Employment
One of the greatest and most successful ongoing services that CCI provides is our employment services. CCI believes that having employment will bring income to the family and community, as well as help enrich the state of Indiana. This program’s objective is to help individuals and families become self-sufficient by securing steady employment that provides a steady source of income and benefits.
Employment assistance continues to be a major need for the community. CCI plays a crucial role in connecting the community members with suitable employers and provides various services to assist individuals in both finding and securing employment.
CCI Employment Services mainly include the following:
Helping individuals find employment that is a good fit based on language ability, education background, skillset, and compensation requirements.
Provides orientation which offers crucial information about the employer to individuals seeking a position.
Translating necessary documents like job descriptions or job requirements.
Building relationships and networking with local employers and staffing agencies.
Reaching out to the employers and offering help in language interpretation and conflict resolution as needed
Holding job and career fairsƒ
Answering questions about employment, paid time off, compensation, rights, etc.
CCI also maintains excellent working relationships with several employment agencies and many employers in and around Indianapolis. Some of our key accomplishments include assisting over 1500 individuals per year in filling out job applications and helping over 1000 people secure employment via help received at the Chin Center. We also hold around 10 career fairs per year which host a variety of employers. Our center can offer same-day hiring as a direct result of these job fairs and employer connections.
The Chin Center offers computers and other technology necessary for researching and applying for jobs due to some members of our community do not having access it at home. The computers can be utilized to aid an individual’s job hunt by being able to submit online job applications, print off job applications, check emails, and more.
Finally, language is an important aspect of being successful in the job market. CCI offers ESL class four times per week to ensure that members of our community are able to communicate effectively with employers. These classes are free and provide our members with access to learning English. Adult ESL classes focus on teaching students to read, write, and speak English, as well as the basic structure of the language.
CCI Employment Specialist
The employment specialists work full-time Monday through Friday in addition to weekends as needed to ensure that anyone in our community needing a job will find one. The Employment Specialists translate and interpret for individuals while they apply for jobs, enter data for all new hires, help with job orientations, help with job applications, coordinate new job opportunities, and more.
Our goal is to assist at least 1,000 individuals find stable, full-time positions each year so that themselves and their families will become self-sufficient and contributing members of society. In order to achieve this goal, CCI is working hard on various strategies and practical out-reach programs to potential employers and staffing agencies. We regularly hold job fair days and career events at the Chin Center to promote employment in our community.
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