Job Opportunities and Employment Resources

· Peer Support Specialist openings (Job Fair on June 27th) -- Center for Human Development, Hartford
· Case Manager - Passages -- United Services, Inc., Willimantic
· Case Manager - Willimantic -- United Services, Inc., Willimantic
· Human Services Advocate -- Capitol Region Mental Health Center, Hartford
· Peer Support Specialist -- Community Health Resources, Bloomfield
· Peer Support Clubhouse Assistant -- Community Health Resources, Enfield
· Peer Support Warm Line Operator -- Community Health Resources, Enfield
· Community Support Specialist -- Community Health Resources, Manchester
· Recovery Pathways Specialist -- Community Health Resources, Manchester
· Community Support Worker (Bilingual) -- Community Health Resources, Norwich
· Recovery Specialist -- Advanced Behavioral Health, Middletown, CT
· Recovery Specialist/Recovery Case Manager -- Advanced Behavioral Health, Willimantic/Middletown, CT
· Recovery Specialist/Recovery Case Manager -- Advanced Behavioral Health, Norwich, CT
· Multiple Recovery Specialist positions (7 openings) -- Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA), New Britain, CT
· Recovery Specialist -- Community Mental Health Affiliates, New Britain, CT
· Case Manager - Foster and Adoptive Support Team -- Community Mental Health Affiliates, New Britain, CT
· Clinician II (Licensed) -- Community Mental Health Affiliates, New Britain, CT
· Bilingual Health Coach -- Occupational Medical Consulting, Bloomfield, CT
· Part-Time Work for 16 Year Olds -- DMHAS Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program
Openings throughout CT. For more info and to apply, see Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program Youth Recruitment.
· Peer Internships -- South Central Behavioral Health Network (SCBHN), New Haven, CT
· Field Representatives (Part-time, flexible schedule) -- US Census Bureau, openings in all CT Counties
Also see Field Representative job description on Census.gov.
· Recovery Assistant -- Handz-on, Inc., Hartford, CT
· Recovery Assistant (2 part-time openings) -- MHAC, Stamford, CT
· Substitute Head Nurses -- Connecticut Technical High School System
· C-RECS Project -- Focus on Recovery-United

CT DOL's Weekly Jobs Update [what is this]:

· Department of Labor Business Services Weekly -- 100's of current job postings, all fields and vocations!

Connecticut Job Match Initiative

· Overview
· Manufacturing Job Match --- Sign-up
· Construction Job Match --- Sign-up
· Veterans Manufacturing Job Match --- Sign-up
· Veterans Construction Job Match --- Sign-up

State Jobs:

· Current CT State Job Postings
· Other State Agency Job Sites

CT Employers with multiple openings:

· Alcohol and Drug Recovery Centers, Inc. (ADRC)
· Advanced Behavioral Health
· BHcare Shoreline Offices (formerly Harbor Health Services, Inc.)
· BHcare Valley Offices (formerly Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc.)
· Central Naugatuck Valley Help, Inc.
· Charter Oak State College
· Chrysalis Center
· Community Health Center
· Community Health Resources (CHR)
· Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA)
· Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
· CVS Caremark
· CW Resources
· DMHAS
· Fellowship Place
· Genesis Healthcare
· Gilead Community Services
· Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut
· InterCommunity Mental Health Group, Inc.
· Kuhn Employment Opportunities
· Magellan Health Services
For CT openings, follow the above link, scroll down to the Location drop-down
menu list, and select "CT." Then click the "Search for Jobs" button.
· Mental Health Association of Connecticut
· Middlesex Hospital
· Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
· Rushford Center
· Sound Community Services
· South Central Behavioral Health Network (SCBHN)
· United Services, Inc.
· United Way of Connecticut
· Value Options
· Walgreens
· Wheeler Clinic

Connecticut's Job Bank (formerly CT Job Central)

Helpful Hint:  When searching Connecticut's Job Bank, always enter a location in the 'Location' field (e.g., Hartford, CT or just Connecticut) to limit the results to Connecticut jobs only. Otherwise, the search will return results from throughout the country.

To further narrow your search, you can enter a specific job title in the 'Keywords' field (e.g., Recovery Specialist).  If the results aren't specific enough, try putting the job title in quotes (e.g., "Recovery Specialist").

Search Connecticut's Job Bank

CT job postings on "Simply Hired"

Helpful Hint:  To refine your search, type a job title or category in front of the city name in the 'Keywords' field (e.g., Behavioral Health Care Hartford)

· All CT listings from Simply Hired

· Major CT cities:
Bridgeport area listings
Danbury area listings
Hartford area listings
New Haven area listings
New London area listings
Torrington area listings
Waterbury area listings

· Learn more about Simply Hired

Urban League of Greater Hartford Career Center

Whether you are changing professions, companies, or launching your career, the Urban League of Greater Hartford has a vehicle to help you connect successfully with employers. Visit www.ulcareercenter.com and simply create an account to start applying for local opportunities in the Hartford area!

Links to job openings at organizations in other states…

• Multiple Positions -- Riverside Community Care, Dedham, MA
  With a presence in dozens of communities throughout Eastern and Central Massachusetts, Riverside Community Care is here to make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities by delivering compassionate, locally-based, integrated behavioral healthcare and human services. Opportunities exist in mental health care; mental retardation and traumatic brain injury services; substance abuse treatment; child and family services; and administration.
• Peer Specialist -- Edinburg Center, Lexington, MA
  The Center's mission is distinguished by our longstanding belief that all persons have the potential to learn, the capacity for change and the right to live a meaningful life in the community of his or her choice. Our mission is to provide an array of innovative services which promote personal growth and independence, foster hope and enhance the quality of life of people with mental health conditions, co-occurring substance use conditions and/or developmental disabilities. See Career Opportunities for a listing of all current openings at The Edinburg Center (opens in a new browser window).
• Nationwide opportunities -- National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations (NCMHCSO)
  A listing of job opportunities nationwide, listed by the National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations. Visit NCMHCSO Job Opportunities to see all postings (opens in a new browser window).
• Countrywide openings -- National Disability Rights Network - Jobs and Internships
  A countrywide list of jobs and internships from the National Disability Rights Network (formerly known as the National Association of Protection & Advocacy).
• Multi-state listings -- Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
  The Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group is retained by nonprofit organizations to fill positions at all levels of employment. Job openings in several states are usually listed. See all current openings for details and application info (opens in a new browser window).

• Employment Resources for Veterans (from the Veteran National Resource Directory)
  The National Resource Directory (NRD) connects wounded warriors, service members, veterans, their families and caregivers with those who support them. It provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels that support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.
  

  Find the resources you need as you transition from the military to a civilian career, identify programs and workplace supports for wounded warriors, and learn more about employment rights, protections and responsibilities.

• Veterans Job Bank
  The Veterans Job Bank powered by NRD.gov provides Veterans with a central source for identifying Veteran-committed employment opportunities and assists America's employers in identifying qualified Veterans. A key part of the White House's ongoing commitment to improve access to employment opportunities for transitioning Service Members and Veterans, it facilitates access to hundreds of thousands of private-sector job openings specifically targeted at Veterans.
  

  The Veterans Job Bank provides a central resource that allows Veterans to access jobs available specifically for them. Enter keywords, your MOS/MOC and/or location on the left to begin your job search. Visit the Veterans Job Bank to start your job search, or use the Job Search Widget on the right

• Connecticut Veterans Job Match
  As part of the Connecticut Job Match Initiative, Congressman John B. Larson, the Connecticut Department of Labor, the Connecticut Department of Veterans Services, and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) have teamed up to launch the Connecticut Veterans Job Match. The Connecticut Veterans Job Match will sign up unemployed veterans and match them with local manufacturing and trade businesses that are hiring.
  

  Veterans interested in participating in this program are encouraged to sign up for the job match by visiting www.ctdol.state.ct.us/JobMatch/CTJobMatch.htm and clicking on either the Veterans Manufacturing or the Veterans Construction job match boxes. You can sign-up even if there are no events scheduled.

  For background info, visit Congressman Larson's website
  To sign-up or apply, see Connecticut Job Match Initiative above
  Also see Office for Veterans Workforce Development

• Veteran Recruiting - Virtual Career Fairs and Recruiting for Veterans
  Veteran Recruiting serves the military and workers with disabilities community by providing them access to industry leading employers through their virtual career fairs and live video interviewing services.
  

  Starting a new job is never easy, and finding the right one after serving in the military can be even more daunting, but we are here to help you every step of the way. We only work with those who have served, and their spouses. If you are transitioning in the near future, or have already left the service, we have employers who are very interested in hiring you. This is a free service to all service members, and you will benefit from a personal transition consultant that will help you:

  • Develop your personal brand
  • Civilianize your resume
  • Prepare for interviews
  • Hand match you with employers
  • Post hire check in at 30, 60, and 180 days

  “It is our mission to help you secure employment prior to becoming a veteran through our 'Deployed to Employed' program. You have a wealth of skills, knowledge and training, and we will help you showcase them to prospective employers. We will work one on one with you in the employment process, and will match you with employers that match your skill set, location, compensation requirements, and interests. You have served the nation, and it is our honor to serve you as you make the transition to civilian.”

  For complete information and the date of the next Virtual Career Fair, see VeteranRecruiting.com. Register or log-in here for the free Virtual Career Fairs.

Links to other websites listing employment and career opportunities especially for persons with disabilities.

• Job Application Center
  The Job Application Center is a free online resource helping individuals find specific information and advice on how to apply online and offline to every major company in the U.S.  Individuals can search a database of over 1500 articles each tailored to a specific company they may be interested in. If someone is looking for a specific job, they can easily resource information about those companies of interest. Instead of just searching job openings, resources allow the more aggressive job seeker to find information on applying directly to the specific company they want to target. All resource material is written by experts in that particular field and all of it is free to use. The Job Application Center is currently developing over 2500 pages of brand new content as they expand their site.
• Simply Hired
  Simply Hired has built the largest online database of jobs. It is a simple and effective job search engine that lets you search for jobs by job title or category as well as location. See the Simply Hired links above to all Connecticut job listings plus job listings in some of the major cities in Connecticut.
• Ability Jobs
  This site provides a place where people with disabilities can seek employment, confident that they will be evaluated solely on their skills and experience. The goal of Ability Jobs and Job Access (now part of Ability Jobs) is to enable people with disabilities to enhance their professional lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment. By posting job opportunities, or searching resumes, employers can find qualified persons with disabilities as well as demonstrate their affirmative action and open door policies. Ability Jobs is the leading website dedicated to employment of people with disabilities.
• Ability Beyond Disability
  For over 55 years, Ability Beyond Disability has been the premiere resource helping individuals with disabilities pursue lives that most people take for granted. Finding homes where people can live, providing supports that they can count on, training them to work and then helping them to find jobs. And above all, teaching people the skills so that they can make friends, pursue their interests, feel good about themselves by volunteering, and in essence…have a life.
  
  Ability Beyond Disability also specializes in creating employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities and the economically challenged. Are you someone with a disability who is looking for a job? Are you an agency, organization, corporation, or business looking to hire someone with a disability? Then check out Employment Resources available from Ability Beyond Disability.
• Community Enterprises, Inc.
  The mission of Community Enterprises, Inc. is to support self-determination for individuals with disabilities and/or other challenges to actively live, learn, and work in the community. With service center locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York, Community Enterprises offers Supported Employment Programs, Vocational Services, Educational Supports and many other services for people with disabilities. For a complete list of their services, see CEI's Programs and Services. Visit their website at www.communityenterprises.com.
• Connect-Ability - Connecticut Launches Ground-Breaking Employment Initiative For People With Disabilities. Connect-Ability began with a federal grant to the State of Connecticut to identify and remove barriers to employment faced by people with disabilities. This five-year, multi-million dollar systems change grant involved a detailed look at the State's employment and disability services infrastructure in order to identify problem areas and implement lasting solutions:
  
     Career Center
     Info for Employers
• CW Resources, Inc. - A private, not for profit organization specializing in creating employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities and the economically challenged. CW Resources can help you find work or can put you to work!
• Hire Disability Solutions
  Hire Disability Solutions is an affiliate of Monster.com that is devoted to the employment of people with disabilities. Their goal is to empower individuals with disabilities to reach their goals by providing them with the tools to succeed.
  
  Tools for resume building, posting, and job searching through thousands of job listings are among the resources available on the Hire Disability Solutions website.
• JobAccess - Job Access is now part of Ability Jobs. Visit JobAccess to find jobs available for persons with disabilities. The goal of JobAccess is to enable people with disabilities to enhance their lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment.
  
  Employers are encouraged to post job openings on JobAccess.
• Other job search sites specifically for people with disabilities
  
     Hire Potential
     National Business and Disability Council
     The AAPD Site
• Connecticut Career Fairs - Information and schedules for the CT Dept. of Labor career fairs held throughout Connecticut.
• Connecticut's Job Bank (Formerly CT Job Central) - Thousands of new jobs posted daily.

• CT Dept. of Labor Career Fairs - Information and schedules for the CT Dept. of Labor career fairs held throughout Connecticut. Unlike fairs that are profit-driven, the Dept. of Labor's main concern is connecting skilled and qualified job seekers with employment opportunities that local companies have to offer.
  

  Cromwell

  Middlesex Career Fair
  Tuesday, June 18, 2013
  11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Crowne Plaza Hotel
  100 Berlin Rd.
  Cromwell, CT 06416
  (directions)

  (For more info, including all upcoming CT DOL job fairs, see CT Dept. of Labor Job Fairs)

• National Career Fairs
  

  National Career Fairs helps job seekers make face-to-face connections with employers. They are dedicated to bringing you the best employment solutions, offering both nationwide and regional career fairs.

  2013 Connecticut Schedule
  2013 Nationwide Schedule

• Premium Job Fairs
  

  Premium Job Fairs is the number one choice of recruiters and seekers for job fair events in the Northeastern United States. With over 7 years of experience managing job-fairs in the Northeast, we know how to create a successful recruiting event whether you're looking for a job or looking to fill positions. Be sure to register before attending a job fair

  Next Connecticut Job Fair - February 6, 2013
  2013 Northeastern U.S. Schedule

Tips, techniques, training, and support for finding a job. Excellent resources providing valuable help and support in finding a job including free seminars, training workshops, information and resources to help with job searching, resume writing, interviewing skills, and even help obtaining business attire clothing for that important interview!

• Job Application Center
  The Job Application Center is a free online resource helping individuals find specific information and advice on how to apply online and offline to every major company in the U.S.  Individuals can search a database of over 1500 articles each tailored to a specific company they may be interested in. If someone is looking for a specific job, they can easily resource information about those companies of interest. Instead of just searching job openings, resources allow the more aggressive job seeker to find information on applying directly to the specific company they want to target. All resource material is written by experts in that particular field and all of it is free to use. The Job Application Center is currently developing over 2500 pages of brand new content as they expand their site.
• 16 Ways to Revolutionize Your Social Work Job Search - According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for social workers in the United States is on the rise. Take charge of your social work job search with these 16 tips.
• United Way of CT - The United Way of Connecticut is offering no cost job training opportunities for healthcare and manufacturing careers…
  

  Are you interested in a job in healthcare?  The Metro Hartford Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (MACH) is providing a no cost, 8½ week enhanced certified nurse aide training program followed by 4 weeks of paid work experience. During the 8½ weeks you will spend 3 weeks participating in a job readiness program followed by 5½ weeks in technical training at Tunxis Community College. See Enhanced Certified Nurse Aide Training for details.

  Do you want a job that can turn into a career?  The Technical Education and Career Advancement Program (TECAP) is a program that helps people with manufacturing related skills, education, and/or experience identify foundational workplace skills and build technical skills that align with production job openings in manufacturing. If you are eligible for this program it can provide a pathway toward employment in manufacturing. It will include assessments leading to credentials, facilitated online training and education, and opportunities for "hands-on" paid work experience with a manufacturing employer. See TECAP for details.

• Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut Career Centers - Responding to the high unemployment rate, Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut has opened new Career Centers that offer one-on-one job hunting guidance and employment resources. Centers are currently located in Bridgeport, Brookfield, Milford, Danielson, and Norwalk. The next one will open in Greenwich. Services are available free to anyone looking for a new job. Learn about Cover Letters and References, Resume Basics, Job Search, Internet and Email Basics, Strategies for Job Seekers Over 50, Interview Skills, Application, Proper Attire, and more! For complete schedule of workshops at all centers, see Career Centers
• Top Job-Hunting Mistakes and How NOT to Make Them - A short but very helpful article from the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group about common job-hunting mistakes and how you can avoid making them.
• Disability.gov
  In addition to many other topics, Disability.gov has information about career planning, places to search for a job, interviewing for a job, and self-employment and small business ownership. You'll also find information about programs that can help you get job training. If you're looking for a job, Disability.gov's Job Opportunities section and USAJobs.gov are good places to start. You can also look for information in your state at www.disability.gov/employment.
• Resume Help.org - Offers free cover letter and resume writing help and tips, as well as interviewing tips and tools to help you find a job.
• Resume Tutor - An excellent and informative tool that will teach you a lot about how to write a resume and help you develop a professional resume.
• Business Attire and Career Help
  The following organizations in the Hartford area provide donated business attire clothing for low-income and disadvantaged individuals to help you look and feel your best at interviews and on the job. They also provide help preparing for your interview and your career...
  

  For women:

  Dress for Success - Hartford
  Prudential Building
  280 Trumbull Street, 2nd Floor
  Hartford, CT 06103
  (860) 525-5015
  

  The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
  

  The "Suiting Program" is the first of many steps in a client's path towards self-sufficiency and the actualization of her professional goals. Once clients have secured an interview, they are referred from one of Dress for Success Hartford's local partner agencies. On their first visit to Dress for Success Hartford, personal shopper volunteers help them to pick out a suit ensemble, shoes, and accessories for their interview.
  

  Not only does a professional appearance influence the final decision of a potential employer, but it also fosters confidence in the woman wearing the suit. This self-assuredness helps to guarantee that clients will be fully-prepared to go on an interview, ready to answer and ask questions, and are more likely to secure meaningful employment. Once a client secures employment, she is invited to return to Dress for Success - Hartford, where she receives additional clothing.
  

  For a listing of local partner agencies, see Referral Agencies. For more information, visit Dress for Success Hartford's website.

  For men:

  Clothes Make The Man
  40 Woodland Street
  (Between Asylum and Farmington Avenues)
  Hartford, CT
  (860) 293-2909
  

  Clothes Make the Man provides interview and employment suitable attire, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income and disadvantaged men. Call (860) 293-2909 for more information.
  

  For men and women:

  Suit-a-Sister/Bless-a-Brother
  Capitol Region Conference of Churches
  60 Lorraine Street
  Hartford, CT 06105
  Contact: Karen Bush, Clothing Donation Program, (860) 236-1295 ext. 20
  

  The Suit-a-Sister/Bless-a-Brother program helps low income and disadvantaged men and women throughout Greater Hartford who are entering or re-entering the workforce. The program provides clients with clothing appropriate for an interview or for work in a professional environment.
  

  Suit-a-Sister/Bless-a-Brother also accepts donations of suits, dress shirts, ties, and other clothing suitable for the work environment to help men and women in Greater Hartford dress the part as they get a new start. They are collecting in-season, gently worn, professional attire for men and women (suits, dresses, blouses, dress shirts, dress slacks, sweaters, sports jackets, coats, etc.). Clothing must be in like-new condition and should be appropriate for the workplace. Men's clothing and plus-sized items are particularly needed. Casual clothing, shoes, and jewelry are not currently accepted.
  

  For additional information, please contact Karen Bush at (860) 236-1295 ext. 20.
  
• CW Resources, Inc. is a private, not for profit organization specializing in creating employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities and the economically challenged. CW Resources can help you find work or can put you to work!
  
       CW Resources, Inc.
       200 Myrtle Street
       New Britain, CT 06053
       Tel: (860) 229-7700
       Fax: (860) 229-6847
       Website: www.cwresources.org
• Kuhn Employment Opportunities is a not for profit organization supporting individuals with disabilities to participate in community employment through assessment, job development, on-the-job training, and on-the-job supports. As a job placement and employee assistance program for individuals with disabilities, their qualified staff assists productive individuals to become independent, gain self-esteem, and be accepted by the community.
  
       Kuhn Employment Opportunities
       165 Pratt Street · P.O. Box 79
       Meriden, CT 06450
       Tel: (203) 235-2583 or (860) 347-5843
       Fax: (203) 235-0827
       Website: www.kuhngroup.org · Email: info@kuhngroup.org
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) offers a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities.
• Connecticut Works - CT Works provides services to both job seekers and employers. Services for job seekers include career counseling, help with your employment search, and skills training such as resume writing, interviewing skills, and more. Employers can receive recruiting, job training, and related support. There are presently fourteen CT Works Centers located throughout Connecticut:
  
       • Location and directions for CT Works Centers
       • Free Career Related Workshops and Seminars held at CT Works Centers
       • Visit the entire Connecticut Department of Labor website.
• The Work Site Employment Resources - Resources that can help you identify work options that are best for you, including job search sources, links to federal jobs, and success stories. The Work Site promotes the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities. Also see Choose Work for a Ticket to Work video overview and also Ticket to Work.

Resources that can provide tips, tools, information, and support to help you become self-employed.

• IncomeLinks, LLC assists people whom many might consider poor to generate income by starting their own micro-enterprise. We believe that assisting consumers in starting their own enterprise gives them the freedom and ability to take charge of their lives.
• The Abilities Fund offers services designed specifically for individuals with disabilities interested in business ownership. They are the first and only nationwide community developer targeted exclusively to advancing entrepreneurial opportunities for Americans with disabilities.
• Small Business Administration offers valuable help and assistance in starting your own small business.

A listing of hundreds of volunteer opportunities throughout Connecticut. Volunteering can provide valuable experience, strengthen your existing skills, and provide you with new skills in addition to making a positive impact on the lives of others. Volunteering can be an effective stepping stone to employment.

• Volunteer Opportunities in Connecticut (opens in a new browser window)
• Opportunities from Co-Opportunity, Inc.
  
  YouthBuild Hartford - Get paid to learn the skills to get and keep a job;
  
  Volunteering - Co-opportunity offers a number of interesting, challenging, and meaningful volunteer opportunities that can provide you with valuable experience for your own job or job search.