Work First Employment
Work First Employment Services
The Work First Program is built upon the premise that all people have a responsibility to their families and community to work and provide for their children.
The focus of the Work First Employment Service staff is on empowering welfare recipients to become self-sufficient through employment. The program offers supportive services such as career counseling, financial planning, job readiness training, and job placement services.
Requirements:
Welfare recipients must sign a mutual responsibility agreement detailing their plan for moving off welfare. They must assume responsibility for their families. If welfare recipients do not sign the agreement, their benefits are terminated.
Work:
Welfare recipients are required to get a job -- paid or unpaid -- or be involved in short-term job training within 12 weeks of entering the Work First Program.
Self-sufficiency
Work First eases the transition into the work force through help with transportation, job search and short-term job training.
Related Links
Theodore Robbins, ESC Employment Counselor
NC Employment Security Commission
America's Job Bank
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