have the following:

• 2 – VeriTask adjustable work centers
• 2 – Open Book, Ruby Edition, version 4.01
• 1 - Aladdin Companion, black & white 8/75" viewing screen, magnification 2.8x to 17.5x, model ALC1A
• 2 – Modenta On-screen keyboard version 1.0, Windows standard
• 2-Monitors, 17” viewable
• Zoomtext, version 7.0
• JAWS

When a customer is interested in additional vocational rehabilitation services, a referral is made to the DR orientation/informational meeting held at VJC on Thursdays at 3:00 PM.

If you are interested in attending this orientation, please make an appointment. This is done with the receptionist at VJC or by calling 818-409-0476.

Website

Verdugo Jobs Center staff provide information on VA programs, veterans benefits, VA facilities, and VA medical services.

Services include:

• Employment
• Training
• Supportive Services

Additional information is available at the following Internet sites

• California Department of Veterans Affairs
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Veterans News and Information
• Veterans Employment and Training Services
• Disabled American Veterans

At the Verdugo Jobs Center, we have qualified staff who are available to assist you in a one-on-one processing of your application for Unemployment Insurance Benefits.

Services include:

• Two telephones in the VJC Reception Area are directly connected with the UI claims center.
• Brochures are available which highlight claim-filing procedures.
• Partners provide customers with the 800 number to call to file a claim or ask questions.

State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) is collocated at the Verdugo Jobs Center. EDD can provide fidelity bonding for job candidates who do not qualify under an employer's insurance carrier.

When you are at VJC, go to the front counter and ask a staff member to refer you to the EDD staff who specializes in bonding.

From outside VJC, call 818-409-0476 and ask to speak to the EDD staff who specializes in bonding.

Provides special employment-related services with the ultimate goal of helping a person achieve financial self-sufficiency.

Serves economically disadvantaged individuals who have serious barriers to employment.

The Job Agent is a staff person who provides, and documents in PASS, continuous support to the individual while enrolled in the program.

Even after a job is obtained, the Job Agent maintains close contact for a period of time. and provides assistance as needed.

The Job Agent works with the individual to develop an individualized employment plan to overcome the identified barriers such as lack of skills/education, disabilities, lack of transportation, housing issues, lack of child care, and more.

JAWS

Call 818-409-0440 for more information.