Employment Services
WorkSource and Career Center Fact Sheet

El Proyecto's WorkSource California (One Stop) Job Resource and Career Service Center is located in the San Fernando Valley and is managed by El Proyecto del Barrio Inc.

The Center’s Workforce Mission:

“Provide a system of comprehensive integrated resources that promote human welfare and community economic development.

El Proyecto’s Workforce Division services over 5,000 individual customers, and provides intensive job placement assistance and re-training to more than 400 career seekers, and business staffing assistance to more than 150 businesses annually.

El Proyecto WorkSource is one of 18 Certified City of Los Angeles WIB-CDD/WDD agencies and recipient of the California Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE) Prospector Award.

Overview of Workforce Serviced - 18 and Older Job/Career Seekers:

  • Public access to Job Resource Services
  • Labor Market Information, job and electronic job posting
  • Job seeker use of computers, phones, related job search equipment
  • Job seeker outreach, marketing, orientation regarding WIA eligibility and services available through One-Stop System
  • Conduct Job Readiness activities: skill assessment, skill development, GED HS diploma, vocational and certified training.
  • Provide Career Management assistance: Employment plan, career coaching, supportive services, job search and placement assistance and job retention follow-up

Assistance for Businesses & Employers:

  • Develop target occupational recruitment
  • Pre-screen applicants
  • Establish pre-screened skill match candidate pool
  • Provide businesses with staffing, HR assistance services
  • Provide eligible employers with subsidized work experience or On-the-Job Training qualified candidates/hires.
  • Develop Occupational Sector Training Models and Projects
  • Establish Pre-qualified candidate pool for target high growth occupational sectors
  • Provide business that are closing local company with transitional assistance to laid off workforce at no cost to employer - Rapid Response support
  • Provide placed employees with Job Retention Assistance

Job Resource Self Directed Environment

El Proyecto's WorkSource Center provides job-seeking customers with NO-COST self-directed and staff assisted services.

Self-directed services include:

  • Customer driven so you can tailor your job search to your individual needs
  • Computers with internet access, copiers and fax machines
  • Hot jobs board and job clubs
  • Labor market information
  • Library resources
  • Telephone services
  • Unemployment insurance information
  • Social, health and other service referrals so you can resolve challenges that may deter you from finding or keeping a job

At El Proyecto's WorkSource Center, career seekers will also find services that meet the needs of certain populations.

For example:

  • Workers with Disabilities will find access to adaptive resources.
  • Dislocated workers will find services for workers displaced due to downsizing or other workplace events.
  • Older workers, who are over 55 years young, will find services for entering or re-entering the workforce.
  • Veterans will find services tailored to meet their specific employment needs.













Page updated: January 1, 2011
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