Everyone Counts

The Census Bureau is aiming to hire approximately 500,000 census takers in communities nationwide to help conduct the once-a-decade count. 

The Census Bureau is working hard to recruit and hire local census takers from the communities they will be counting. Working for the 2020 Census is the perfect opportunity to reserve your place in history and help your community shape its future, all while earning extra income.

Applicants can qualify for both field and office positions. The office positions, which are more limited, will be located in area census offices. The role of these offices is to recruit, select, hire, train, manage, and pay all office and field staff who work within the designated boundaries of the geographic territory assigned to the office. The positions are temporary with varying pay ranges. For Census Takers, the pay starts at $14.00/hour.

 

Applying for one of these jobs is simple. Just visit 2020census/jobs or call 855-JOB-2020 and select option 3 for more information. Pay rates for field and clerical jobs can be found at 2020census.gov/jobs/pay-and-locations .

Those who are being considered for a position will receive a telephone interview. If offered a job, they will receive instructions on next steps via email.

 

Applicants will need to complete paperwork online and make an appointment to get fingerprinted for the background check. Once they are offered the job, there will be a period of time before their start date to allow time for the background clearance process.

Most applications will remain active throughout the 2020 Census and may be considered as positions become available. Apply today!

By working for the Census Bureau, our community has a special opportunity to help make the 2020 Census an accurate and complete count. There are so many reasons our nation

needs to be counted completely and accurately. The count happens every 10 years with the decennial census, which influences how more than $675 billion from more than 100 federal programs are distributed to states and localities each year. Here’s some of what the census numbers effect: Medicaid, school lunch programs, community development grants, road and school construction, medical services, usiness locations. If you’re interested in a job, please visit the Census Bureau job site to apply. You’ll also be able to see descriptions and frequently asked questions at 2020census.gov/jobs .

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), in partnership with OhioMeansJobs.com and JobsOhio, hosted a Cincinnati Job Fair on October 2, 2019 at the Sharonville Convention Center for a record-breaking attendance of 61 employers visiting with over 255 job candidates.  People at registration are photographed on the left and below is a panoramic view of the crowd.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce Training Event

A diverse group of 20 people joined the Chinese Chamber and HCDC at their conference room site to host a Small Business Compliance Workshop on October 25. Small business owners, especially those with language and cultural barriers, were encouraged to attend and learn from county officials and supervisors about the most common compliance issues facing small businesses. The Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce organizes such workshops to support the community working together to reduce and ultimately eradicate the most common problems plaguing businesses such as fire and health hazards, human trafficking, diversity inclusion and mutual respectfulness. After the workshop, participants enjoyed refreshments and the opportunity to talk with each other and the speakers individually so they could further explore their interests.

Leo Chan , Executive Director, Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Lee Wong , Trustee of West Chester Township and Chairman of the Chinese Chamber; Commissioner and President Denise Driehaus , Hamilton County Board of Commissioners

Pictured left to right: Antwan Leichman, a resident of Lockland, explored job notices with Julia Camarda and Pastor Phillips

Pastor Trevor Phillips of Saving Grace Church contacted Sherry Kelley Marshall to help organize a Job Fair at Lockland High School for October 18. With only six weeks to pull the event together, leaders were pleased with approximately 25 people in attendance and able to explore support for their job search and meet with local employers. Julia Camarda, Workforce Specialist with the State Office of Workforce Development and located at the OhioMeansJobs Cincinnati-Hamilton County, introduced job seekers to the resources of the OhioMeansJobs Center and also meet with the employers on-site and learn about the employer’s interest in all that is available for employers and for jobseekers. Booths at the event included Kilroy Family Restaurants (McDonalds); Michelle Keith – Store Manager with Home Emporium ; Denisse Silva from Eastern Temps ; Shantay Adams from Just Energy ; Carly Pritchard of La Terza and representatives from Zenith Logistics . SWORWIB, OhioMeansJobs Cincinnati-Hamilton County and HCDC helped sponsor the event at Lockland High School.

Monti

The photograph above was taken at the beginning of the NIMS training program on-site at Monti, Inc. 

Pictured from Left to Right: James Huening , Quality Engineer;  Nate Duhl , Production Manager: Mike Mays - Machinist;  Dennis Pugh - Machinist; Emily Bell , HR Generalist;  Sherry Kelley Marshall , SWORWIB;  Tim Federle , Machinist;  Bobbi Johns - Machinist; Angela Bailey - Machinist; Rob Bucalo - Machinist; Molly Fender , VP Human Resources; Jim Maley , Purdue University Engineering Technology & Owner, Improvement Outfitter.

Monti Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturer in Cincinnati, has been recognized for responsiveness to their customers’ needs, long-term sustainability and mutually beneficial relationships throughout all 240 employees. They have continued to grow since 1971 on family-centric beliefs, focused on fostering mentoring relationships within the workplace to continuously support their growing team. June 20 ^th , Monti Inc. was recognized with a 2019 MANNY Award for Best Place to Work . Monti, Inc. was selected in part due to employee longevity, a willingness to promote from within and its educational opportunities for growth. Many employees have taken advantage of the continued education program and gone on to leadership roles within the company. Monti was also one of 75 semi-finalists named in the University of Cincinnati’s 20 ^th annual Goering Center “Best in Class” Family & Private Business Awards. Monti advanced as a semi-finalist from a field of 600 regional companies.

Continuing its commitment to excellence and employee growth, Monti, Inc. leadership is working with the SWORWIB and national NIMS credentialing to improve on-the-job training by credentialing six of their best workers to become NIMS Certified Journeyed Professional coaches for their workplace to assist new hires and when the company embeds apprenticeship training to also register on-the-job training hours earned.

Manufacturing Workforce Summit 2019

Cincinnati organizations well-represented our local area at the Third Annual Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA) Workforce Summit 2019, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The Workforce Summit focused on workforce best practices and initiatives underway across Ohio as well as various state agencies and their supports and funding for employers and workers, with a strong push for employers to be sure to apply for the TechCred grants for incumbent worker training before the applications end on October 31. Presentations on industry sector partnerships were promoted and funds from the Governor’s Office were explained relative to supporting current and building future industry sector partnerships for Ohio.  A presentation on all the efforts of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor focused on various new approaches underway to improve workforce development delivery to employers within the State of Ohio. Eric Burkland, President of the OMA, shared the news about the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) awarding $12 Million Dollars to the Ohio Manufacturing Workforce Partnership (OMWP), a collaboration of the Ohio TechNet (OTN) and the Ohio Manufacturer’s Association (OMA). This grant is designed to upskill 5,000 Ohioans over the next four years through innovative earn-and-learn models noted in the S caling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grant.  The event conducted both large general sessions for everyone as well as breakout sessions focused on more details held throughout the afternoon. For more about becoming involved in the development of new apprenticeships for manufacturing, please contact the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association at https://www.ohiomfg.com/ .

Back Row:  Sherry Kelley Marshall, SWORWIB President & CEO ; Jim Maley, Purdue University Engineering Technology & Owner, Improvement Outfitter; Bill Metz, VP of Operations. Left to Right at the Table: Rick Hauser , Assembly Lead; Joe Dababner, Programmer; Arron Schmidt , Assembly Lead; Brandon Woods , Cell Leader; Jim Becker , Manufacturing Programmer; Bob Luth , C/I & Safety Manager.

In August 2019, Astor Place Holdings, the private investment arm of Select Equity Group announced acquisition of Richards Industries, a leading manufacturer of regulators, valves and other flow control products through a newly-formed portfolio company of Astor Place. Richards Industrials is the parent company of seven distinct industrial product lines: regulators and control valves from Jordan Valve, sanitary regulators and control valves from Steriflow Valve, 3A regulators, butterfly valves, ball valves and steam traps from Steriflow Food & Beverage, ball valves and automated products from Marwin Valve high pressure – extreme low flow regulators from LowFlow Valve, instrument valves and manifolds from Hex Valve, steam traps and steam specialty equipment from Bestobell Steam Traps. Key markets include chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food processing industries. Other sectors include paper products, tire and rubber, machinery and electrical equipment, transportation equipment and energy industries.

Such an array requires an even broader range of workforce talent, leaving Cheryl Neiheisel, VP Human Resources at Richards Industrials to always be looking for experienced and skilled workers, always participating in workforce solution community efforts and always preparing to up-skill the current professionals to train and coach incoming team members. Having signed on to the Department of Labor American Promise Apprenticeship grant with the SWORWIB and the Midwest Urban Strategies Consortium, Richards participated last year with the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship after previously investing in CNC Apprenticeship Training. What these experiences revealed was the need to first train journeyed professionals to coach trainees and maintain on-the-job work records. Consequently, Richards and SWORWIB looked to NIMS as the national developer of quality competency-based skills standards and credentials for jobs in manufacturing and related industries. Working with NIMS, Marshall determined the benefits of a Journeyed Professional Coaching Course and recognized the importance of this advanced course as key support to effective apprentice training and mentoring. The pictured team members comprise the first coaching class with another group training being planned.

In-School Youth

Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates (JCG)

JCG Youth Celebrating One-Year with

Messer Construction



JCG 2018 graduates, Tion Dixon (Woodward Career Technical High School) and Cedric Mack (Western Hills University High School) completed the Construction Pre-Apprenticeship training through JCG’s Summer Work Experience Opportunity and were hired by Messer Construction in September 2018, recently celebrating their one-year anniversary.

 

Tion and Cedric are now part of Messer’s laborer apprentice program starting this fall in carpentry. Both young men have attended community events to speak about Messer and their experiences. Tion attended the Junior Achievement Inspire event this past February and encouraged 7th graders to consider the in-demand construction industry. Cedric volunteered at Western Hills University during the Open House 3-E night where he did a great job talking to both students and parents.  Cedric stated that he was nervous at first, but quickly relaxed and enjoyed interacting with the students and parents some of whom he knew and had the opportunity to catch up with his JCG Career Specialist, Victoria Perkins.

Tion said that he has enjoyed his first year, has learned a lot, met new people from other divisions at Messer and plans to eventually go to college using the credits he earns through his apprenticeship to earn a degree.  Cedric said everything is going well and is appreciative of the opportunity and experience made available to him.

Kimberly Garn, Cincinnati Senior Craftforce Manger for Messer said, “We are very excited about their growth in their profession”.

JCG Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all JCG programs hosted a number of activities and fundraisers to bring awareness to this devastating disease. Events included:  Pink Day – out of uniform day with donation, Find the Cure Breast Cancer Banner, Pink Ribbons, T-Shirt design and sale, Pink Lemonade and Pink Bake Sales, Concession sales, PowerPoint presentation regarding myths, facts, and statistics on breast cancer, Pink Balloon Launch with messages, Annual Breast Cancer Walk, guest speakers and survivor celebrations. These annual events in all JCG schools serve to inform, educate and support Breast Cancer Awareness in schools and the community.  JCG has an annual commitment to Breast Cancer Awareness activities and fundraisers in each JCG school and community .

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative's

Dream Makers Event

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative celebrated the 16 ^th Annual Dream Makers Event at Music Hall on October 3rd. Four “Outstanding Students” were recognized for their incredible tenacity, successful high school journey and decision to choose a pathway toward achievement: Enrolled, Employed, or Enlisted. 

The night had multiple highlights, including the powerful story shared by CYC Alumni and current Board Member, Terence Daniels. Terence shared his first interaction with CYC as a member of the Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates program at Aiken High School, Class of 2008 and his ensuing journey through the JCG 3 E Plan – Enrolled (NKU graduate), Employed (at Worldpay) and Enlisted (in the National Guard). Outstanding student honoree, Brianna Triblett, also wowed the audience with her story about the struggles she has faced in school and how with the support of CYC services she was able to find success. Brianna stated, “Without CYC services, I would not have had my mind opened to the many paths available to me.” 

This year’s event was made possible thanks to many generous sponsors, including; Western & Southern, Macy’s, Empower, Photonics, Deloitte, Farmer Family Foundation, Luxottica, and P&G.

Pictured left to right:  2019 Outstanding Students: Brianna Triblett, Elissa Mowery, Akira Fletcher, Jose-Jonathan Arthur

CCMEP - Job Readiness Training -

Microsoft Facilitator

Attached are pictures from a recent Saturdays Job Readiness Training (JRT). Through a new relationship, Microsoft has identified CCMEP as an internal volunteer community. They have agreed to facilitate Resume Writing and Person Branding through May 2020 and also provide credits toward Microsoft products! Twenty-four youth (ages 14-18) attended.

Update on Out-of-School Youth

Cheyanne enrolled in CCMEP with Santa Maria in April of 2019 with the goal of getting her GED and obtaining a job. She wanted to pursue a career as a dental assistant or an elementary school art teacher. Cheyanne was dedicated to tutoring and she quickly obtained her GED in May of 2019. Shortly after she decided to participate in work experience so that she could save money to secure housing and she could develop some soft skills for her long-term career goals. Cheyanne started working at the O-Pie-O bake-house in Lower Price Hill as a baking assistant through the work experience program. Her supervisor reported that he allowed her to lead shifts early on and he has delegated her more and more responsibility as she continuously proves that she is capable of taking on more of a management level position in the bake-house. He reported “so far Cheyanne has proven to be one of the company’s best hires. We could not be more pleased and we have great expectations for her”. She received an “excellent” in all categories on her performance evaluations. She is set to complete the experience in early November. She has been offered a permanent position at O-Pie-O. She continues to meet with her workforce coach to work towards her long-term career goals. She will be participating in financial coaching so that she can achieve her most pressing goal of moving into her first apartment. 

Out-of-School Youth Director

SWORWIB Wishes Sean Stanbro

Well - And Safe in the Snow!!!

Sean Stanbro started working in the workforce field in May of 2003 as an Admission's Counselor for the Department of Labor's Job Corps Program. He worked in Job Corps in varying roles and in varying locations for 14 years. In 2017, Sean jumped at the opportunity to manage the ResCare’s CCMEP Out-of-School Youth Program for Hamilton County. As a graduate of Miami University, he was familiar with the area and loved the idea of being able to work with youth in a different capacity. Over the past two and a half years he has loved working in Cincinnati and helping ResCare participants find their paths. 

As much as he has relished Cincinnati and CCMEP, Sean has accepted a new position within ResCare as the One-Stop Operator for the Pennsylvania CareerLinks in Pittsburgh. He will oversee the day-to-day operations and the on-going improvement of CareerLinks in downtown Pittsburgh and on the Eastside of the city. This decision was incredibly difficult for Sean because in the 15 plus years in workforce, he feels this Cincinnati team has been the best group of professionals ever - from his own team of Talent Development Specialists to the other youth providers in the community to Hamilton County to the SWORWIB. Sean wants to thank everyone for their patience and support as everyone allowed him to grow in the position. SWORWIB is grateful for Sean’s leadership and wishes him well in the northern snow and wind – and of course, there is also being in the town of the winningest football team – after all, t he Steelers have played in eight Super Bowls, winning six, including four in six years. And we all know the team Sean is leaving behind. Best to you, Sean. Keep warm! 

Front Row Left to Right:   Ethan Arguello, Bernadette Ruth.  

Back Row Left to Right:  Michael Johnson, Sean Stanbro, Brandy Porter, William Allen.

Mayor Delivers Powerful

State of the City Address 2019

With the attention of a full house on the third floor of Memorial Hall, Mayor John Cranley delivered an inspired State of the City Address with robust results from many efforts that are improving our city, our region and opportunities for everyone.

Just shy of an hour speech, Mayor Cranley touched on the city's growing population — which Census estimates indicate has inched up a few thousand people during Cranley's term to top 300,000 — and efforts to grow jobs, curb gun violence, increase access to public transit and combat poverty and climate change. He further noted specific new initiatives for climate change action, specifically a solidified plan to move forward with an array of more than 31,000 solar panels and a statewide climate summit to be hosted in Cincinnati in 2020.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Cranley recognized the late civil rights leader Marian Spencer, Pamela Smitherman, the late wife of Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman, city employee of the year Ronetta Engram, public services employee Leroy Garrison, who died while on the job this year, retiring Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune and Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen for his company's move to stop using plastic bags and the first downtown location for the grocery in half a century.

 

The mayor praised a number of community development initiatives in College Hill, Westwood and other neighborhoods as well as continued development of bike paths in the city. He also promoted support for Issue 22, the charter amendment that would end the city's portion of its earnings tax going to bus service if county voters approve a sales tax to fund Metro. Cranley mentioned consistent efforts, specifically encouraging volunteerism, holding up the city's economic and population growth and efforts to reduce poverty and gun violence.

Facility Updates at the OMJ

Easterseals trainer, George Hart guides students, Breonna Melson & Elonna Jones , to remain focused on cutting and sanding as well as observing, as the student team begins the build of our new tabletop podium. The podium will be located in Meeting Room A where a small TV screen is available for display presentations. The podium will allow speakers to handle screen transmission from the side of the conference room. 

Two new conference rooms are available on the second floor on the other side of the Board Conference Room, one of which will soon have equipment and internet access for SKYPE interviewing by arrangement. 

SWORWIB also worked with a new neighbor whose efforts to ready their home for rehab and installation of a parking slab resulted in dead tree removal and dramatic removal of shrubs and debris revealing three additional parking spaces in the OMJ backlot.

Lastly, special thanks to Prus Construction for the infill of a hugh pothole in the City of Cincinnati’s “street” access to our lower lot that we were unable to get them to fill; and the repair of a broken concrete setting of one of the links to the walking ramp from the lower lot to the OMJ front door.

Job Corps' Partnership

 

In this episode, you’ll hear about the SWORWIB’s partnership with the Cincinnati Job Corps Center in southwest Ohio. Discover the history of Job Corps, how they recruit students and who is eligible. You’ll also learn about which industry sectors have the best results, challenges and opportunities, and how the in-demand occupations that the SWORWIB supports match up with Job Corps’ focus.

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Contact: Sherry Kelley Marshall

President & CEO

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