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WIOA Youth Liaison

August 9, 2016 | Comments Off

Position Title WIOA Youth Liaison Location Hartford, CT Position Full Time Summary While delivering innovative solutions, exceptional service and trusted results, the WIOA Youth Liaison will perform professional work as a liaison for youth in the American Job Center and with youth-serving providers in the North Central workforce region; conduct career counseling and customer service to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) youth customers; coordinate with CWP’s youth staff. Work is performed under the supervision of the Operations Manager. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Triage young adults ages 18-24 at the American Job Center to
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KRA 2016 CWP Workforce Stars

July 14, 2016 | No Comments

Recently, Capital Workforce Partners, KRA client-partner for the operation of the American Job Center (AJC) for Connecticut’s North Central Region, held its Annual Workforce Stars Breakfast and Awards Ceremony. Two of the award winners, Daniel Rivera and Gus Marks-Hamilton, were jobseeker-customers nominated by Mark Allen, AJC/KRA Free to Succeed Retention Specialist. KRA President & CEO Knowlton R. Atterbeary and KRA Vice President & COO Patrick Boxall were among the nearly 200 attendees, gathered to honor the achievements and commitment of area career-driven youth, businesses committed to workforce development, and adult career-seekers who have re-entered the workforce. CWP President & CEO Thomas Phillips opened the ceremony,
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KRA/CTWorks Adopted a Family for Christmas

January 13, 2016 | No Comments

Eliz Cruz, KRA Career Agent with the Greater Hartford CTWorksAmerican Job Center–operated for Capital Workforce Partners–wrote to her co-workers, “I’d like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the cash and gift-card contributions for our ‘adopted family’.” More than $500 was donated to help fulfill their Christmas wishes!” Eliz was referring to the drive that she and colleague Maritza Morales, KRA Unit Supervisor, organized to support the local Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program. On December 21, 2015, the KRA/CTWorks‘ adopted family–a disabled, retired grandmother raising her two granddaughters, 3 and 7, on her own–was presented with individually-wrapped gifts that included bedding, books,
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Job Developer

December 24, 2015 | Comments Off

Location Camden, New Jersey Date Posted 12/01/2014 Position Title Job Developer Job Number NJ14000 Summary Provides job placement services and workshop facilitation for adult participants. Identifies employers willing to provide long-term employment opportunities to program participants. Familiarity with federal, state and local General Assistance and TANF regulations. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for developing and maintaining ongoing personal contacts with private, public, non-profit, and religious organizations to promote and create opportunities for placing TANF customers. Prepares materials and curriculum for classes, conducts workshops and demonstrates teaching principles and techniques specific to adult learners. Identify employment opportunities for enrolled participants with minimal
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Career Agent

December 24, 2015 | Comments Off

Location San Diego, CA Position Title Career Agent Job Number CA1307 Date Posted 06/25/2014 Job Overview KRA Corporation seeks a committed, reliable, and highly motivated professional with demonstrated outreach, assessment, case management, and job placement experience in the field of workforce development. Assess jobseekers’ employment and training needs and abilities through interviewing, testing and other methods. Provides intake, eligibility, assessment, career exploration, case management, and training assistance. Provides detailed case management and documentation in state system. Responsible for overall case management and delivery of professional and energetic customer service. Ensure jobseekers meet employment goals and have the resources to be
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Quality & Customer Service Results

November 6, 2015 | Comments Off

Integrated Services Results

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Workforce Development Clients

November 6, 2015 | Comments Off

As a trusted partner to city, county, and regional workforce-services funding organizations across the country, KRA Corporation’s outcomes-driven models leverage resources and relationships to build programmatic innovations and strengthen area economies. We provide a comprehensive array of Business and Career Services for our employer- and jobseeker-customers through American Job Centers/One Stop Career Centers and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs. KRA also offers services targeted for Special Need Populations, including ex-offenders, individuals with disabilities, older workers, homeless jobseekers, and veterans. Check out selected profiles of KRA-operated WIOA and TANF programs, from coast-to-coast: Alameda County, California Long Beach, California San
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

October 30, 2015 | No Comments

Our October Spotlight! is shining brightly on the KRA 2015 Community Care Campaign, and the dedicated private, public, and non-profit organizations with whom we continue to collaborate in keeping disability employment a high-priority workforce-services concern. We are proud of the achievements of our local programs in expanding, initiating, and/or supporting efforts that capitalize on the abilities of our customers for whom various challenges present significant barriers to sustainable employment. Each KRA program deserves its own spotlight, which will be shining on them in future articles! However, today we are pleased to provide vignettes on some of the CCC partnership-projects across
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KRA's Staley Moderates NAWDP Webinars

August 12, 2015 | No Comments

Please join Ms. Kimberly Staley, KRA Vice President & Director, Client Services, and NAWDP Board of Directors, Connecticut, as she moderates a series of Webinars presented, in part, by four KRA staff members, who are participants in the NAWDP New Emerging Professionals Initiative, Capstone 1-3 Projects: · Ms. Karen Cirincione, Unit Supervisor, Greater Hartford American Job Center (AJC) · Mr. Domonique Goode, Quality Assurance Team Leader, [Norfolk] Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare · Ms. Diana Saldivar, Social Media Coordinator, San Diego Metro Region AJC · Ms. Maxine Suka, Program Manager, San Diego Metro Region AJC; NAWDP Board of Directors, Region
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