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Welcome to the Newton
Workforce Center
Newton
Workforce
Center
600 N. 2nd Avenue W, Suite S
Newton, IA 50208-3049
Telephone: (641) 792-5131
FAX: (641) 792-9908
Hours: 8:00 - 4:30, Mon - Fri
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To Find Us
Announcing the
Region 11 Event Calendar
The Iowa Workforce Center and its
partners are proud to introduce the:
Region 11 Event
Calendar
This calendar will list workshops, job
fairs and
events held by the Iowa Workforce Center, it's partners and other agencies
in Central Iowa. The events listed on this calendar are all geared
towards helping Iowans become more employable and have no cost to attend.
If you are an agency that is holding a
workshop or event that you think would like listed on the Event Calendar,
please contact
Penny Dow at (515) 281-9660 or via e-mail at
.
The Newton
Workforce Development office is currently staffed by four Workforce Advisors
and one Workforce Associate, and also houses a Field Auditor.
The office provides the following services:
- Assist clients with claims for unemployment insurance.
- Register
applicants for job search assistance.
- Accept
job orders from employers and place them on the Internet.
- Administer proficiency testing,
including WorkKeys™.
- Assist
with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
program.
- Provide services to military
veterans.
- Conduct job seeking classes through
the re-employment services program and
for other community agencies, such as Salvation Army, a sheltered workshop for persons
with disabilities, local schools and DMACC.
- Administer the PROMISE
JOBS program.
- Maintain a modern
resource center.
- Assist local employers with various testing exercises.
- Work with school districts on various levels of School-to-Work issues.
We also offer
Iowa Advantage,
which
provides Iowans in transition a series of workshops addressing their
most immediate needs. These
include dealing with job loss, financial management, applying for
financial aid, resume development, job search methods and tips on
keeping a job in today’s environment.
Newton is a community of
approximately 16,000 people located
33 miles east of Des
Moines on I-80. Newton is home to the new Iowa Speedway. We
are also the home to two major advertising novelty companies, Newton Manufacturing and The
Vernon Company. Thombert Inc., an industrial plastics company, is also located here.
Newton is the county seat of Jasper county and Newton Community School District
boasts five elementary, one middle, one high school as well as one alternative high
school. There is also a DMACC polytechnic campus in Newton. Newton is a very
progressive community with beautiful parks and various recreation facilities.
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