Career-related services offered by the partners of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board focus on meeting customers from Hunterdon and Somerset Counties where they are.
The Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Training Service Center at 27 Warren St., second floor, in Somerville is open for in-person, career-related services 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Walk-ins are welcomed, but appointments are encouraged. Walk-in and appointment services are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday at the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center at 6 Gauntt Place in Flemington. On Thursday and Friday, appointment-only services are available. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 908-541-5780 in Somerville or 908-237-0016 in Flemington, or email onestop@co.somerset.nj.us for assistance.
In-person career-related services are available Monday through Friday at the Greater-Raritan One-Stop Career Center – Employment Services at 75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Somerville. Walk-ins are welcomed but appointments are encouraged. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 908-704-3000 or use this form.
In addition to in-person, all offices continue to offer services through e-mail, phone and virtual platforms. A virtual orientation session for new customers of the Training Center is conducted at 10 a.m. Fridays, and virtual career-webinars presented by the Training Center and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board are scheduled several times a month. The Employment Services team also offer a monthly series of Jersey Job Club workshops, which can be attended in-person or remotely. Check out the GRWDB’s website calendar for the latest offerings; contact the GRWDB at 908-541-5790 or info@thegrwdb.org.
GRWDB Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and may be attended in person or virtually. The schedule of meetings can be found on the Events – Meeting Packages tab of the website.
Look on the calendar for more information on all programs and meetings.
A Census Solutions Workshop, responding to questions about the Census, developing strategies to help get out the county, and training participants on census tools, will be conducted at the United Way Volunteer Center in Flemington on Friday, Jan. 10. Call Bonnie Duncan at 908-782-3414 or email bonnie@uwhunterdon.org.
Valor Hospitality Partners, based in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards, is hosting a recruitment event at the Somerville One Stop Career Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14. A number of positions are available for the growing hotel business, including line cook, housekeepers, hotel maintenance workers/engineer, bartenders, dishwashers and restaurant services This free event will begin […]
If you work at a Somerset County agency or service provider which will help encourage residents to fill out the 2020 Census, this free program will help you communicate the importance of completing the census to those you work with and serve. The free program will run from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Somerset […]
New Jersey Reentry Corp. provides a range of services to those who have been court involved. The New Brunswick-based office serves Middlesex County, as well as residents of Somerset County. During this Jan. 15 workshop training, Tasha Hogan, facility director for the New Brunswick NJ Reentry Corp. location, will review the opportunities the program offers. […]
New Jersey Reentry Corp. provides a range of services to those who have been court involved. The New Brunswick-based office serves Middlesex County, as well as residents of Somerset County. Tasha Hogan, facility director for the New Brunswick NJ Reentry Corp. location, will review the opportunities the program offers during this program on Jan. 15. […]
Alternatives Inc., based in Raritan Borough, provides a variety of support services to adults with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses throughout Central Jersey. The organization is doing immediate interviews for direct support professionals during Walk In Wednesdays on Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Visit www.alternativesinc.org, or call 908-685-1444.
The GRWDB Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 at 3 PM. The meeting will be conducted in Hunterdon County, with the location to be announced shortly. These meetings are open to the public and all are welcomed to attend. Newcomers, please RSVP to Paul Grzella at grzella@co.somerset.nj.us to ensure ample seating!
Kwenyan and Associates in Flemington is hiring for an Outpatient Mental Health Therapist, a Counselor's Aide, a Van Driver Van Aide, and an Administrative Assistant / Receptionist. A recruitment event will be conducted at the Hunterdon One-Stop Career Center in Flemington on Jan. 17. RSVP to Jessica.Johannesen@dol.nj.gov.
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) is providing Apprenticeship services to its manufacturing clients. In addition to those clients placing their incumbent workers into NJMEP's program cohorts, they have asked NJMEP to prescreen and supply candidates for hire to be placed into NJMEP's Industrial Manufacturing Production Technician Apprenticeship Program. The next assessment date for this […]
A Beauty Professions Information Session will be conducted from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.The information session will be conducted in the Workforce Training Center at the college's Branchburg campus. RVCC’s next Cosmetology program will be offered Jan. 27 to Nov. 25. The next Esthetics program will run Feb. 24 to Aug. 25. Classes for […]
Census 101: An Introduction to the 2020 Census and How It Affects Our Communities, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the United Way Volunteer Center, 20 Fulper Road, Flemington. All are invited to this free event. For more information, contact lwvnjsomersethunterdon@outlook.com.
The United States Census 2020 is looking to fill open positions for Census Takers. Interested applicants can apply online any time at www.2020census.gov/jobs. In addition, a recruitment event will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Somerset County One-Stop in Somerville. To reserve a seat, email Amanda.Modale@dol.nj.gov.