City Announces
2018 Mardi Gras Clean-Up Operations Job Fair
NEW
ORLEANS — Today, the City of New Orleans Department of
Sanitation and JOB1 announced the 2018 Mardi Gras Clean-Up Operations Job Fair
to recruit 150 temporary employees during the upcoming Mardi Gras season. The
job fair will take place on Tuesday, January 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the
second floor of the JOB1 Business and Career Solutions Center (3400 Tulane
Ave.).
Qualified
individuals will be selected to attend an orientation session and register for
a required, one-day job readiness class on Tuesday, January 16 in advance of
the Mardi Gras clean-up operation. Temporary employees will earn $10.55 an hour
with the potential to earn, on average, $700 during the two week Mardi Gras
season, from February 2 to February 13.
"We
will continue to invest in the residents of New Orleans by offering job
opportunities and job readiness training through our partnership with
JOB1," said Sanitation Director Cynthia Sylvain-Lear. "We hope
that this opportunity leads residents to full-time employment."
Individuals
who are actively seeking employment are strongly encouraged to attend the job
fair and connect with JOB1. Attendees must bring their Social Security card and
State approved photo identification card, in order to sign up for the job
readiness course.
The
Job Fair is sponsored by the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation and
the Office of Workforce Development in partnership with Total Community Action,
Black Men of Labor and numerous NOLA FOR LIFE social service partners.
For
more information, contact JOB1-Office of Workforce Development at (504)
658-4500.
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