The One Stop Career Centers provide employment services including job search assistance, training programs, and labor market information. Services are available for adults, dislocated workers, youth, veterans, food stamp recipients, cash assistance recipients, and more. Workshops are offered on topics like resume writing, interviewing skills, and budgeting to help clients obtain employment.

1. Services Orientation

2. Notes of Interest
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have questions or need additional information.

3. Overview
One Stop Career Centers
were established
throughout the state of
Florida to provide one
location to acquire
employment services.
Individuals are able to
obtain employment
services as well as Labor
Market Information for
the entire State of
Florida.

4. Services We Offer
WP
Wagner-Peyser
WIA – Workforce
Workshops Investment Act
FSET –Food Stamp
ACCESS Employment &
Training
WT
Veteran Services
Welfare Transition

5. ACCESS Florida Food,
Medical Assistance and Cash
The ACCESS Florida Program is responsible for public assistance eligibility determination and
ongoing case management of Food Assistance, Temporary Cash Assistance and Medicaid.
The One Stop Career Centers have computers dedicated to ACCESS services. You may apply on
line at:
http://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/index.html?performAction=init&partnerSite:7255

6. What is WP?
WP also helps
those collecting
unemployment in
WP is a federally Florida meet the
funded program to job search
Wagner-Peyser help match those requirements. If
(WP) looking for work you use Employ
with available jobs. Florida, then you
are receiving a
Wagner-Peyser
service.

7. WP Services
Job Search and Placement Services
Counseling on jobs and/or career choices
Testing for employers and/or for occupational skills (TABE or Prove It)
Workplace Skills Training
LMI- Labor Market Information
Assessments (Academics and Career Interests)
Job Screening and referrals to jobs

8. WP Services
Referrals to WIA and/or Training Institutions
Referrals to Community Organizations
Reviewing of applications for completeness and accuracy
Access to computers, fax, telephone and copiers for employment
and/or education purposes
Veterans – Veteran representatives available for job search assistance
to case management
REA/PREP: Participants randomly selected to receive intensive, one-
on- one assessment

9. WP Services
NCBA – National Caucus & Center On Black Aged- Training and
placement services for Senior Adult program
Vocational Rehab Referrals
Early Learning Coalition – Child care referrals for employment and
educational purposes.
Federal Bonding Program
WOTC – Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Optimal Resume

10. Our Purpose
Dedicated to assisting individuals out of
work or searching for employment
advancements.
Assist employers that are seeking to
recruit professionally, skilled, and
knowledgeable candidates for employment.

11. Recruitment Services Available
Listing and advertising of open job positions
Screening of potential candidates for job requirements
Reviewing of applications for completeness
New hire follow-ups
Providing of interviewing & meeting rooms
Setting up interviews
Job Fairs
Employment testing and/or assessments

12. What is WIA?
WIA can provide
resources, training
assistance, and
Workforce support services to
Investment Act individuals who are
(WIA) having difficulty
obtaining self-
sufficient
employment.

13. What can WIA do for
eligible customers?
Job search referrals
Placement assistance
Career assessment
Financial assistance for training
Transportation allowances
Program incentives
Case Management Services

14. WIA Adult Eligibility
In Region 3 we serve residents of Calhoun, Holmes,
Jackson, Liberty or Washington counties
You must be authorized to work in the United States
You must be 18 years of age or older
If you are a male born after 1/1/1960, you must be
registered for Selective Service
You are unable to obtain self-sufficient employment

15. Other Eligibility Requirements for Training Services
Adults: We can serve individuals that are
economically disadvantaged. This
includes customers who are receiving
public assistance or low-income adults.
Dislocated Workers: We can
Workforce Investment Act: assist individuals who have been
Services are subject to the terminated, laid off or notified of
availability of funds. a lay off who are eligible for
Unemployment Benefits.
Older Youth: We can serve young people
between the ages of 19-21 who are economically
disadvantaged. Customers should also have a
barrier that requires additional assistance such as
being a teen parent, foster child, basic skills
deficient, disabled youth, offender, etc.

16. How does the WIA program work?
There are 3 levels of services within
the WIA Program. Customers will
complete the requirements of each
level of service before progressing to
the next level.
Core Intensive Training
Services Services Services

17. WIA for Out-of-School Youth
Economically Disadvantaged Youth Ages 14-21
(a) an eligible youth who is a school drop out or: (b) is
an eligible youth who has either graduated from high
school or holds a GED, but is basic skills deficient,
unemployed or underemployed.
WIA Sec. 101 (33)
Region 3 serves the most “at risk” youth.

18. Barriers for Youth
Age 14-21, and low income individual
2. High School Drop-out
1. Below 9th
Grade
without diploma and
Reading or Math level
not attending any school
3. Homeless,
4. Pregnant or
Runaway or 5. Offender
Parenting
Foster Child

19. Out-of-School Youth
6th Barrier
An individual (including
a youth with a disability)
who requires additional
assistance to complete an
educational program
and/or to secure and
maintain employment

20. To find out more about the WIA Program
Marianna One Stop
Career Center
850-718-0326
Chipley One Stop
Career Center
850-638-6089
Blountstown One
Stop Career Center
850-674-5088

21. What is WT/TANF?
Welfare Transition (WT)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF)
WT/TANF emphasizes work and personal responsibility
in a program structured to enable participants to move
from welfare to economic self-sufficiency.

22. WT Support Services
Participants must qualify for each of these services on
a monthly basis
Education and Child Care
Training
Incentives for
Transportation successful
participation

23. What is the FSET Program?
Food Stamp Employment and Training Program (FSET)
FSET emphasizes work, self-sufficiency, and personal
responsibility. The program strives to meet the needs of
participants in gaining skills, training, work, and
experience that will increase the program participants'
ability to obtain total self-sufficiency.
The FSET program is funded annually through a grant
provided to the Department of Children and Families
(DCF) by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).

24. In the state of Florida, the FSET Program is
voluntary. To participate, you must complete
an orientation at the One Stop Career Center or
on-line. The following services are available.
Self-initiated Employment
Job Search Vocational Work
Job Search Education Work Retention
Training Training Experience
Experience Services

25. Participants who meet their
monthly work requirements
may be awarded a Food
Stamp Reimbursement
(FSR). Work hours and
travel documentation is
required to receive the FSR.

26. Veteran Services
Veteran Entitlement to Priority
Services
Always identify yourself as
a Veteran. From the point
of intake, the Veteran is
given priority access to a
variety of services and
programs designed to help
him/her gain meaningful
employment.

27. Florida National Guard
Members
Please let us know if you
are an active member of the
Florida National Guard.
We appreciate your service
to our country and look
forward to serving you.

28. Services May Include
Employment Veterans Resource Job Development
Job Referrals
Counseling Guide Contacts
Referral to
Labor Market Skills
OJT Programs Supportive
Information Assessments
Services
Computer Career Choices Interview Apprenticeship
Learning Labs Counseling Rehearsals Programs
Uniformed
Services Resume
Employment & Assistance
Reemployment

29. Workshops
To assist with job
searching,
Free workshops are
employment skills, as
available on-line, or
well as budgeting
in One Stop
techniques, we offer a
classroom.
variety of workshops
to the public.

30. Workshops
Completing Character
Cover Interviewing
Resumes A Job Budgeting Building
Letters Skills
Application Lessons
For a complete listing of workshops and times, contact your nearest One Stop Career Center

31. Summary
We have become partners with other agencies that offer
services throughout the state of Florida. This has allowed
the public to utilize our center to apply for benefits and
support services at our office .
These include, but not limited to:
• Department of Children and Families: Food Stamps, Cash
Assistance, Medicaid, Relative Caregiver Assistance, Etc.
• State of Florida Unemployment Compensation: Filing of
Claim Only
• Early Learning Coalition: Childcare Assistance

32. Visit our website:
www.onestopahead.com
One Stop Centers are open
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Marianna One Chipley One
Stop Career Stop Career
Center Center
850-718-0326 850-638-6089
Blountstown
One Stop Career
Center
850-674-5088