1. KANSASWORKS for you! KACE December 1, 2016

3. What is KANSASWORKS? Services at no cost Recruitment Assistance
Finding Employees
Posting Job Openings
Searching Résumés
Job Fairs
Assessments
Hiring Incentives
Training
And more…

4. Why is this important? Unemployment rates are low across the state
Many employers are looking for qualified employees
Use all possible avenues to recruit, train, and retain employees

5. Finding Employees

6. Create an Account

7. Create an Account

8. Employer Account

9. Post a Job Three ways you can post:
We can post for you and search résumés
You can post and search résumés
You can post and ask us to review and search résumés

10. Post a Job Number of Jobs Job Info: Education Required Salary
Description
Duties
Salary
Requirements
Hourly/Annual
Shifts / Hours
Min / Max Salary
Benefits
Drivers License
How to Apply

12. Job Descriptions O*NET OnLine www.onetonline.org Tasks
Tools & Technology
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Work Activities

13. Search Résumés Keyword Location Veterans Work Experience WORKReady!
Commercial Drivers License
Education

14. Search Résumés

15. Job Fairs

16. Statewide Job Fair Results
Held at 9 locations across Kansas
1,784 Job Seekers – over 15% were Veterans
381 Employers
Next year’s event – March 9, 2017
Great Opportunity to connect with viable job candidates

17. is a credential that is:
Kansas WORKReady!
is a credential that is:
A career readiness system
Equivalent to ACT® National Career Readiness Certificate™
Validates basic, transferable, work-place skills
39 participating states

18. WORKReady! Assessments
Certificate documents skills using three assessments:
Applied Mathematics
Locating Information
Reading for Information

19. Certificate Levels & Employability
Core employability skills for:
Gold
Silver
Platinum
Bronze
35% of occupations
65% of occupations
90% of occupations
99+% of occupations 19 19

21. Benefits for Employers
Kansas WORKReady! helps employers:
Staff key positions with qualified employees
Reduce expenses related to:
Recruiting
Selection
Hiring
Promotion
Training
Turnover
Many benefits are reported by the companies that use WorkKeys and the Career Readiness Certificate.

22. ACT Occupational Profile

23. Hiring Tools / Incentives

24. Federal Bonding Individual Fidelity Bonds to Employers
Record of arrest, conviction, or imprisonment
History of alcohol or drug abuse
Lack of employment history
Dishonorable discharge
Each bond is for $5,000 coverage for six-months at no charge to employers

25. Easy to Apply No paperwork for employer
Workforce Center staff or Participating Agency completes application and sends confirmation to employer

26. Work Opportunity Tax Credit Ashla Stowe Ashla.Stowe@ks.gov

27. Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Federal Income Tax Credit for private-for-profit employers
Hiring incentive to help individuals gain employment
Qualified Candidates Include:
Veterans
TANF & SNAP Recipients
Ex-Felons
Rural Renewal County Resident - Age 18-39
Long-term Unemployed
Has not yet been reauthorized by congress. However, it has in the past.
Rural Renewal Counties:
Atchison, Barber, Barton, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Elk, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Greenwood, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Lincoln, Marshall, Mitchell, Montgomery, Ness, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Scott, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Trego, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, and Woodson.

28. Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZ)
Kansas Income Tax Waiver
Established residency in a ROZ county
Lived outside Kansas for 5+ years
earned less than $10,000 in Kansas Income
Student Loan Repayment
Associate's, Bachelor's or Post-graduate degree
Outstanding student loan balance
Employer Sponsorship
This is for the job seeker – good to help promote your area
Employer Sponsorship

29. WIOA Training
Through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA)
Short term training
In Demand Occupations
On the Job Trainings (OJT) Available
Must meet eligibility guidelines

30. Resources

32. Rapid Response Lay-off Facilitation
Support for employers and employees
Pre-layoff Information
Job Search
Training Opportunities
Unemployment Insurance
Educational Opportunities
Personal and Financial Impact of unemployment

33. Labor Market Information
Also:
Kansas Dept. of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

34. Kansas Career Navigator
kscareernav.gov
High Demand Occupations – by Area
Occupation Data
Training Providers
Related Training Programs
Employment Search

36. Mobile Center

38. Recent Quote
“The Workforce Center has been an invaluable resources for Topeka Public Schools. We strive to hire a staff that is diverse in their ethnicity, education and skills, and the Workforce Center has helped us meet there needs. We look forward to continuing our partnership with them.”
Topeka Public Schools

39. Questions?

40. Debra Rodenbaugh-Schaub Phyllis LaShell
Phyllis LaShell
Phyllis.
Workforce Response Coordinators