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.
Wakefern Food Coop. Hiring Events at All Stores
October 19 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
FreeWakefern Food Corp. which operates the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market supermarkets, is set to host hiring fairs at its stores on Saturday, Oct. 19.
The walk-up job fairs will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at store locations throughout New Jersey, as well as New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. Interested candidates can visit most participating stores to speak with a hiring representative for an immediate interview. Depending on location, full-time, part-time and management positions are available.
Available positions, including general, perishable, front end and stocking clerks, offer flexible hours and a variety of cross training to provide employees with the knowledge, skills and tools to work as a team throughout the store. Each job offers opportunities for career growth.
Associates’ entertainment and tuition discounts and scholarship opportunities are also offered by many of the family-owned supermarkets.
Interested candidates can find out more about the job fairs and career opportunities by checking with their local stores or online:
ShopRite: www.shoprite.com/sm/pickup/rsid/3000/jobfair
Price Rite Marketplace: https://www.priceritemarketplace.com/sm/planning/rsid/1000/jobfair
The Fresh Grocer: www.thefreshgrocer.com/sm/pickup/rsid/2000/jobfair
Gourmet Garage: www.gourmetgarage.com/sm/planning/rsid/5000/jobfair
Fairway Market:: www.fairwaymarket.com/sm/planning/rsid/4000/jobfair