Chapter 4-CJobs and Career Counseling
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Looking for a job is hard work. There is a lot of competition for
positions and, if the job market is slow, finding employment may not be
easy. Start looking for a job well before you actually want to start
working. Ask family or adult friends for tips like dressing neatly and being
on time for interviews. If you can't locate a job, consider becoming a volunteer.
Volunteer
work is a way of establishing a work record which can be used later as a
reference when applying for paid employment. Some places which accept
volunteers are hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers, libraries, and
recreation centers.
Baltimore County Office of Workforce Development
Jefferson Building
105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 300
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-2008
Comprehensive employment and training services for Baltimore County
residents, including testing, skills assessment, career consultation, labor market
information, job readiness, seminars, and job referrals. Baltimore County centers maintain
extensive database of job opportunities, access to fax and copying machines,
guidance in resume development, literacy resources, General Education
Diploma (GED) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training,
and much more.
- Eastpoint Workforce Development
Center
7930 Eastern Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
410-288-9050
- Hunt Valley Workforce Development
Center
11101 McCormick Road, Suite 102
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031
410-887-7940
Baltimore County Office of Human Resources
308 Allegheny Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-JOBS (5627) Baltimore County Government Jobs Hotline;
Office: 410-887-3135
Information about employment with Baltimore County government. Job
announcements and application forms available online.
Maryland
Department of Budget and Management - Office of Personnel Services and
Benefits
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-767-4850 (Job Information Line); TTY: 1-800-735-2258 (Maryland Relay)
Information about employment with Maryland government.
Maryland
Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Division of Workforce
Development - Office of Employment Services
1100 North Eutaw Street, Room 209
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-767-2173 (Maryland Job Service
Baltimore Office)
Maryland Job Service serves both employers needing
workers and job seekers searching for employment. At local
Career Centers, interviewing
and job referral
are offered; labor market information and information on apprenticeship program
are available. All types of jobs are listed in the Maryland
Workforce Exchange web site.
Maryland Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation -
Division of Labor and Industry
1100 North Eutaw Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-767-2992 (Information)
410-767-2246 or 2165 (Apprenticeship and Training Program)
Enforces wage and hours laws and assists in collecting unpaid wages.
Provides information on issuance of work permits for youth and on
apprenticeship and occupational training for skilled trades and crafts.
USAJOBS - United States Office Of
Personnel Management
703-724-1850; TTY: 978-461-8404
The United States government's official web site for federal jobs and employment information. Has a
comprehensive telephone system for official information about federal job
opportunities worldwide. The telephone system may also be used to request
federal job applications and related documents.
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Career Counseling
and Job Training:
The Arc of Baltimore, Inc.
7215 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212-1552
410-296-2272; TTY: 410-296-6372
Provides services for people with developmental disabilities. Services include adult
vocational and pre-vocational skills training and supported
employment programs. Employment programs include sub-contract work for
private businesses.
Baltimore County Department of Social Services - Young Parent Support Center
201 Back River Neck Road
(Middleborough Shopping Plaza)
Baltimore, Maryland 21221
410-853-3860
A comprehensive family support and development center serving the greater
Essex area. Offers adult basic education and GED classes, employment readiness and career exploration programs,
introductory and intermediate computer literacy workshops, seminars in career
exploration and job readiness. Offers Job Locate, a personalized job
development, placement, and post employment service.
Baltimore
County Office of Workforce Development
105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 300
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-2008
Comprehensive employment and training services for Baltimore County
residents, including testing, skills assessment, career consultation, labor market
information, job readiness, seminars, and job referrals. Baltimore County centers maintain
extensive databases of job opportunities.
- Eastpoint Workforce Development
Center
7930 Eastern Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
410-288-9050
- Hunt Valley Workforce Development
Center
11101 McCormick Road, Suite 102
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031
410-887-7940
Baltimore
County Public Schools - Office of Alternative Education, Dropout Prevention,
and Summer School
410-887-2270
Alternative education programs for at-risk middle and high school students.
Offers students different options, environments and structures to continue
their education.
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Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies
901 South Rolling
Road
Baltimore,
Maryland
21228
410-887-0934
Alternative high school offers academic,
vocational and social/emotional experiences designed to help youth, ages
14-21, acquire attitude, skills and behaviors necessary to succeed in the
work world. Basic reading and math skills and General Education Diploma (GED) instruction,
vocational exploration, academic and vocational assessment, job search and
social/emotional support is available for out-of-school
youth, ages 16-21.
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Rosedale Center for Alternative Studies
8200 Old Philadelphia
Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
410-887-0133
Alternative high school
offers academic,
vocational and social/emotional experiences designed to help youth, ages
12-21, to acquire attitudes, skills and behaviors necessary to succeed in
the work world. Basic reading and skills and General Education Diploma (GED)
instruction, vocational exploration, academic and vocational assessment, job search,
and social/emotional support is available for out-of-school
youth, ages 16-21.
Career Center at
Jewish Vocational Service
1515 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, Maryland 21208
410-486-0099
Career counseling to unemployed and under-employed individuals. Service
includes job counseling, resume preparation, assessment and evaluation, job search strategies,
interview training, and vocational rehabilitation.
Catapult Learning
7930 Eastern Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
410-285-1842
Youth employment and training program for low-income youth ages 16-18 who
are out of school and unemployed. Provides assistance with General Education
Diploma (GED) preparation,
work readiness and job placement.
The Community College of
Baltimore County - Catonsville Campus
800 South Rolling Road
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
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Project Second Start
410-455-4719
A program for individuals who are single
parents, divorced or separated, or widowed and who need to obtain marketable
job skills. The
Catonsville campus also offers these services to teen single parents.
Services include career and individual
counseling, academic planning, job placement, and special workshops. Tuition
and textbook assistance is available. Single teenage parents are also
provided child care and transportation assistance. Located in the lower
level of the Barn.
The Community College of Baltimore County
- Continuing Education and Economic Development
Non-credit, adult education classes offered for academic preparation, Academic Skills Enhancement
(ASE), General Education Diploma (GED), English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL), career and business training, money management, personal interests, boating, computer
and vocational skills. Fees
vary according to course. Classes held in locations throughout Baltimore
County.
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Academic Skills Enhancement
(ASE) 410-285-9456
Addresses practical reading, writing and math skills for adults.
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Business and Career Training and Community Education classes
410-869-0296
(Registration)
For available courses, place cursor over words
Training for Business, Career Training and Community Education.
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Distance Learning
The Community
College of Baltimore County offers a variety of courses that use various
technologies to deliver instruction. This includes non-credit and credit
online courses, telecourses, and interactive video courses. Many are
geared to learning or enhancing job skills. These courses are designed to
allow students to schedule learning activities at times more convenient to
their schedules.
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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
410-285-9453
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External High School Diploma Program 410-918-4284
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General Education
Diploma (GED)
410-285-9456
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Online
and Campus Advising Centers
Career
counselors on each campus work with students at Community College of
Baltimore County enrolled in adult basic education classes, GED classes,
ESOL classes and employment training programs to enable interested
students to explore career options and the course work necessary to
achieve their goals.
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Single Step Program for
Special Populations
410-285-9762
Single Step is a
non-credit pre-vocational, academic and socialization program for adults
between ages 18-60, with disabilities and learning challenges. No high
school diploma is required. Program is designed to assist in transition to
college, vocational training or employment. offers academic skills and
vocational prep programming is designed for students with disabilities and
learning challenges. Courses held fall and spring semesters on the Dundalk
and Catonsville campuses; participants can enter either term. Coursework
includes: reading, math, English, counseling, personal and career
development, life management and computers. Staffed and supervised by
professionals and para-professionals. Limited lift equipped van
transportation available for physically disabled for additional fee.
The
Community College of Baltimore County - Dundalk Campus
7200 Sollers Point Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21222
410-285-9816; TTY: 410-285-9529
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Turning Point
410-285-9816 or 410-295-9770
The college offers
services to individuals who are over the age of 30, are separated,
divorced or widowed, or have a disabled spouse or are single parents. Services include career and personal
counseling, academic planning, job placement, special workshops and course
work. Tuition assistance is available for books, child care and
transportation.
The Community College of
Baltimore County - Essex Campus
7201 Rossville Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
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Turning Point
410-780-6846
Career services for displaced homemakers (individuals over the age of 30
who have lost financial support due to separation, divorce, death, or
disability of a spouse) and single parents.
First
Step, Inc.
Offers a youth employment and training program for youth ages 16-18 who have dropped out
of school and are unemployed. Provides aid in pre-employment
training, job retention skills, adult basic education and General Education
Diploma (GED) preparation
courses.
- Cockeysville
10400 Ridgland Road
Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
410-628-6120
- Randallstown
8303 Liberty Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
410-521-3800
Greater Baltimore
Urban League, Inc.
512 Orchard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-523-8150
Employment and job training programs offered free of charge to low-income
residents in Maryland with a focus on minorities.
Job
Corps
1-800-733-JOBS (5627)
Comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk
Maryland youth, ages 16-24, who meet income guidelines. Academic, social skills, career and occupational
skill development addressed. GED preparation offered as well as training in
various occupations. Students earn a stipend for attending.
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
1100 North Eutaw Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-767-2173 (Maryland Job Service Baltimore Office)
410-767-2246 or 2165
(Apprenticeship and Training Program)
Provides information to help you find a job or career. Gives labor market
information, information on apprenticeship and industry sponsored
occupational training for the skilled trades and crafts. Visit a local Career Center
for copiers and fax equipment to use in your job search, for videos, books
and workshops on job search topics. Use
Maryland Workforce Exchange
to search for a
job, post your resume, find a job fair, and to access important career
information and services that can assist you in finding a new career.
Maryland New Directions, Inc.
611 Park Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-230-0630
The displaced homemaker obtains skill assessment, training (if
available) and job counseling that leads to job placement. Career counseling
services available. Counselors design a program for each individual client's
career needs. Serves displaced homemakers who are over 30, who are
separated, divorced, widowed or have a spouse who is disabled.
Maryland
State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
410-554-9255 (voice),
TTY: 410-554-9411
A statewide program of rehabilitation services for citizens with
disabilities. Offices located in Catonsville, Dundalk and Towson.Programs
support the employment
and economic independence of individuals with disabilities. For those
eligible, services include career guidance and counseling, rehabilitation
technology and vocational, college or technical training. DORS also provides
job placement and job-keeping services. High school students with
disabilities may be referred in the spring of the year before the last year
of school. Operates the Workforce and Technology Center, a comprehensive
rehabilitation facility in Baltimore. |
