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Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce

Workforce

Development

www.chillicotheohio.com/jobbank.htm

Mission statement: The Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce promotes economic and community development by addressing issues important to business.

 

 

Through a contract with the Ross County Department of Job and Family Services, the Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce provides a workforce development program designed to help area employers find and train employees and to help unemployed workers find positions and take training to help them with new positions. Below is a listing of services available to employers. Employers need not be a member of the chamber to take advantage of the services.

 

Employee Recruitment

Jobs One-Stop provides a single point of contact for a large group of job seekers in the area, reducing the time and money for recruitment and hiring.

Advertisement of your job opening at www.chillicotheohio.com – a local job bank with over 53,000 hits per month.

  • Posting of job opening at the WIN Office – the single point of contact for the largest group of job seekers in the area.
  • Sharing of your job posting with 17 community partner organizations in Ross and Pickaway counties.
  • Follow-up to improve your recruiting efforts.

Customized Recruiting

  • Minimize walk-in traffic and phone calls to your business – we can have your applications on site at the WIN office.
  • Collect resumes for your job openings and prescreen them for minimum qualifications.
  • Conduct open or scheduled interviews at the WIN office – or schedule a job fair to recruit for your openings.

Employee Retention

WIN may assist your employees by linking them with services designed to minimize and eliminate the day-to-day challenges associated with absenteeism and loss of productivity.

Services include assistance in these areas:

  • Child-Care
  • Training and upgrading of employability skills
  • Transportation
  • Low cost or free health care services for their families.

Employer Resources

The Ohio Department of Development website at www.odod.state.oh.us can help you find and use the labor market information you need to help your business succeed. 

This site offers:

  • Links to labor market statistics and information from a number of sources
  • Links to information on tax credits available to employers who meet certain requirements in staffing and hiring.  The credits can save substantial amounts of money of new employees 

Outplacement Services

WIN can assist employers who are faced with downsizing, layoffs or closures with free outplacement services to their employees.

Coordination and participation in worker orientation sessions may include:

  • Unemployment Compensation
  • Workforce Investment Act
  • Employment Services
  • Trade Adjustment Act (if applicable)
  • Health Insurance
  • Financial Planning
  • Consumer Credit Counseling
  • Link to Community Resources
  • Coordination of Education & Job Fairs

Job Search Workshops:

  • Interviewing Skills
  • Job Search Techniques
  • Labor Market Information
  • Resume Development
  • Career Exploration

Workforce Academy

Seminars are held periodically at the Ross County Service Center on a variety of topics to meet the needs of local businesses. Check here for the next seminar: Workforce Academy registration

 

For more information on any of these programs, please contact:

 

Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce

45 East Main Street

Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

Phone: 740-702-2722

Hours: Monday thru Friday

8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 

Ross County Jobs One-Stop

150 East Second Street

Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

Phone: 740-779-2WIN (2946)

Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursday

7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.

 

Pickaway County Jobs One-Stop

U.S. Route 22

Circleville, Ohio 43113

Phone: 740-420-7339

Hours: Monday thru Friday

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our partners in Workforce Development

Ross County Department of Job and Family Services

740-773-2651

 

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

740-947-7754

 

Pickaway Ross Career and Technology Center

740-642-1200

 

Ross County Adult Basic Literacy Education

740-642-1352

 

Mature Services
740-286-6242

 

Rehabilitation Services Commission

614-466-7890

BVSI Rehabilitation Services Commission

740-354-8803

 

Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce

740-702-2722

 

Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation

740-773-1141

Pickaway County Department of Job and Family Services

740-474-7588

 

Circleville Pickaway Chamber of Commerce

740-474-4923

 

Pickaway County Community Action

740-477-1655

 

Pickaway County Adult Basic Literacy Education

740-477-6224