Employment Placement - Justice System Involved | Center For Employment Opportunities

Offers temporary paid employment, pre-job guidance, and linkage to training and educational programs. Clients are employed in work crews that the agency operates, serving transit agencies, housing authorities, parks departments, etc. Provides an employment program for justice system involved/formerly incarcerated individuals. Clients start with a paid orientation and receive pre-employment workshop, resume and interview help, temporary job placement, and job search assistance and receive daily pay and daily feedback on performance. Goal is to transition the participant from the program into the mainstream workforce. Cash incentives are given as clients reach milestones and support is given for up a year after the client is placed in employment outside of the program.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

1500 Hamilton Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114

Hours

Office hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm. Program hours vary as scheduled.

Application process

Phone for information M-F 8:30am-4:30pm.

Fee

Free.

Eligibility

No residency restrictions. Serves adults age 18 and over and who are justice system involved (previously incarcerated, on parole, etc.). Must be able to do physical labor (but agency may make accommodations based on the client's needs).

Service area

Geauga County, Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Agency info

Center For Employment Opportunities

National organization that provides employment help to persons on parole.