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As our community continues to respond to COVID 19 we wanted to share useful links and information that can help inform our clients as well as connect them to resources. The NCWorks Office is fully operational with staff in the office; for your convenience and safety, it is by appointment only. We appreciate each one of you and will continue to serve everyone.
Many of our partners are shifting their service delivery models to accommodate the new social distancing guidance. If your agency has been impacted by COVID-19 or made changes to your services please let us know.
We will continue to share these updates between organizations to ensure the greatest amount of visibility and connectivity.
We wish you health and wellness during this difficult time as we all strive to serve our Swain County.
• NC 2-1-1 is now available 24/7 as a resource for assistance related to COVID-19. Dial 2-1-1 to get connected to resources in your community and text COVIDNC to 898211 to get alerts on the North Carolina’s COVID-19 updates.
• Eviction and foreclosure hearings will be suspended for 30 days www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article241226521.html [newsobserver.com]
• Duke Energy suspending disconnections for nonpayment effective March 13, 2020. For more information about Duke Energy’s COVID-19 response, please visit www.dukeenergyupdates.com [dukeenergyupdates.com]
• Dominion energy - We have suspended disconnects for nonpayment www.dominionenergy.com/company/coronavirus [dominionenergy.com]
• City of Charlotte Updates: https://charlottenc.gov/covid19/Pages/default.aspx [charlottenc.gov]
• Impact on Mecklenburg County Services: https://www.mecknc.gov/news/Pages/COVID-19-Impact-on-County-Services.aspx [mecknc.gov]
• Resources and tips for those in financial stress; https://www.militaryonesource.mil/financial-legal/personal-finance/protecting-your-finances/support-for-financial-stresses-caused-by-covid-19 [militaryonesource.mil]
• American Society for Deaf Children: Videos and English information for families with deaf adults and deaf children; ASL Videos: Facts about Coronavirus, what to do if suspect you have the virus, talking to your kids about the virus: https://deafchildren.org/2020/03/talking-to-kids-about-coronavirus-asl-english-resources/?fbclid=IwAR3zeWHWhpRgAl4QwZsu1z6TxbjnvTvVC4jk-ybtgZQR8b-znJcB5z3UwNI [deafchildren.org]
• North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities (list of resources) https://nccdd.org/news-media/blog/51-health/931-covid-19-resources-for-people-with-disabilities.html [nccdd.org]
• Income Tax Payments Deferred until July 15: The filing deadline remains April 15, 2020 but taxpayers are able to defer payments due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without penalties or interest. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm948 [home.treasury.gov]
• Many stores are designating shopping time for seniors, vulnerable amid coronavirus: Safeway, Whole Foods, Target and more
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/stores-designate-shopping-time-for-seniors-vulnerable-amid-coronavirus-safeway-whole-foods-target-and-more/ar-BB11l84u?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartanntp [msn.com]
• The NC DOR (Department of Revenue) announced relief for taxpayers affected by COVID-19. :https://www.ncdor.gov/documents/important-notice-department-revenue-provides-penalty-relief-persons-affected-novel-coronavirus [ncdor.gov]
• Expanded unemployment insurance to help NC workers affected by COVID-19.https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO118.pdf and https://des.nc.gov/
• All DHHS guidance has been posted on the website in a central location. Updated guidance can be accessed here: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina/covid-19-guidance [ncdhhs.gov]
• No-fee food delivery https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/restaurants-food-offering-free-delivery-no-fees-coronavirus [buzzfeed.com]
• (I’m still following up on grocery delivery fees, and grocery stores that may open early for folks at higher risk for COVID-19)
• From Donna Platt, Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ASL videos)
• Self-care during COVID-19 outbreak: https://youtu.be/ooBRqfZjKhQ [youtu.be]
• Eviction and foreclosure hearings will be suspended for 30 days www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article241226521.html [newsobserver.com]
I regret to inform you that the March 17 job fair must be cancelled due to our commitment to safety and prudence during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be rescheduled at a later date....Thank you for your support for our students and alumni. We are committed to helping both them and you as the employers of our regional workforce."***
NCWorks Career Center - Swain County (formerly known as the Unemployment Office)
NCWorks Career Center Bryson City, NC (formerly known as the Unemployment Office)
12/16/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
12/15/2022
NCWorks would like to welcome our newest Career Advisor, Beau Busby. Beau works out of the Jackson County Career Center Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Beau will be working out of the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. We are lucky to have Beau!!
Mr. Busby has twenty years of philanthropic and community engagement, service in positions of leadership and professional development. Mr. Busby has sixteen years of experience in higher education administration, with nine years overseeing alumni engagement operations. In his most current position, he served as one of two primary contacts for the Office of Alumni Engagement to create opportunities for alumni to reconnect and maintain lifelong relationships with their alma mater, while maintaining clear confidentiality standards. Mr. Busby assisted Alumni Board of Directors as a university representative and planned and executed approximately 50 alumni engagement events each year, including Western Carolina University alumni club activities, homecoming, reunions, social media, campus tours, open house events and online community events.
Mr. Busby managed the Western Carolina University (WCU) alumni club program by regularly providing guidance, training, leadership development, communicating organizational policies and other pertinent information to club leaders and volunteers. Mr. Busby has extensive engagement experience such as assisting the Director of Alumni Engagement in planning and implementing major alumni events including Purple & Gold Reunion, Homecoming, African American Alumni, Family and Friends Reunion, Old Timers Annual Soccer Reunion, 125th Celebration of WCU, annual Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game, Chancellor’s Tour Stops, and 2020 Graduation weekend. Mr. Busby also developed and implemented the annual new student send-off events for seven strategic areas around the southeast to help students engage with active regionally based WCU alumni clubs. Mr. Busby created and managed the annual strategic communications plan that integrates various communication media to reach the university’s alumni constituents including direct mail, alumni website, email communications and multiple online social networking sites.
Mr. Busby's other professional work experiences included coordinating with the WCU Annual Giving office and other university departments to maximize effectiveness and joint messaging. Mr. Busby planned out of the area tailgating opportunities in collaboration with WCU Athletics as well as affinity reunions and tailgates. Mr. Busby identified key alumni and donors to maintain affinity and engagement with the university. Mr. Busby's team playing experiences include partnering with the Center for Career and Professional Development to identify alumni and chaperoned three alumni job shadowing experiences in the metro Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC and Asheville, NC areas. Mr. Busby captured and reported information utilizing the Raisers Edge NXT platform to perform basic data analysis and management.
Mr. Busby spent seven years of experience serving as Admissions Consultant providing specific and accurate information counseling to students, groups, families and educators concerning admissions process/criteria, student services such as financial aid, testing, counseling, placement and housing. During that time, he reviewed academic credentials of approximately 2000 candidates for admission each year and render an admission decision. Mr. Busby also implemented marketing and recruitment strategies, by building relationships with high school guidance counselors and faculty within an assigned geographic region to keep the university top of mind when working with students. Mr. Busby performed approximately 70 presentations per semester to a variety of audiences regarding Western Carolina University and the college admissions process across the recruiting territory. Mr. Busby also facilitated at least 10 Instant Decision events at local high schools per year. Mr. Busby performed data analysis and management functions within Recruitment Plus and BANNER to ensure a smooth transition for all student records after admission decision was rendered. Mr. Busby served as university representative at local scholarship awards ceremonies and advised for Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi Fraternities, WCU Judicial Appeals Board and on WCU hiring committees as needed.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
12/14/2022
Employment opportunities!!
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12/12/2022
NCWorks would like to thank the employers and community resource partners that participated in the 2nd Annual Mountain Community Career and Resource Expo held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino.
A special thank you to Harrah's for their generous hospitality.
We appreciate you so much and looking forward to next year!!
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
12/05/2022
Only 2 days away!!! UPCOMING EVENT!!
2nd Annual Mountain Community Career and Resource Expo will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino. There are 125 employers and partner resource agencies that will be there. Please visit between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
12/02/2022
YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS UPCOMING EVENT!
The 2nd Annual Mountain Community Career and Resource Expo will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino. There are over 125 employers and partner resource agencies that will be there. Come by and see us between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
12/01/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/30/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/30/2022
REMINDER: UPCOMING EVENT!!
2nd Annual Mountain Community Career and Resource Expo will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Harrah's Cherokee Casino. There are 125 employers and partner resource agencies that will be there. Please visit between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/29/2022
Thank you to Jackson Paper for providing a tour and overview of employment opportunities available within their facility to our NCWorks staff!!
For additional information about these employment opportunities, please contact the Career Center.
11/29/2022
Looking for a new job? Choices abound at regional career fair
Awesome article regarding the upcoming hiring event on December 7, 2022.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
Looking for a new job? Choices abound at regional career fair More than 125 employers and resource providers will participate in a job fair to be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
11/27/2022
NCWorks in partnership with the Marianna Black Library will provide outreach every Tuesday and Thursday beginning in December.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/27/2022
UPCOMING CLASS!!
CORE CLASS will be begin on January 9, 2023 at Haywood Community College. These classes offer a great opportunity to learn a trade and obtain job where there's lots of employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/27/2022
UPCOMING EVENT!!
2nd Annual Mountain Community Career and Resource Expo will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino. There are 125 employers and partner resource agencies that will be there. Please visit between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/23/2022
The NCWorks Career Center will be closed on November 25 and November 26 to celebrate Thanksgiving holidays and will reopen on Monday, November 29.
NCWorks individual and employer services are still available online at www.ncworks.gov
11/22/2022
Peer Support Specialist hired at NCWorks - The Southern Scoop
Lee Gibson, a great asset, is a Certified Peer Support Specialist through the Recover to Career Initiative. The initiative is led under the umbrella of the Southwestern Commission’s Workforce Development Program. Gibson works with our NCWorks Career Centers in Jackson and Swain counties.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
Peer Support Specialist hired at NCWorks - The Southern Scoop November 18, 2022 – The path to wellness for individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is unique for each person, and Lee Gibson hopes that…
11/22/2022
Thank you to our Veterans Services team member, Gerard Ball, who moderated a virtual American Indian Heritage Month program yesterday, with former Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Chief Michell Hicks and Greg Richardson, Executive Director of the North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs.
This was great information.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
Kudos to our Veterans Services team member, Gerard Ball (pictured, top left), who moderated a virtual program yesterday, with former Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Chief Michell Hicks and Greg Richardson, Executive Director of the North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs.
Organized by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion () office of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, this "Lunch and Learn" focused on the cultural and life experiences of Native Americans in North Carolina. Our state is home to eight recognized tribes, which contribute to our rich diversity and history. Executive Director Richardson is a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe.
Gerard, a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program/Local Veterans Employment Representative based at NCWorks Career Center - Haywood County in western NC, is a U.S. Army veteran and a proud member of the Eastern Band of the Nation.
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11/18/2022
Photos from N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions's post
11/16/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/16/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/16/2022
The Career Center would like to welcome Coley to the NCWorks family. She started her career with NCWorks October 3, 2022.
We are very fortunate and excited to have her join our family.
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/10/2022
Reminder: The Career Center will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022, to honor our Veterans. Thank you for all you do!!
Our NCWorks online services are still available at www.ncworks.gov.
11/10/2022
NCWorks participated today at Southwestern Community College's Health Expo. We love helping students with their career paths and future career goals.
11/07/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
11/07/2022
The Career Center will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022, to honor our Veterans. Thank you for all you do!!
Our NCWorks online services are still available at www.ncworks.gov.
10/28/2022
NCWorks would like to wish you and your family a safe and Happy Halloween!
10/28/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
10/28/2022
Veterans Day is fast approaching and NCWorks would like to thank our Veterans with breakfast each morning and a bag of local resources.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
10/26/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
10/26/2022
NCWorks had a great time today participating at the Real-Life Expo at Harrah's Cherokee Casino. Thank you to all the students that dropped by our table from Swain, Cherokee, Franklin and Smoky Mountain High Schools. We appreciate you and look forward to helping you with your future career goals.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
10/04/2022
NCWorks Haywood County is celebrating Manufacturing Day this Friday!!
Come out and support these awesome employers and learn about their employment opportunities!!
The Holy Cow food truck will be here with food options.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
09/29/2022
Upcoming Hiring Event!!
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
09/29/2022
Employment opportunities!!
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
09/27/2022
Coming soon!
Manufacturing Day at NCWorks Haywood County.
09/26/2022
Thanks to NCWorks staff member Renee Chapman and Southwestern Commission staff member Laura Grindstaff for collaborating and attending the "Rally for Health, Hope & Recovery" on September 24 at Riverfront Park to share and promote resources.
For additional information, please contact the Career Center.
09/19/2022
Employment opportunities!!
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