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Workforce System

 

The following partners have come together to form the Illinois  workNet System for Will County, Illinois:

  •  Workforce Services Division of Will County
  • Illinois Department of Employment Security-Joliet
  • Illinois Department of Employment Security-Bolingbrook
  • Joliet Junior College (Division of Adult and Family Services, Perkins, and Workforce Development)
  • Illinois Department of Human Services---Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
  • Illinois Department of Human Services---Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS)
  • Joliet Job Corps
  • Central States SER-Jobs for Progress


Illinois workNet System Locations

Workforce Services Division of Will County
214 N. Ottawa Street.
Joliet, IL 60432     815-727-4444
www.jobs4people.org
 
Illinois Department of Employment Security
250 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432     815-740-5148
www.ides.state.il.us/ 

Joliet Junior College (Division of Adult Services)
214 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, IL 60432     815-280-1317
www.jjc.edu/dafs
 
Joliet Junior College (Postsecondary Perkins)
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431   815-280-2238
www.jjc.edu
 
Joliet Junior College (Community and Economic Development)
214 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, IL 60432   815-280-1506
www.jjcced.org/wd
 
Joliet Job Corps
1101 Mills Road
Joliet, IL 60433   815-723-1677
www.jobcorps.gov/home.aspx  
 
Central States SER-Jobs for Progress
250 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432  773-542-9030
http://www.centralstatesser.org/

Illinois Department of Human Services (Division of Rehabilitation Services, (DRS)
1613 W. Jefferson Street
Joliet, IL 60435   815-730-4200
www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/

Illinois Department of Human Services (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF)
45 E. Webster Street
Joliet, IL 60432   815-740-5272
www.dhs.state.il.us


Services Available to Business Customers  

  • Illinois workNet
  • Labor market information
  • Illinois Skills Match-online registration and job matching system
  • Recruitment and referral of applicants for job openings
  • Job fairs
  • Federal bonding
  • Space for interviewing job seekers
  • Screening of job seekers
  • Assessment of Job seekers
  • Fee-based training
  • Connect businesses with grants available from Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
  • Connect employers with community college training opportunities
  • ADA Technical Assistance
  • Assistance in applying for various tax credits
  • Assistance with downsizing and closings including sign ups for Unemployment Insurance claims on-site for mass lay-offs, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification information, pre-layoff workshops for affected employees, Unemployment Insurance adjudication if claim is contested
  • Referrals to other services in the community


Basic Services Available to Job Seekers

  • Illinois workNet
  • Illinois Skills Match-online registration and skill-to-job matching system
  • Creating a resume
  • Brochure that lists all services available via the Illinois workNet System in Will County
  • Referral to appropriate partner's services
  • Resource information area with both print and electronic job search, labor market, education and career information
  • Internet access
  • Orientation to the Illinois workNet System
  • Access to job fairs, job clubs, and Workshops on various topics
  • Access to community resources information