Resource Guide
Career Encores
Referral service for people 50 and older. Serves only Los Angeles County, networking with 50 other agencies . countywide.
Services:
Information on job training
Job listings for employers and job-seekers
Job search assistance
Job clubs:
Burbank 2100 Magnolia Blvd.
Los Angeles 3700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
Orientation at 10 a.m. Fridays. Call before visit.
Cost: Free to job-seekers and employers
Hot line hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Telephone hot line for all sites: 1 (800) 833-6267 for job seekers and employers
Chicana Service Action Center
JTPA-funded job training and ‘ placement services for low-income persons. All nationalities-male or female-may apply.
Services:
Job training and placement
Job-Links program offering training to become electrician, plumber, steam fitter, sheet metal or carpet worker. The 10-week program offers on-the-job training paying $4.25 per hour beginning with the third week of the program.
GED classes
Transportation
Requirements:
The following documents are required of applicants. I.D. or driver’s license; social security, birth certificate, proof of residency or work permit; proof of income (from public assistance or employer), address verification. selective service registration (required of males only between 18 and 28 years of age)
Job Links program requires high school diploma or GED.
Must meet low-income requirements based on family size
Cost: Free to qualified applicants
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Address: 134 E. First St., Los Angeles
Telephone: (213) 253-5959
Comprehensive Jobs Assistance Centers (CJACs)
A one-stop career center sponsored by the city of Los Angeles Private Industry Council (PIC). CJACs assist dislocated workers (plant closures, layoffs and long-term unemployed) with job search, training and placement.
Services:
Counseling and assessment
Workshops on resume writing, interviewing skills, networking and economic survival
Supportive services such as stress and financial management, and if qualified, transportation and child-care assistance
Remedial skills training
Retraining opportunities, such as classroom, on-the-job and customized training
Job resource centers including job listings, telephones, faxes, copiers, computers and laser printers
WorkLink computer network matching employers/job opportunities to job seekers
Locations:
Crenshaw/South-Central, 3500 S. Figueroa St., Suite 201, Los Angeles, (213) 743-3950
East Los Angeles/Central City, 3951 E. Medford St.’ Los Angeles, (213) 268-1100.
Mid-Wilshire/West Los Angeles, 1541 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 407, Los Angeles (213) 353-1677
Northwest San Fernando Valley, 14515 Hamlin St., Van Nuys, (818) 781-2522
Northeast San Fernando Valley 2600 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank (818) 972-2695.
Harbor Gateway/Wilmington/San Pedro, 1 Civic Plaza, Suite 500, Carson, (310) 518-8100
Cost: Free to people who qualify
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
East Los Angeles Skills Center
Offers academic, vocational, business and industrial classes, and GED program’ Classes are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Services:
A wide range of classes are offered including, but not limited to, computer software applications, medical secretary, electronics testing, cable television installation, construction inspection, bookkeeping, telephone maintenance and banking careers.
Aptitude assessment tests
Job postings
Classes in resume writing and interview techniques
ESL classes
Job development counseling matching skills and job openings
Employers may test and interview prospective job applicants on-site
Cost: S10-S55 depending on program or service
Hours: Class and office hours, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Address: 3921 Selig Place, East Los Angeles
Telephone: (213) 227-0018
Employment Development Department
State agency offering a variety of services to job-seekers and employers.
Services:
Job Match, a statewide computer network matching applicants and openings
Job-search training workshops
Experience Unlimited job clubs geared to professional, managerial and technical workers seeking jobs
Referrals to training or educational facilities and social service agencies
Unemployment and disability insurance
Cost: Free
Telephone: Look for nearest EDD Job Service office. listed under “California, State of” in the government listings section at the beginning of the telephone directory white pages.
EMPLOY Network
A coalition of agencies that assists job applicants with a variety of disabilities and special needs. The network maintains a computerized bulletin board of job listings for qualified applicants. employers are invited to use the bulletin board to fill job openings.
Services to employers:
Matching prescreened applicants with job openings
Information on tax credits available to employers hiring people with special needs
Assistance on meeting affirmative action goals
Cost: Free
Telephone: (310) 258-4025; (800) 244-1JOB
Forty Plus
A nonprofit, self-help employment service for people over 40 with professional, technical or executive experience.
Services:
Instruction in computer skiffs, resume preparation, interview and networking techniques
Job listings
Research library
Free seminars
Biweekly meetings
Cost: Entrance fee, monthly dues and charges for computer time and telephone service
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 3450 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles
Telephone: (213) 388-2301
Other locations:
23172 Plaza Pointe Drive, Suite 285, Laguna Hills, (714) 581 -7990
Jewish Vocational Service
Nonprofit, nonsectarian service organization.
Services:
Motivational, job search, interview and resume workshops
Job club support group geared to professionals
Job listings
Research library
Career testing and counseling
Job placement services for the disabled
Career Transitions, career man agreement services to corporations and employees
Career Focus, a five-session work shop for people interested in exploring a career change Mondays, 6-8 p.m.
Second Wind, workshop and support group for people 55 years and older
Free employment service for the City of West Hollywood
Entertainment Networking Group, geared to persons either in or seeking to enter the entertainment industry
Cost: $35 registration fee; counseling per session, $35-$65 sliding scale. Career Focus workshop, $150
Hours: For more information, call 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon-Thur.; 8:30 am-3:30 p.m., Fri.
Locations:
6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 303, Los Angeles, (213) 655-8910
22622 Vanowen St., West Hills (818) 587-3222 (closed Fridays)
University Synagogue, 11960 Sunset Blvd., Room 115, Los Angeles (213) 655-8910 (Thursdays only 9-11 a.m.)
Aware Advisory
Services: Vocational and educational counseling; not a placement service
Cost: $5 donation per visit (may be waived for the unemployed). $20 fee for Strong Interest Inventory testing (includes counseling)
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. and Wed.
Address: Santa Monica YWCA, 2019 14th St., Santa Monica
Telephone: (310) 452-3833
-Compiled by L.A. Times researcher Brent Wyeth