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Newburgh Comunity Action
Committee for information.

845.562.0100

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A wide range of services are available in and around the City of Newburgh.

This page contains a list of Service Providers and their addresses. If service providers have active web sites, just click the organization's name to open a link to their Home Page or to the relevant service.

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Job Opportunities

Employment Application

Please save and print the above
document; complete the printed
application and return it to the
Newburgh Community Action
Committee.

 

WORKSHOPS FOR JOB READINESS
 
   

Programs will utilize a job readiness curriculum with its customers. The job readiness curriculum focuses on building and enhancing skills for work and life. Its contents include attitude, responsibility, communication, decision-making/problem solving and preparing for the workplace.

The following is a listing of the curriculum content areas:

  
       
    PART 1: ATTITUDE  
   
  • Attitude: A State of Mind
  • Self-Attitude
  • Change
  • Humor
  • Self-Talk
  • Individual Strengths
  • Stress
  • Resources
  • References
  
       
    PART 2 - RESPONSIBILITY  
   
  • We have a choice
  • Respect
  • Responsibility and Commitment
  • Responsibility and Change
  • References
  
       
    PART 3 - COMMUNICATION  
   
  • It's More than Talking
  • Body Language
  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Read! Read! Read!
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Anger Management
  • "I" Statements
  • Difficult People
  • References
  
       
    PART 4 - DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING  
   
  • Life Can Be Habit Forming
  • Problems! Problems! Problems!
  • I Think I Got It!
  • Be Creative!
  • Working Together
  • Time Management
  • References
  
       
    PART 5 - PREPARING FOR THE WORKPLACE  
   
  • The Career Path
  • Job Search
  • The Interview
  • References
  
       
    As customers are attending the curriculum classes, the Welfare-to-Work Workforce Development Case Manager provides case management and, with the customer, identifies strengths and milestones to work on, identifies barriers to employment and creates an Individualized Service Plan to coordinate actions to be taken. Consistent review of these Individualized Service Plans will occur to track milestone achievements, difficulties that arise and future goal planning.  
       
    COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING >>>  
       
 
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