Employment Services
For adults with serious mental illness
For adults with a diagnosis of mental retardation
For older adults
For recipients of TANF or SNAP
For youth
Employment-related resources
Employment Services
Pennsylvania CareerLink provides universal access to employment and training services. DHS partners with a variety of government agencies and community organizations to deliver services to both employers and job seekers. CareerLink also provides intensive workforce development services for target groups such as offenders and ex-offenders and homeless individuals. Dislocated workers and low income adults may qualify for vocational training in occupations for which there is a demand in the Pittsburgh region.
CareerLink
For more information contact Chris Rodocker at Chris.Rodocker@AlleghenyCounty.us
Supported employment services help individuals, 18 years of age and older, with serious mental illness find a job. After a person finds a job, the supported employment program staff continues to provide support to the person for as long as the person wants it.
Older Adults Training and Employment
The Senior Training and Employment Program (STEP) provides work experience and training opportunities to Allegheny County residents age 55 and older who meet income guidelines. Individuals enrolled in the program receive twenty hours of training/work experience in nonprofit or government agencies and are paid minimum wage. In addition to work experience and training, enrollees receive assistance in securing full-time and part-time employment in the private sector. Pre-application must be made for enrollment of services.
Senior Training and Employment Program information card
Senior Training and Employment
Recipients of TANF or SNAP (food stamps) Training and Employment
The EARN program is designed to help persons who are recipients of either TANF and/or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/food stamps) get a job or get a better job so they can earn more than they receive from public assistance. People who are interested in participating in EARN must get a referral from their County Assistance Office (CAO) caseworker.
EARN offers assistance all along the path to better employment – from improving basic academic skills to assisting with child care and transportation, through offering supports during the first six months of your employment.
EARN Brochure
Youth Training and Employment
Youth employment and training services are offered through a variety of providers for in-school youth and out-of-school youth. Providers of services for youth who are still in-school work through programs in area school districts and afterschool programs. The focus is education and career preparation for teenagers 14 to 18 years of age. Providers of services for youth who have left high school prior to graduation give a hands-on educational experience through vocational training. Classes such as machining or computer repair are taught with the focus of gaining valuable skills that lead to training-related employment. There is also a program for pregnant and parenting youth who left high school before graduating and are receiving TANF.
WIA Training-for-Employment Programs for In-school Youth and Out-of-school Youth
Income eligibility at or below 100 percent of Federal Poverty Guidelines
WIA training-for-employment program sites for in-school youth
WIA training-for-employment program sites for out-of-school youth
Administration:
One Smithfield Street
Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Behavioral Health Supported Employment
Supported employment services for persons 18 years of age and older with mental illness
Youth Employment and Training
KEYS Service Corp AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps provides education awards and real world experience in exchange for a year or two of community service. DHS offers opportunities for AmeriCorps members to serve full-time or part-time (as little as 15 hours per week) for a full year starting in the fall. There is also a summer program where individuals can serve full-time for 11 weeks. Call 412-350-3344 or visit KEYS website for more information. KEYS AmeriCorps brochure
Job Readiness
Job Readiness
Résumé Services
Résumé Services
DHS Employment Opportunities
Job Opportunities and Internships with DHS
Related Information
OCS Bureau of Employment and Training Services brochure
OCS Servicios de Empleo y Entrenamiento (Español) brochure