Herkimer College Partners to Host Workshop on Civil Service Strategies

Herkimer College joins Herkimer Working Solutions Career Center and the Herkimer and Oneida County Civil Services offices to host a Civil Service Strategies workshop at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6 at the College’s Robert McLaughlin College Center. The event will be moderated in a Q&A format, free and open to the public.

Panelists include Steve Billings from Herkimer County Civil Service, Brian Jweid from Oneida County Civil Service, and Karin Piseck of Working Solutions. Herkimer College Director of Career Services Suzanne Paddock will serve as the moderator. The workshop will take a closer look at civil service career opportunities, including all education levels and fields, as well as inform participants on how to prepare and succeed in the civil service process.

“A primary goal of this program is to demystify the process of obtaining a civil service position all while highlighting the many opportunities that exist here in central New York,” Paddock explains.

According to Billings, currently, Herkimer County has openings in many departments. “Caseworkers, 911 Operators, and Correction Officers are particularly in high demand at this time,” he says. These positions come with excellent benefits, which include NYS Retirement, paid time off, and health and dental benefits.”

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For more information, contact Suzanne Paddock at

Presidents' Day is Monday, February 20, 2023.

Office Hours: The Workforce Development Board is closed. All Working Solutions Career Centers are closed. 

You're invited to the Workforce Development Board's NY SCION grant program's FREE disability awareness training that will take place on Thursday, February 23rd.

WHEN: February 23, 2023, 9:00am to Noon

WHERE: ONLINE

With guest speaker David Whalen.

Topics Include:

>Basics of Americans with Disabilities Act
>Definitions of Neurodivergent Disabilities
>Defining Workplace Accommodations

David Whalen has worked in the disability field his entire career, founding Disability Awareness Training in 2004. He has trained some 600 audiences on the topic of disability awareness. Training is designed to sensitize and educate on disabilities as it pertains to employment to include best practices. He worked at Niagara County ARC for 17 years serving adults with developmental disabilities. He is a Northeast ADA Certified Trainer specializing in employment. He is a Past-President of the Williamsville Central School District's Special Education Parent Teachers Association (SEPTSA), former Chair of the Parent Network of WNY and Town of Amherst Committee on Disabilities. He currently serves on the National Fire Protection Assn’s Disability committee, Commissioner of the Amherst Challenger Baseball division, and Board Member for C-HOPE of WNY.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VALUABLE ONLINE EVENT:

Contact Kelly Manley 
Phone: 315-207-6951 ext. 139  -  Email: 

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About the NY SCION grant

We've got some great new workshops to tell you about. Plus, you can chat with an Employment Counselor too!

What's coming up this week:

Learn more and how to sign up HERE

We've got a lot of new events and opportunities to tell you about in our Workforce Development Board/Working Solutions February newsletter!

>New free in-person job fairs,

>New free learning and training opportunities,

>A free virtual disability awareness training event,

>Incentives for businesses,

>Community news and opportunities,

>A great success story,

>And lots more!

READ IT HERE