Career-related services offered by the partners of the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board focus on meeting customers from Hunterdon and Somerset Counties where they are.
In addition to in-person, all offices offer services through e-mail, phone and virtual platforms. A virtual orientation session for new customers of the Training Center is conducted at 10 a.m. Fridays, and virtual and in-person career-webinars on different topics are presented an ongoing basis by the Training Center and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board. Bookmark this GRWDB calendar page to keep up with the latest offerings. Job fairs and related career events from around the state can be found on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Events Calendar.
GRWDB Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and may be attended in person or virtually. The schedule of meetings can be found on the Events – Meeting Packages tab of the website.
For more information and instructions on submitting items for calendar consideration, contact the GRWDB at 908-541-5790 or info@thegrwdb.org.
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey (LSNJ) is hiring throughout the statewide network of Legal services organizations. Positions throughout the state are open for attorneys, paralegals, assistants, and more. Learn more at a Legal Services Job Fair being conducted from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at LSNJ, 100 Metroplex Drive, Edison, in the first-floor […]
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board are presenting an in-person Recruitment Event for job seekers at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, for Power Container Corp. in the Somerset section of Franklin. The company is looking to fill the following positions: Full-time Machine Operator and Injection […]
NJ SHARES is hosting a NJ Board of Public Utilities Payment Assistance for Gas and Electric (NJ BPU PAGE) grant event at the Somerville Library, 35 West End Ave., Somerville, on Monday, April 8, from 4 to 7 p.m. This event is designed to help individuals apply for energy (gas and electric) assistance. Registration is […]
RWJ Barnabas Health is hiring. Learn more at a hiring event being conducted at Middlesex College in Edison from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Attendees will learn about the entry-level positions and the departments hosting the openings. Hiring managers will be in attendance and on-the-spot interviews may be conducted. Pre-registration is encouraged […]
Raritan Valley Community College will conduct several Career Nights in April that will offer prospective students information about educational opportunities and career pathways in such fields as business, engineering, paralegal studies, and criminal justice. During the programs, which are free of charge and open to the community, participants will be able to engage with faculty […]
Are you feeling stressed in your job search? This spring, the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board and EmPoWER Somerset are offering a free eight-week virtual program for community members entitled Bridge to Success. The stress-management techniques shared in this series focus on behavioral, social, and cognitive coping strategies that can be used to address stressful […]
A Life Sciences & Healthcare Job Fair for Veterans is being conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Felician University, one Felician Way, Rutherford. More than 50 employers are scheduled to participate in the job fair which will connect them to hundreds of job seekers, including men and women transitioning to […]
Somerset and Hunterdon County residents who are under or unemployed have a wealth of services available to them. Services include career and vocational counseling, job - related training in - demand occupations, veterans’ benefits, reentry services and a full-service job outplacement center called the Greater Raritan One-Stop Career Center. Learn more at an in-person workshop […]
Central Jersey Housing Resource Center (CJHRC) is presenting webinar, on Fair Housing, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. The webinar will be led by Sharon Clark, executive director, CJHRC. This free webinar is built around topics pertaining to the Fair Housing Act. This act extends to all aspects of housing including sales, advertising, […]
Members of the community interested in learning more about Raritan Valley Community College’s Adult Learners’ College are invited to attend one of three special Information Sessions, Tuesday, March 12, Tuesday, March 26, and Wednesday, April 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each day. The events, which will include information about applying to RVCC, support services […]
Allies, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities, is hosting a Hiring Event on Thursday, April 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 509 Mine Road, Hampton. The company is seeking Residential Counselors, a Youth Therapist, Community Support Staff and Community Integration Support Staff at locations in Hunterdon County. A sign-on bonus […]
Employers are invited to attend a series of webinars to learn how SkillUp Greater Raritan can be utilized to provide free upskilling training to staff. The sessions are conducted at 11 a.m. on the second Thursday of the month - on April 11, May 9 and June 13, 2024. During each session, examples of how […]
