SmartHire - SEP
Subsidized Employment Program

Enrollment Contacts

Career Center and On-the-Job Training

Services for Injured Workers

Postsecondary and Vocational School

Cosmetology and Esthetician

Job Search Workshop and Work Experience Programs

Veterans Programs

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Services

The Job Search Workshop (JSW) is a full time four week workshop designed to equip individuals with competitive job search strategies. Core topics include, but not limited to, Master Application Development, Job Search Strategies, Resume Writing, Interview Techniques, and Researching and Networking with Employers. Other workshop topics include financial literacy, essential employability skills, online applications, and dress for success. The workshop satisfies CalWORKs participants Work Participation Rate (WPR) while attending. Workshop completers/graduates earn a certificate of completion and become eligible for the Work Experience program.

The Work Experience (WEX) program is an unpaid work skills program designed to provide work experience and work history to individuals seeking a new vocation or who lack formalized employment history. Individuals volunteer with local non-profit or not for profit organizations to gain work experience, technical skills, employment history and references. Work experience assignments may last up to 6 months ranging from part time to full time. The WEX satisfies CalWORKs participants Work Participation Rate (WPR) while attending.

For more information on the program, please contact us at (831) 600-0213

EMPLOYERS- Do you have a special project and need some extra help? Please consider hosting a WEX assignment and call us (831) 600-0213