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Career Help for Adults

Do you need assistance in finding a job or advancing your career? Are you looking to enter or reenter the workforce? We can help!

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On October 6th, we officially opened up our Workforce Hub in Elmhurst!

You can watch the video of our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony below, and you can read our special newsletter dedicated to all of The Hub’s offerings here. Below are our program offerings, for more information, please call us at (718) 268-5057.

Job Placement Assistance

Do you need assistance in finding a job or advancing your career? Are you looking to enter or reenter the workforce? We can help! We offer free job placement assistance to participants in search of employment or who are interested in making a career move.

Participants will learn marketable skills that create long-term careers and can choose amongst the following services:

  • Job placement assistance
  • Work readiness skills training
  • Career counseling
  • Networking skills training
  • Job Clubs
  • Digital Literacy Classes

Individuals may also be eligible for free vocational training in computer based coding and the allied health field.

For more information or to register please contact Carolyn Weinstein, Career Services Coordinator, at [email protected] or Denia Tavarez, Director of Business Development at [email protected]

The Commonpoint Queens Adult Workforce Services program works with local employers and staffing agencies to advertise their open job opportunities and refer candidates to them. Click here to see what opportunities are currently available.

Vocational Training

Our vocational training programs are offered to eligible adults and out of school youth. Our training programs assist each participant in developing the skills needed to make them marketable in a competitive job field. All program participants will have the opportunity to become certified in any of the following occupational trainings: Medical Billing, Dialysis Tech, EKG, Phlebotomy, Home Health Aide, Nurses Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Comp TIA (IT training), Web Coding Certifications, and Solar Panel Technician.

Upon completion of vocational training participants are also eligible for paid internships and are supported in pursuing their higher education goals. For more information about our vocational training programs, please contact Erica Eisele, Program Director of Out of School Youth at [email protected]

Current offerings include:

Culinary Job Training Program

The Culinary Job Training program at the Commonpoint Queens Employment Hub is a 12-week FREE program that prepares adults facing barriers to employment for secure and stable careers.

 

Our program provides critical culinary and professional skills students need to thrive in the food service industry:

 

  • Culinary Arts Training: Students learn fundamental culinary techniques in our commercial kitchen. Their daily, hands-on food production helps feed those in need in the Queens community.
  • ServSafe® certification: This national food safety training confirms to prospective employers that our graduates understand the requirements of safe food preparation.
  • Career-Readiness Training: Job-skills and career-readiness training is included to enable long term success and adjustment to the professional kitchen.
  • Internships and Job Placement: The Hub helps graduates find real-world internships and employment opportunities in the food industry.

 

For more information please contact Sabrina Sexton, Director of Culinary, at [email protected]

IT Training and Job Placement

Commonpoint Queens has partnered with Per Scholas to offer Information Technology (IT) Training and Job Placement programs at the Commonpoint Queens Employment Hub. Launching in 2021, we are offering 12 and 15 week FREE programs that prepares adults facing barriers to employment for secure and stable careers. All programs are currently being held virtually.

 

Our program provides critical IT and professional skills students need to thrive in the information technology industry:

 

  • AWS re/Start: Through real-world, scenario-based learning, labs, and coursework, learners gain the skills they need for an entry-level cloud role and complete AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner training.
  • Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity offers the opportunity to earn the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CYSA+), equipping you with fundamental concepts in security specialities and hands-on training to enter this ever growing field as a cybersecurity analyst.
  • Network Support: Network Support offers the opportunity to earn the Google IT Support Professional Certificate along with the CompTIA A+ and Net+ certifications, equipping you with the knowledge to fill a wide range of entry-level technology jobs.
  • Software Engineer: Software Engineer prepares you for the tech industry as an adept developer with a ready-to-present professional portfolio to share with potential employers and start your career in Web Development, App Development, and many more.

 

For more information please contact Fadia Mohama, Employment Coordinator, at [email protected].

Allied Health Training and Job Placement Program

The Allied Health Training and Job Placement program through the Commonpoint Queens Employment Hub offers FREE programs that prepares adults facing barriers to employment for secure and stable careers. Programs are currently held at the Access Institute in Kew Gardens or virtually.

 

Our programs provide critical healthcare and professional skills students need to thrive in the allied health industry.

 

  • EKG/Phlebotomy: An EKG Technician, or a Cardiovascular Technician, is an integral part of the management of patients with heart disease. Phlebotomy Technicians collect blood samples from patients via venipuncture or micro techniques. The Phlebotomy Tech facilitates the collection and transportation of laboratory specimens and is often the patient’s only contact with the medical lab.
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA): A Certified Nursing Assistant  provides assistance to patients with daily living tasks and is responsible for basic care services.
  • Pharmacy Technician: The Pharmacy Technician, also called a Pharmacy Tech or Pharmacy Assistant, usually performs routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication for patients, such as counting tablets and labeling bottles.
  • Medical Billing: Students get an overview of medical insurance; learn coding procedures, and insurance billing procedures. Students also learn through computerized billing simulations how to create, save, retrieve, edit, and maintain patient files.
  • Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA): Offered in partnership with LaGuardia Community College. Administrative medical assistants perform clerical work in doctors’ and hospital offices. It is their responsibility to keep all patient files organized and to maintain the front office.

 

For more information, please contact Kelly McArdle at [email protected]

 

Vocational Training Freelance Training

New this year, we are now offering a training that will provide you with the entrepreneurship skills training needed to become an independent freelance worker. Independent work offers people the opportunity to earn supplemental income, practice newly developed professional skills, build work experience, and design a flexible work schedule that meets their needs. Students learn how to find freelance work through online platforms, create a great online work profile, market themselves and develop a personal branding utilizing social media, provide great customer service, create contracts, manage their finances and taxes, and much more. For more information Please contact Brynn McCormick, Assistant Vice President of Adult Employment, at [email protected]

H.S.E. Classes (High School Equivalency)

Free HSE (formerly GED) classes are now being offered at Commonpoint Queens’ Central Queens for those seeking a second chance to move beyond high school and earn a high school equivalency diploma. With small class sizes and a great deal of personalized attention, enrolled students will feel confident when it comes time to take the exam. Detailed information about the five major exam subjects (reading, writing, science, social studies and math) will be reviewed throughout the course, and homework assignments reinforce material learned in class. Classes feature rolling admission, so for more information at any time contact Kelly McArdle at [email protected]

Pre-HSE Classes

Pre-HSE (formerly pre-GED) classes are now being offered at Commonpoint Queens’ Central Queens for those who are looking to earn a high school equivalency diploma, but are in need of additional supportive service before entering HSE classes. Participants in these classes will also have the opportunity to gain work readiness skills, receive college counseling, and are eligible for a paid internship. Participants receive strong supportive services through case management, as well as individual and group counseling. For more information about the Pre-HSE program please contact Kelly McArdle at [email protected]

Work Supports Programs

Our Work Supports Programs provide free, comprehensive enrollment assistance and referrals for a variety of services and needs, including:

  • SNAP (food stamps): enrollment, recertification, and mediation
  • Food Pantry: Commonpoint Queens provides a client-choice pantry to the community
  • Medicaid and other health insurance program: enrollment assistance
  • Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): referrals for enrollment
  • Legal counseling referrals
  • Financial Counseling Clients with other needs are encouraged to contact us for assistance; we are happy to identify other resources based on the needs of our community.

For more information about the Work Supports Programs, please contact Susan Meza, Coordinator, Work Supports Programs at (718) 268-5011 ext 118, [email protected].

Food Pantry

No one should ever go hungry. We can help. The Commonpoint Queens Digital Food Pantry, which has locations in Little Neck and Forest Hills, offers kosher fresh produce and non-perishable goods for the greater Queens community. After an intake, clients are registered into a digital database, allowing them to log on to the system from home or from one of our in-house kiosks, and order their personalized monthly food selections which will then be prepared and ready to be picked up within minutes.

Client intakes and orders are processed Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Scheduled distribution dates are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.  For upcoming distribution dates and to become a client of our food pantry, please contact Jhadran Rojas at (718) 268-5011 ext 433, [email protected]

ESOL Classes — English for Speakers of Other Languages

Community ESOL classes emphasize learning conversational and basic grammar skills, as well as vocational English. For more information about enrolling into the ESOL program please contact Susan Meza, Coordinator, Work Supports Programs at (718) 268-5011 ext 118, [email protected].

Digital Literacy Classes

The goal of our Digital Literacy classes is to teach basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life, and thereby develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families and their communities. Participants will have an opportunity to improve their skills in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to edit or draft professional documents. They will practice using social media, such as LinkedIn or Facebook, to network and develop a professional brand. Digital Literacy classes run Monday-Thursday 9:00 am to 11:00 am. For more information about the Digital Literacy Classes, please contact Brynn McCormick at [email protected]

Advance and Earn

Our Workforce Department is thrilled to be working with DYCD Workforce Connect and the DYCD Youth Employment Programs to present Advance & Earn, a unique new program for young people between the ages of 16-24 who are not currently working or attending school and live in any of the 5 boroughs of New York City.

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Young Adults (Ages 16-24)

Our Advance & Earn Program will provide you with:

  • Pre-HSE – Literacy and math skills instruction
  • HSE Test Preparation  (GED)
  • College access and application process
  • Credentials, and Certifications
    • SafeServ – Food Handling – Culinary Arts
    • MOS – Microsoft Office Specialist
  • Medical Training
    • EKG / Phlebotomy
    • CNA – Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Career counseling and job placement
  • Paid Internships
  • Incentives
  • Metrocards and more.

Get paid through exciting internships with high-growth industries in NYC!

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Young people between the ages of 16 and 24 years old
  • Residents of one of the five boroughs of New York City
  • Currently not working or in school
  • Willing to commit six months to the program
  • Legally authorized to work in New York City

To participate in this program, please fill out the form below and we will contact you. For more information, contact Kelly McArdle at [email protected]