East Side Job Bank ▪ Union Training Program ▪ Certified Nursing Assistant-Home Health Aide

The Merrick Community Services East Side Job Bank
is dedicated to providing services that enable East Side residents to get and keep jobs.

Contact:  651.771.9339
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East Side Job Bank
MCS' East Side Job Bank is dedicated to providing services that enable East Side residents to get and keep jobs. Trained staff helps assess work-related skills and interests and match them to available jobs. MCS Employment Specialist helps with the initial contact and follow-up with job seekers until the right match is found.

Assessing Job Skills
Testing and assessment are available to determine readiness to assume a specific position or to help job seekers determine their skills.

Resume Building
Assistance is provided to help job seekers assemble the proper information in the right way to create and update effective resumes.

Job Retention
At times, barriers exist that make it difficult for someone to keep a job. Barriers may be lack of transportation, inadequate child care, lack of appropriate work clothes or personal issues. MCS staff can link East Side residents to resources that will assist residence in, accessing resolve issues that may interfere with getting or keeping a job.

Walk-In Resource Room
-Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at Merrick Community Center
-Computer access for job searching
-Resume building
-Current job postings and job fair information available
-Access to fax and copy machines for sending out resumes or applications

Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Training

MCS offers four-week Certified Nursing Assistant training at East Metro OIC, with an additional week of Home Health Aide Training.  Students will also receive a week of soft skills training provided by MCS that will include interpersonal communication; interview skills; financial literacy and business ethics.  Following the skills portion of the training, students will complete an internship with the Living Home Block Nurse Program.

Upon completion of the training, graduates will be assisted with securing employment.  MCS staff will maintain contact with the graduates and employers to insure success.               

To qualify for the program potential students must: Be 18 years of age or older

                                                                                                   Be unemployed or under-employed

                                                                                                   A Resident of St. Paul and/or Ramsey county

                                                                                                   Possess a high school diploma or GED, or actively pursuing your GED

                                                                                                   Possess a valid State of MNDriver’s License and reliable transportation

Interested individuals must complete an application and be interviewed by MCS staff.

Environmental and Construction Workers Training Program

The St. Paul Building & Trades Association sponsors this 12-week training program for minorities. Upon completion of the training, the Employment Specialist assists students in finding and keeping union jobs.

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