The Placer County Business Advantage Network (BAN) provides free employment services for job seekers and hiring support for businesses in Placer County.

Services include:

• Free job fairs for employers and job seekers
• Job leads and hiring opportunities by email subscription
• Job search support and training referrals
• Hiring assistance, recruitment tools, and networking for businesses
• Job Connections, which helps connect job seekers with local employers

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5263/The-Business-Advantage-Network
• Hiring Assistance for Employers - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5643/Hiring-Assistance-for-Employers
• Resources for Job Seekers - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5645/Resources-for-Job-Seekers
• Job Fairs - www.placer.ca.gov/6228/Job-Fairs
• Job Leads - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5535/Job-Leads
• Job Connections - https://www.placer.ca.gov/6229/Job-Connections

Alliance for Workforce Development offers services through the Nevada County Business and Career Network offices.

Employment resources include:

• Resource center with access to computers, a printer machine, job listings, staff assistance, and referral forms to specific programs
• Youth employment and on-the-job training
• Career guidance
• Unemployment assistance (computer help with EDD claims and contacts for EDD)
• Workshops for:
  • Resumes
  • Basic computer skills
  • Job search
• Training assistance and assessment
  
  

Web pages

• Home - afwd.org
• Virtual workshops - https://afwd.org/workshops/

If you are outside AFWD's service area of Nevada County (and Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, and Sierra counties), find a One Stop Career Center near you at https://www.careeronestop.org/

Residents of Placer, Alpine, and El Dorado counties can contact Golden Sierra Job Training Center at https://goldensierra.com/

This is one of many possible First 5 Nevada County Ready to Grow (R2G) program resources.

 

California Indian Manpower Consortium offers training, employment services, and community development programs for California Native American populations. Web pages Home - http://www.cimcinc.org/

Goodwill Industries Thrift stores provide special-needs employment and low-cost goods. 

Donation Centers & Thrift Store Locations:

• Grass Valley - 1145 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 530-798-2920
• Auburn - 2460 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603, 530-885-5849 
• Fairway Creek - 9400 Fairway Drive, Roseville, CA 95678, 916-771-3170
• North Sunrise - 312 North Sunrise Avenue, Roseville, CA 95661, 916-462-3546

Web pages from above with visible url links

• Home - https://www.goodwill.org/

Yuba County One Stop Workforce Center is a comprehensive resource hub designed to help job seekers, employers, and students access employment, training, and career development services. It connects individuals with opportunities to gain skills, find jobs, and achieve long-term career success.

Services Provided

• Job Search Assistance: Access to job listings, resume building, interview preparation, and career counseling.
• Training & Education: Workforce training programs, vocational education, and skill development courses.
• Career Planning: Guidance for career pathways, including assessments and personalized plans.
• Supportive Services: Help with transportation, childcare referrals, and other resources to remove employment barriers.
• Employer Services: Recruitment assistance, job fairs, and workforce development support for businesses.

Web pages

• Home - https://onestop.yubacoe.org/

Sutter One Stop helps job seekers with career planning, job search, and training. Services include resume and interview assistance, access to computers and job listings, workshops, career assessments, and referrals to programs like WIOA, Adult Education, ESL, and Veterans Services. They also connect clients to employers through hiring events and provide financial aid for eligible training programs.

Web pages 

• Home - https://www.sutteronestop.com/index.html
• Job Seekers - https://www.sutteronestop.com/Job-Seekers/index.html
• Training - https://www.sutteronestop.com/Training/index.html
• Veterans - https://www.sutteronestop.com/Veterans/index.html
• Youth - https://www.sutteronestop.com/Youth/index.html
• People with disabilities -  https://www.sutteronestop.com/People-with-Disabilities/index.html

Connecting Point's Employment Services provide personalized career planning, training, and support for participants of Nevada County's CalWORKS and Child Support Services programs.

Services include:

• One-on-one career counseling
• A six-week employment skills training course
• Assistance with resume and cover letter writing and interviewing skills
• Assistance identifying barriers to employment and navigation to community resources to address those barriers
• Paid and unpaid work experience with local employers
  

Web pages

• Home - https://connectingpoint.org
• Employment Services - https://connectingpoint.org/employment-services/

This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.

The Youth Service Corps program allows nonprofit organization or local government agency employers to connect with eligible job applicants and expand their workforce while the program pays for training.

The program:

• Places trained interns that match the needs of employers
• Pays an intern’s wages for up to six months while employers provide role-specific training
• Provides interns with coaching and support for the duration of the internship
• Is open to both English only and Spanish only speakers

The Connecting Point Employment Services department offers the Youth Service Corps program. The program is focused on hiring youth ages 16-30 to work with local nonprofits or government agencies in the areas of public service, food insecurity, and climate action.

Web pages

• Home (Youth Service Corps) - https://www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/youth-service-corps/
• Home (Connecting Point) - https://connectingpoint.org/
  
  

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Note: Due to a high volume of referrals, there is currently an active waitlist to join this program as a youth participant. The Youth Service Corps team will reach out once the individual reaches the top of their waitlist.

The Youth Service Corps program allows nonprofit organization or local government agency employers to connect with eligible job applicants and expand their workforce while the program pays for training.

The program:

• Places trained interns that match the needs of employers
• Pays an intern’s wages for up to six months while employers provide role-specific training
• Provides interns with coaching and support for the duration of the internship
• Is open to both English only and Spanish only speakers

The Connecting Point Employment Services department offers the Youth Service Corps program. The program is focused on hiring youth ages 16-30 to work with local nonprofits or government agencies in the areas of public service, food insecurity, and climate action.

Web pages

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Nevada County's Employment Services provides employment opportunities for the County of Nevada. Lists current job openings for the County of Nevada, applications for each position, information on benefits for current and future employees, compensation and benefits information for each bargaining unit, personnel code information and job descriptions for every County position.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/471/Human-Resources
  

This is one of many possible First 5 Nevada County Ready to Grow (R2G) program resources.