Disabilities: Employment & Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities DHS' Division of Rehabilitation Services is the state's lead agency serving individuals with disabilities. DRS works in partnership with people with disabilities and their families to assist them in making informed choices to achieve full community participation through employment, education, and independent living opportunities.
disabilityworks/Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Critical Skills Shortages Initiatitve (CSSI) Healthcare Industry Pilot Project
1. Employers will understand the business benefits of hiring qualified people with disabilities and will gain access to a large pool of productive and diverse employees.
2. People with disabilities will have access to job opportunities and choices for full inclusion and speacialized services.
3. Providers will operate as a resource to employers with disabilities, training people with disabilities and referring them to the right jobs.
Employment Services for Ex-Offenders: City of Chicago Mayor Daley's WorkNet Chicago is committed to helping ex-offenders re-enter the workforce.
The selected WorkNet partners listed below have experience working with ex-offenders in programs and other supportive services that help develop the skills needed to achieve self-sufficiency.
For more details contact the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development at 312.746.777 (Illinois Relay 711 for Deaf or speech impaired communications).
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/
Employment Services for Outside of Chicago The programs and services of the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development and Mayor Daley's WorkNet Chicago are only available to residents and businesses within the City of Chicago. However, neighboring communities, cities and counties have their own workforce development programs, services sites, and workforce centers. Listed below are service locations outside of the city limits, but still in the Greater Chicago region.
Ex-Offenders: Occupational Bans and Waivers 1. Occupationaland Licensure Bans and Waiver Process
2. Certificates of Relief from Disabilities and Good Conduct
3. Health Care Worker Background Check Act and Waiver Process.
Ex-Offenders: State of Illinois Resources for Ex-Offenders This website was created by the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the Chicago Jobs Council as a project of the Governor's Working Group on Community Safety and Re-entry to bring together the growing body of workforce resources available to those who assist ex-offenders.
Health Care Worker Registery for Illinois The Health Care Worker Registry lists individuals with a background check conducted pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act (225 ILCS 46). It shows training information for certified nursing assistants (CNA) and other health care workers. Additionally, it displays administrative findings of abuse, neglect or misappropriations of property. It is maintained by the Department of Public Health.
In accordance with the Health Care Worker Background Check Act [225 ILCS 46]
www.idph.state.il.us/nar/disconvictions.htm
Industrial Training: Environmental The Environmental Safety Technician and the Industrial Labor Technician are WIA/POET Approved Programs - tuition paid through workforce funds for those meeting eligibility.
Job Seekers: Workforce Preparedness (WIA) Programs and Services The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) combines federally-funded job training programs in Illinois into a "workforce development" system where individuals can find a job or train for a new career. Services are available for no out of pocket cost to job seekers.
Quick references and links regarding the expungement process Additional links that assist with the expungement or sealing process are listed below:
1. Attorneys who do expungements:
www.state.il.us/defender/atty.html
2. Instructions for filing:
www.state.il.us/defender/filing.html
Re-Entry: City of Chicago Hiring Guidelines Unable to link to site. Pursuant to the City;'s commitment to help people with criminal convictions safely re-enter the workforce.
Do a google search and type in City of Chicago Hiring Guidelines to pull page.
Skills Match: Job openings posted with the Illinois Skills Match service
At the ISM web site, you can quickly match your job requirements and skills to thousands of job openings in Illinois. It's easy to use and it's FREE - simply register. A list of related websites is also available to you.
Training: Workforce Investment Act certified providers and programs Illinois' statewide list of WIA-certified training programs
These programs are certified to provide education and training to adults and dislocated workers who have been awarded vouchers under the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The statewide list of WIA-certified training programs includes a variety of classroom, apprenticeship and Internet-based training offered by community colleges, public universities, labor unions, businesses, and other schools.
Workforce Development: Services for Suburban Cook County Committed to helping the residents of suburban Cook County get back to work through administering federally supported programs in employment training, placement and further education.
POET offers important job training programs to enhance existing job skills, to assist in the search for employment, or to apply for financial assistance to enhance your ability to gain employment.
