County agencies offer new website for job seekers, employers

Courtesy of Community Services & Workforce Development:

The San Benito County Workforce Development Board (WDB) is excited to introduce a new-and-improved website for the San Benito County America’s Job Center of California (formerly known as the One-Stop Career Center) at www.sbcjobs.org.

The Workforce Development Board announced that the new website provides job seekers and employers a great navigation tool, on a more user-friendly platform, which highlights the wide range of workforce services available to the community that include:

·       Work Experience Program

·       On-the-Job Training (OJT)

·       Vocational Training

·       Youth Employment

·       Business Support Services and more

The AJCC is equipped with the latest job listings, office equipment and computers providing access to software programs, links to online resources, career development materials, training program resources and training providers.

Board Member Kristina Chavez Wyatt stated: “Our new website is a modern, mobile-friendly portal, constructed by our County in-house team, to connect job seekers to employment opportunities, skills trainings and placement support and businesses to technical support services, recruitment, tools to grow local jobs and improve prosperity.”

The AJCC is designed to provide a full range of assistance to job seekers under one roof. Established under the Workforce Investment Act and reauthorized in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, the center offers training referrals, career counseling, job listings and similar employment-related services.

Staff will also be displaying workforce service announcements such as job fairs, hiring events, job openings, labor market trends/information and more.