Category: Employment

JOB OPENING: National Disaster Resilience (NDR) Grant Workforce Training Contract Manager

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
MAYOR’S OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
National Disaster Resilience (NDR) Grant Workforce Training Contract Manager

Organizational Background:

In coordination with the New Orleans Workforce Development Board, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development establishes policies, programs and interventions to connect residents to employment opportunities in the metropolitan area. The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) is an energetic and entrepreneurial organization that must move at the speed of business to offer solutions to workforce demands and skills shortages.

The City of New Orleans has received funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) to establish the city’s first-ever resilience district by developing a national model for retrofitting post-war suburban neighborhoods into resilient, safe, equitable communities of opportunity. To support this work, the City of New Orleans has allocated $3 million in HUD NDRC grant funds for workforce development training programs. The workforce development training will focus on preparing unemployed and underemployed workers with the skills and certifications needed to participate in the construction phase of water management projects.

The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development seeks an energetic and creative self-starter who has the vision, ambition, and temperament to build a brand that has local recognition among a variety of stakeholders. The Contract Manager will be responsible for implementation and oversight of the NDR workforce training program. The Contract Manager must be able to balance both a strategic focus and day-to-day execution with limited resources. Continue reading “JOB OPENING: National Disaster Resilience (NDR) Grant Workforce Training Contract Manager” →

TECH JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT RURAL SOURCING TO BE FEATURED AT VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR

LED FastStart interview event will connect prospects directly with Baton Rouge company’s recruiters

BATON ROUGE, La. – Applications are now being accepted for an LED FastStart virtual career fair that will connect job seekers in and outside the state with hiring managers for developer and engineering jobs at Rural Sourcing’s Baton Rouge Development Center. The online interview event will take place Tuesday, Feb. 1, from noon to 6 p.m. Job seekers interested in participating must submit their resume by Thursday, Jan. 27, to be considered for an interview. Continue reading “TECH JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT RURAL SOURCING TO BE FEATURED AT VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR” →

The Advocate: New program at community colleges will retrain Louisiana’s unemployed

“Reboot Your Career” to prepare residents for high demand positions.

Louisiana’s community and technical colleges are launching a program aimed at retraining 5,000 people who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic for high demand positions that pay around $50,000 per year.

The effort is called “Reboot Your Career.” Job posts include health, including nursing assistants and medical assistants; transportation, including crane operators and car and truck repair workers and construction workers, such as carpenters, electricians and plumbers. Other areas are information technology, manufacturing and electrical power-line installers.

Those most in demand include technology, health care, business, construction trade, law and digital art design.

The list and other information is available at www.lctcs.edu/reboot.

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