COLORADO SPRINGS WORKS PROGRAMS

CAREER PREPARATION & PLACEMENT

Participants who complete our job seeker workshop are matched with an employment coach who provides individualized job search assistance to include resume preparation, e-mail setup if needed, interview coaching, job leads, and community referrals for housing, transportation, healthcare, counseling, childcare,
food and other support services.

The Career Prep workshop includes an interest inventory, discussion of barriers, hidden and open job markets, personal selling points, interviewing, goal-setting, facing fear and self-sabotage, and much more.
Former offenders receive additional help.

In addition, we provide life skills assistance to help address other issues related to success--financial management, time management, conflict resolution, anger management, parenting, reconciliation, and interpersonal communication skills. Statistics support that when these areas are addressed, our clients’ success rates for keeping a job and becoming contributing members of society rise significantly.

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Customized Pre-Apprenticeship Services

Job Preparation
Career Prep Workshop, Resume Review, Industry Focused Certifications, Osha Overview

Job Placement
Employer Outreach & Development, Employer Direct Hire Memo’s, Program Letters of Support, Individualized Job Matching.

Job Retention
Participant Employer Tracking, Data Collection, and Supportive Services (i.e.: transportation, cell phones for employer contacts and interviews, clothing, and tools).

Employer Research
Conduct research in each County to understand job market. Conduct focus groups with companies interested in hired the target populations.

Employer Outreach
Connect graduates with Union and Non- Union construction companies via direct placement.

Employer Opportunity to Compete Memo
DenverWorks establishes memorandum of understanding with employers to interview participants after completing the DenverWorks Construction
Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Upon completion of the program participants are offered jobs.

Program Outline:

Day 1 (6 hrs)

PPWFC
Cover letter
Resume
Interview
Forklift operator certification

Day 2 (6 hrs)

Basic job site safety training and tools
Scaffolding 101
CPR and first aid

Day 3 (4 hrs)

Flagger certification
Construction math

Day 4 (4 hrs)

Construction culture
Goal/ Career coach
Construction careers
Graduation

Classes are scheduled monthly.

CONSTRUCTION PRE-APPRENTICE + PROGRAM

Jobline Phone

The Job-Line program is the DenverWorks free smart phones program for eligible, low income individual job seekers. DenverWorks has been a part of removing barriers to employment for 21 years, by helping participants obtain voicemails for access to jobs.

Now, we have expanded our employer contact program to include cell phone service through the LifeLine program to qualifying participants. DenverWorks partnered with the Federal LifeLine program to serve jobless individuals. DenverWorks’ JobLine program will help bridge the technical divide between employers and job-seekers.

Did you know?

In Colorado over 100,000 job- seekers qualify for the phone program but sadly on 46% currently utilize the service.

If you need a phone please contact us.