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The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties, Inc. (WDB HMO), DBA Working Solutions, is part of the Public Workforce System, a network of federal, state, and local offices that support economic expansion and develop the talent of the nation’s workforce.

WKTV-2 'Back 2 Work' Job Opportunities - April 28, 2025

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To learn more about these job opportunities:

For Job Order Numbers that start with "NY" GO HERE and type in the Job Order Number. 

For Job Order Numbers that start with "DF" - Contact your local Working Solutions Career Center

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Monday April 28, 2025 

 Job Title: Site Coordinator                                                                  City: Utica, NY

                                                                                                         

Part time for a senior citizen center. Duties: Provide exceptional customer service. Answer phones and promote all services. Communicate with instructors and assist with onboarding new instructors. Requirements: Computer and technical skills, including database management. Excellent communication and customer service skills.

                                                                                                  

Pay: $28,210/year.                                                                               Job Order # NY1532126

 

Monday April 28, 2025                        

Job Title: Hospitality Kitchen Operations Assistant                            City: New Hartford, NY

Part time for a premier materials manufacturer. Duties: Responsible for keeping hospitality department as efficient and effective as possible. Assist with food preparation, cleaning the kitchen, washing dishes, preparing simple meals, and more. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age. High school diploma or the equivalent; or 2 years of related work experience.

Pay: $16.00 - $17.50/hour.                                                                   Job Order # DF9900759     

 

Tuesday April 29, 2025 

 

Job Title: CDL B Driver                                                                      City: Utica, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a trash and recycling company that has been in the business for 20 years. Duties: Residential weekly trash/recycling removal. Trash/recycling removal for rental containers. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent required. Must have CDL Class B license. One year of previous experience is preferred.

 

Pay: $24.03/hour.                                                                                 Job Order # NY1532794

 

 

Tuesday April 29, 2025

 Job Title: Merchandising Sales Associate                                           City: Rome, NY

Full time for a retail chain store. Duties: Travel to stores within an assigned district to own and execute “start to finish” variable tasks such as planograms, as well as provide support for other tasks including merchandise and fixture assembly, and the maintenance of all signage. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age. High school diploma or the equivalent. Prior retail and/or merchandising experience.

 

Pay: $15.75 - $18.20/hour.                                                                   Job Order # DF9904017

 

Wednesday April 30, 2025

Job Title: Executive Director                                                               City: Herkimer, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a Chamber of Commerce. Duties: Responsible for the successful and efficient operations and management of the Chamber. Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with members, government leaders, business and cultural institution leaders, and the local, regional and state tourism industry. Oversee all financial, administrative, operating and marketing functions. Requirements: Associate degree.

Pay: $56,000 - $60,000/year. Benefits.                                                 Job Order # NY1532605

 

 

Wednesday April 30, 2025

 Job Title: Maintenance Technician                                                      City: Cazenovia, NY      

 

Full time for a tractor dealer. Duties: Fully service and inspect agricultural equipment including compact tractors, high horsepower tractors, and self-propelled units, as well as a wide range of farm implements. Requirements: Must have driver’s license. Must have at least 3 years of agricultural/heavy equipment repair experience.

 

Pay: $26.00 - $30.00/hour. Benefits.                                                    Job Order # NY1532341

 

                                   

Thursday May 1, 2025

 Job Title: School Bus Driver                                                               City: Utica, NY

 

Part time for a school bus service. Duties: Provide safe and reliable transportation for students to and from school and school events, utilizing various vehicles to include vans, medium and/or large capacity school buses. Requirements: Must be at least 21 years of age. Must have NYS driver’s license. Experience working with children is recommended, but not required.

                                                                       

Pay: $31.50/hour. Benefits.                                                                 Job Order # NY1532244

 

Thursday May 1, 2025

Job Title: Warehouse Worker I                                                            City: Utica, NY

 

Full time for a nonprofit blindness agency. Duties: Perform a variety of warehouse tasks including picking and filling orders from stock, staging, loading and unloading finished and raw materials. Requirements: High school diploma or the equivalent. Warehouse work experience required. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Pay: $17.00/hour. Benefits.                                                                 Job Order # NY1531667

 

Friday May 2, 2025

 Job Title: Senior Systems Programmer/Analyst                                 City: Herkimer, NY

                                                                                                         

Full time for a community college. Duties: Responsible for all aspects of developing, programming, maintaining, securing, testing, and implementing applications to support student information systems. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in computer science with 3 years of relevant experience. Experience with SQL-based languages, Bash and Perl scripting, and developing/maintaining process automation.

 

Pay: $70,154 - $105,232/year. Benefits.                                               Job Order # DF9788074

 

Friday May 2, 2025

 Job Title: Custodian                                                                            City: Hamilton, NY

Full time for a private liberal arts college. Duties: Responsible for cleaning in assigned areas. Conduct detail-oriented cleaning tasks such as dusting surfaces, cleaning walls, and polishing fixtures and furniture. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent required. Must have valid driver’s license. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Pay: $19.29/hour. Benefits.                                                                 Job Order # DF9902330

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Featured jobs and free training events - April 25, 2025

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Skill acquisition and job opportunities are thriving. Check out the options below and mark your calendars!

FEATURED JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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JOB FAIRS AND RECRUITMENTS

  • 4/29/25 – RADAR Virtual Job Fair.  Pre-register at link.
  • 5/1/25 – Madison County Community Job Fair from 10:00AM – 12:00PM at the Cazenovia American Legion, 26 Chenango St., Cazenovia, NY 13035. 
  • 5/1/25 – Public workshop to navigate state jobs! The Demystifying the Civil Service Merit System & NY HELPS workshop starts at 11:30AM and is located at the Utica Career Center in the State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, 2nd floor, Utica, NY in the Adirondack Room. 
  • 5/7/25 – Public workshop to navigate state jobs! The Demystifying the Civil Service Merit System & NY HELPS workshop starts at 10:30AM and is located at the Herkimer Working Solutions Career Center, 320 North Prospect Street, Herkimer, NY. 
  • 5/9/25 – Laborers’ Local 190 Construction Hiring Event from 5:00PM – 7:00PM at Herkimer College, 100 Reservoir Rd, Herkimer, NY.
  • 5/10/25 – Laborers’ Local 190 Construction Hiring Event from 9:00AM – 12:00PM at Herkimer College, 100 Reservoir Rd, Herkimer, NY. 
  • 5/12/25 – Culinary Hiring Event 1:00PM – 3:00PM at Tin Rooster Honky Tonk at the Turning Stone Casino, 5218 Patrick Rd., Verona, NY 13478. Visit https://www.turningstoneenterprises.com/careers/hiring-events for more informaion!
  • 5/14/25 – Spring Into Success Job Fair hosted by Oneida Health from 8:00AM – 3:00PM at Vernon Downs Casino Hotel, 4229 Stuhlman Rd, Vernon, NY 13476. 
  • 5/15/25 – In-person Mini Job Fair from 1:00PM – 3:00PM at the Utica Career Center in the State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, 2nd floor, Utica, NY 13501.  Save the date!
  • 5/20/25 – Central NY/Mohawk Valley Regional Virtual Career Fair 11:00AM – 2:00PM.  Save the date!

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Struggling to job search in the digital age? Herkimer Working Solutions is hosting free computer training and certification classes from Northstar Digital Literacy. Learn basic computer skills, internet basics, career search skills, Microsoft Word and Excel and more. They have sessions every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For more information call (315) 867-1400. 
  • Job Corps Information Session 9:00AM – 1:00PM every other Wednesday at the Herkimer County Working Solutions. Job Corps is a federally sponsored training program, offering training opportunities in Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Automotive, and more, all free of charge. Job Corps serves youth ages 16 – 24 and can help with GED, trades training, driving, soft skill training, and transition services. For more information, call Kimberly Dean at (607) 267-1621. Come learn how Job Corps can help you meet your employment and education goals! 
  • Empowered Pathways' Women's Employment & Resource Center (WERC) is offering a new workshop this spring. The Job Interview Skills workshop will be presented by their Executive Director, Stephanie Eghigian. The workshop will be on Tuesday, April 29th from 9:30AM to 12:30PM
  • Summer Jobs for Herkimer County Youth: See link for summer job opportunities through Herkimer County. Don’t delay-the positions will go fast. 
  • The WERC Program at Empowered Pathways is offering a new workshop on May 29th from 9:30AM - 12:30PM. The title of the workshop is 'Unlocking Your Potential with Canva Pro'. It will be a tutorial on how to use Canva Design and go through some examples of what you can design on there. Those interested can call or email to sign up at (315)724-1718 ext.104 or
  • Heavy Equipment Operation course at Madison-Oneida BOCES. The course will be May 19th – July 14th, Mondays – Thursdays 3:00PM – 8:00PM and Saturdays 7:00AM – 1:00PM with a tuition of $2,600. The focus of this course is hands-on experience with a dozer, loader, backhoe, skid steer excavator, and dump truck. Includes practical machinery care and daily maintenance. Student must provide suitable clothing for the operation of this machinery. Valid driver's license is required. First Aid/CPR and OSHA-10 included. Call (315) 361-5800 for registration or visit Heavy Equipment Operation - BOCES Consortium of Continuing Education for more information!
  • The Waterville Residential Care Center is offering a free CNA training! This is a great opportunity for high school students age 16+ or anyone within the community. It is a 3-week course consisting of a combination of online coursework and 5 in person skills/clinical days. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be scheduled to take the NYS Prometric CNA exam at Waterville Residential Care Center. They have new classes starting every week. For more information or to schedule an interview contact Waterville residential care center at (315) 841-4156 or online at www.watervillecares.com
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New Oneida County Civil Service examination: Police Supervisors/Investigators series

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Learn more at link

Senior Confidential Investigator #60-032300 (OC)

Application Deadline: May 20, 2025

Examination Date: June 14, 2025

https://oneida-portal.mycivilservice.com/post/exams

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Optum is hiring a Field Patient Care Coordinator in Utica

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Go here to learn more and apply

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Featured jobs and free training events - April 22, 2025

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The end of April is quickly approaching, but that won’t stop the opportunities for finding new jobs and learning new skills! Here are some events you may want to attend:

FEATURED JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Mohawk Valley (West) Daily Job Leads 04-14-2025

Mohawk Valley (West) Daily Job Leads 04-15-2025

Mohawk Valley (West) Daily Job Leads 04-16-2025

Mohawk Valley (West) Daily Job Leads 04-17-2025

Mohawk Valley (West) Daily Job Leads 04-18-2025

JOB FAIRS AND RECRUITMENTS

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Struggling to job search in the digital age? Herkimer Working Solutions is hosting free computer training and certification classes from Northstar Digital Literacy. Learn basic computer skills, internet basics, career search skills, Microsoft Word and Excel and more. They have sessions every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For more information call (315) 867-1400. 
  • Job Corps Information Session 9:00AM – 1:00PM every other Wednesday at the Herkimer County Working Solutions. Job Corps is a federally sponsored training program, offering training opportunities in Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Automotive, and more, all free of charge. Job Corps serves youth ages 16 – 24 and can help with GED, trades training, driving, soft skill training, and transition services. For more information, call Kimberly Dean at (607) 267-1621. Come learn how Job Corps can help you meet your employment and education goals! 
  • Empowered Pathways' Women's Employment & Resource Center (WERC) is offering a new workshop this spring. The Job Interview Skills workshop will be presented by their Executive Director, Stephanie Eghigian. The workshop will be on Tuesday, April 29th from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. 
  • Summer Jobs for Herkimer County Youth: See link for summer job opportunities through Herkimer County. Don’t delay-the positions will go fast.
  • The WERC Program at Empowered Pathways is offering a new workshop on May 29th from 9:30AM - 12:30PM. The title of the workshop is 'Unlocking Your Potential with Canva Pro'. It will be a tutorial on how to use Canva Design and go through some examples of what you can design on there. Those interested can call or email to sign up at (315)724-1718 ext.104 or .
  • Heavy Equipment Operation course at Madison-Oneida BOCES. The course will be May 19th – July 14th, Mondays – Thursdays 3:00PM – 8:00PM and Saturdays 7:00AM – 1:00PM with a tuition of $2,600. The focus of this course is hands-on experience with a dozer, loader, backhoe, skid steer excavator, and dump truck. Includes practical machinery care and daily maintenance. Student must provide suitable clothing for the operation of this machinery. Valid driver's license is required. First Aid/CPR and OSHA-10 included. Call (315) 361-5800 for registration or visit Heavy Equipment Operation - BOCES Consortium of Continuing Education for more information!
  • The Waterville Residential Care Center is offering a free CNA training! This is a great opportunity for high school students age 16+ or anyone within the community. It is a 3-week course consisting of a combination of online coursework and 5 in person skills/clinical days. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be scheduled to take the NYS Prometric CNA exam at Waterville Residential Care Center. Their next class starts April 27th, with new classes starting every week. For more information or to schedule an interview contact Waterville residential care center at (315) 841-4156 or online at www.watervillecares.com
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Helping CNY Get Back To Work

The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties, Inc. (WDB HMO), DBA Working Solutions, is part of the Public Workforce System, a network of federal, state, and local offices that support economic expansion and develop the talent of the nation’s workforce.

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