Delaware County to present spring career fair in Morton
MORTON » Delaware County will host its first career fair of 2024 on Thursday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, 200 Yale Ave., Morton.
The fair is more than just a hiring event, it’s an opportunity for Delaware County residents to explore potential careers that offer fulfillment and the chance to contribute meaningfully to the community.
Attendees will have an opportunity to meet the county Recruitment Team to discuss open positions and gain a better understanding of the job duties and the benefits offered, and have the team review their resumes and skills to help determine the best fit for available positions.
A wide range of Delaware County departments will be participating, actively seeking dedicated individuals for various full-time positions.
Departments include the Delaware County Health Department, the Department of Human Services, Facilities Management, Information Technology (IT), the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, Fair Acres Geriatric Center, the Delaware County Park Police, the Department of Emergency Services, Human Resources, the County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA), and the Treasurer’s Office.
Additionally, the County’s Bureau of Elections will be on-site, seeking temporary workers for the upcoming Primary Election on April 23.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their resumes and be prepared for the possibility of on-the-spot interviews. This is a unique chance to make a personal connection with a recruitment team and learn about available positions and careers. Job seekers can receive immediate feedback on how their skills and experiences align with the County’s needs.
Whether someone is a seasoned professional or entering the workforce, the county has opportunities that cater to a broad spectrum of skills and interests, with full-time positions including: social workers, case workers and managers, plumber, custodian, maintenance technician, recruiter, paralegal, senior administrative specialist, network specialist, database administrator, helpdesk technician, RNs and LPNs (full time, part time and per diem), nursing supervisors, unit managers, CNAs (full time), food service workers, dietitians, laundry workers, correctional officers, labor relations generalist, poll workers and more.
Positions offer competitive employee benefits as well as opportunities for advancement.
For more details about the career fair, a full listing of available positions, and to apply online, visit http://DelcoPA.Gov/Jobs. Anyone unable to attend the fair, can explore and apply for open positions online.
Jones Scholarship banquet to celebrate local leaders and students
Three hundred and fifty community members will celebrate the legacies of Isiah A. Jones Sr. and Tommie Lee Jones on Saturday, March 23.
These venerated citizens devoted their lives to their neighbors.
Throughout the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s Tommie Lee and Ike Sr. mentored young people, provided food and other necessities to their neighbors, advocated for governmental reform, and supported runaways and foster youth. Many of the young people that they mentored have gone on to become engaged and active citizens that are paying it forward to the next generation of young people.
The event will honor those who are carrying on Ike Sr. and Tommie Lee’s legacies, including La’Ron Burton, Overcoming Obstacles Award; Khanai Campbell, Overcoming Obstacles Award; Emein Smith, Overcoming Obstacles Award; Denise Loper Johnson, Educator of the Year; Patricia Demiranda, Tommie Lee Jones and Ike Jones Sr. Legacy Award; Nasir Jihad, Tommie Lee Jones and Ike Jones Sr. Legacy Award; Twyla Simpkins, Tommie Lee Jones and Ike Jones Sr. Legacy Award; Jean-Pierre Brice, Community Leadership Award; Jonathan Abdur Rahim King, Community Leadership Award; Cory Long, Community Leadership Award; Rosetta Carter, The Lifetime Achievement Award.
Isiah Jones Jr., founder of the Jones Scholarship Fund, shares this message, “For decades, people in Chester have been telling me about all the good that my parents did in their lives. They helped people get jobs; they helped people get into college; they helped people turn their lives around. Now, many of the young people who were part of the Black Youth Society and Youth in Action are community leaders themselves. We are seeing a ripple effect throughout the generations.”
The event will also honor and award scholarships to 13 Chester-Upland School District seniors to help defray the cost of their undergraduate education.
The 2024 Jones Scholarship awardees are: NaQuan Thomas, Jhonatan Caivinagua, Sharlene Richardson, Kaitlynn Barner, Alisa Dennis, Kapri Johnson, Elijah Williams, Emani Williams, A’lasia Mosley, Jade Abdullah, Za’Niyah Wesley, Naveah Lockett and Brianni Mitchell.
The Jones Scholarship Fund is a program of The Community’s Foundation. TCF, based in Ridley Park, connects volunteers and donors to support grants, programs, and scholarships that change lives in Delco.
TCF’s aim is to empower everyday citizens to take philanthropy into their own hands. More information on The Community’s Foundation and the scholarship presentation can be found at http://TCFhelps.org.
Women can receive free clothing, bras, more at Open Wardrobe Smart & Sexy Day
Women can receive free bras along with professional or casual clothing for “maximum uplift” as part of National Smart & Sexy Day.
On Thursday, March 28, The Wardrobe will host Open Wardrobe education and clothing events for women in Philadelphia, Upper Darby, Chester, Exton and Kennett Square, sponsored by National Smart & Sexy Day and The Alliance of Career Development Nonprofits (ACDN) in honor of Women’s History Month.
The Wardrobe locations are 413 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia; 62 W. Marshall Road, Upper Darby; 345 Scarlet Road, Kennett Square; and 153 Exton Square Parkway in the Exton Square Mall in Exton. They are open Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. for shopping and client appointments. Women are welcome to attend any of the four locations to receive a free bra fitting, a Smart & Sexy bra, and free professional or casual clothing. Guests can attend a Suit Up for your interview presentation at all locations at 10 a.m. and shopping will be open.
For more information on each event and to RSVP, visit http://wardrobepa.org/ open-wardrobe.
Smart & Sexy Day events aim to inspire women, boosting their self-confidence so that they feel assured, confident, and, most of all, employable. The event was launched in 2012 by the Alliance, the leading network of unique communitybased nonprofits that empowers people to achieve economic independence.
ACDN fosters the creation and growth of community-based organizations that assist individuals to secure and maintain employment. All ACDN member organizations offer free professional clothing so job seekers can make a great first impression. Each year, member agencies of ACDN assist more than 25,000 people across the country transition into the workplace.
The professional clothing, training, and coaching services provided by member agencies help people coming out of poverty, welfare, and other dire circumstances prepare for and succeed in the workplace. Since ACDN’s inception, over 300,000 women and men have been outfitted with interview attire. For more information, visit http://acdnonline.org.
The Wardrobe is a mission-driven nonprofit organization focused on eliminating clothing insecurity, curbing fashion waste, and empowering people for success.
Whether someone needs an outfit for work or everyday life or seeks coaching to help them build a career, they receive free support and STAR Treatment: Styling, Time, Advice and Respect. Its guests include people seeking to stabilize their lives after experiencing trauma, incarceration, or homelessness; people seeking affirming clothing for their gender identity; and people transitioning or just beginning careers.
Although most participants are referred by our Community Partners, individuals in need are welcome to use The Wardrobe’s Open Access program to receive the clothing they need at no cost.
Information on how to get clothing or sign up as a Community Partner, or to shop or donate, is available at http://www.wardrobepa. org/services.
Media-UP Free Library accepting donations for spring book sale
Media-Upper Providence Free Library is currently looking for donations for its Spring Book Sale scheduled for April 13 to 15.
Donate your no-longerneeded books, puzzles, games, CDs and DVDs. Donation bins are available 24/7 near the library’s main entrance on North Jackson Street in Media. Donations will be accepted through March 31.
Donations cannot be accepted in April, during the month of the sale and the library will not accept encyclopedias or National Geographic magazines.
For more information, or to arrange a drop-off too large for the outside bins, call the library at 610-5661918.
Colwyn receives $425K to improve infrastructure
State Rep. Regina Young presented a check for $425,000 last week to Colwyn for Walnut Street sanitary sewer improvements.
The funds were awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s American Rescue Plan Act PA Small Water and Sewer Program, a division of the Department of Community and Economic Development.
This grant was part of over $800,000 recently awarded to Delaware County municipalities in the 185th legislative district through the ARPA H2O PA and PA Small Water and Sewer programs.
Funds distributed through the Small Water and Sewer program provide for small water, sewer and storm system water infrastructure projects. Act 54 of 2022 appropriated $105.6 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the PA Small Water and Sewer Program.