By: Dr. Jesse O. Bolinger
In previous columns, I have shared about the new Decatur County Development Corporation website, resource directory, and online courses. This week, I want to talk specifically about another feature of our new site, the function is not new, but it is much improved.
With the launch of the new website, the Decatur County Development Corporation is pleased to continue offering an online job board. The job board is a resource for both job seekers and employers. The new job board allows employers to post jobs and submit them for approval for inclusion on the site. If you have not put our new site address in your browser or refreshed your browser. Here is the url: https://www.dcdciowa.org.
If you are an employer and have jobs to post, please add DCDC to your favorites and post your Decatur County jobs here. If you have questions, Shannon Erb, Executive Director is available to discuss use of the website with you. The site now allows employers to include a wide variety of information about a job including if it is full or part-time, location, job description and other information. Accessing the job board submission tool is simple, visit www.dcdciowa.org and click on the For Businesses option at the top of the page, then click on “submit a job.”
Are you a job seeker or know someone who is? Users are now able to create a profile, allowing them to keep track of job listings and efficiently manage available positions.
Available jobs can be found under the For Residents tab. The section of the site offers options for filtering employment and allows individuals to access information about open positions. Once a job seeker finds a job of interest, they are able to print, e-mail or share the posting. Job seekers who are interested in applying for an available position should follow the instructions given in the job posting.
For Decatur County residents 55 years of age or older, consider contacting the Iowa Department on Aging for contact information on the Senior Community Service Employment Program. For a variety of reasons, a growing number of older Iowans are choosing to join or stay in the workforce well past the traditional retirement age. But whether they are working by choice or out of economic necessity, many find the job market to be quite challenging. To help address this issue, the Department administers the Senior Employment Program to assist older Iowans gain and maintain employment and increase their self-sufficiency. Call 800-532-3213 for information on this program.
Do you have a disability and you feel that more training or education and some job coaching would help you get and stay in a job? Consider contacting Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation. IVR can connect you to the Iowa Department for the Blind if that would be a resource you need . Call (641) 782-8538 .
Iowa Works, (641)782-2119, offers a number of services including free classes and workshops, programs to help reenter the workforce and connection to other agencies and programs to assist with the job search and employment process.
Over the remainder of my term of service as a VISTA, I encourage anyone who has questions, comments or ideas about how to improve the quality of life in Decatur County to contact me. I enjoy having conversations with individuals who wish to share their own personal experience and am always willing to visit with any individual or group. Please feel free to contact me by phone at (641)455-2896 or by e-mail at jbolinger@dcdciowa.org.