[Md-sligo] FW: Jobs Club Saturday Technology Training Session, Feb 2, 2013

[Brown, Debbie]

This is a new project the DC library is starting.  It is intended that this group will spend some time in interactive activities and using the computer to fill out job applications.

Debbie


From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:03 PM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Jobs Club Saturday Technology Training Session, Feb 2, 2013

Are you interested in a Jobs Club for people with disabilities?  Come help us craft the structure of this proposed entity.
Presentations by:
Tony Paschal, DC Dapartment of Disability Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration
Angela Cooper, People-4-People Employment Assistance Program

1PM to 4PM, Saturday, February 2, 2013
Room 215 Adaptive Services Division
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW
Washington, DC, 20001

ASL Interpreted!

Please come to a Saturday Technology Training Session on February 2, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm, to initiate a community-based Job Club for people with disabilities, which will be held on a regular basis at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library this spring in coordination with the bi-monthly, employment-related series of Saturday Technology Training Sessions.

What will the structure of this entity be?  We want you to determine it's scope and purpose.  Some of the possibilities are listed below:

The Jobs Club could:
meet on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis
occur in the evenings or weekends
include coffee/tea and refreshments
be led and organized by a facilitator
be of a limited size (5 to 30 participants?)
meet for at least a three-month period?
have a centralized way to contact other members
include a step process model (workforce development vs. 12-step or grieving process)
allow participants to share their various networks to help each other identify job opportunities.
provide information and skills in job search techniques, résumé building, and interview preparation
feature various guest speakers:  human resources experts, small business owners, employer representatives, and success stories

James Patrick Timony
Librarian, Adaptive Technology
DC Public Library
202-727-1335


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