KCC to host career fair for future corrections officers Jan. 16

KCC is hosting a career fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, to help people learn more about working in the corrections field.

KCC is hosting a career fair Wednesday to help people learn more about working in the corrections field.

Kellogg Community College is hosting a career fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, to help people learn more about working in the corrections field.

The career fair is being held at KCC’s Grahl Center, 125 Seeley St., Coldwater, in anticipation of the State of Michigan hiring hundreds of additional corrections officers over the next year. The college hosted two similar fairs in November in Battle Creek and Coldwater.

Representatives from the Michigan Department of Corrections will be available at the career fair, as will representatives from KCC’s Student Employment Services and Financial Aid offices.

“It’s exciting that the State of Michigan is ramping up its hiring and we at KCC want to do everything we can to help people in our communities obtain those jobs,” said Ronald Ivey, director of KCC’s Criminal Justice programs.

Nationally, corrections officers earn a median $39,020 annually and the occupation is expected to grow 5 percent from 2010 to 2020, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Job seekers who attend the career fair also will receive information about KCC’s Criminal Justice courses, five of which are designed to be completed together on a fast-track basis to certify future corrections officers and prepare them to take a state exam required for employment. The five-course certification will be offered at the Grahl Center on weekday evenings over a 15-week period beginning this month.

For more information about the Criminal Justice Program at Kellogg Community College, visit www.kellogg.edu/criminaljustice.

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Health Care Job Fair to take place July 24-25

Kellogg Community College health care students are invited to attend the Michigan Works! Health Care Job Fair on Wednesday, July 24, and Thursday, July 25, 2012.

As noted on the flyer above, the event is an invitation only, two-day event for job seekers interested in a career in the health care industry. The first day’s activities on July 24 will include mock interviews and workshops intended to prepare attendees for the job fair on July 25.

Participating employers from area hospitals, nursing homes, in-home care agencies and other health care related businesses will be seeking to fill open positions including CNA, RN, housekeeping and food service worker positions, as well as other positions related to health care.

Pre-registration is required by the end of business hours on Wednesday, July 18. To register, bring your resume to any of the Michigan Works! Service Centers listed on the flyer above.

Upon registration, job seekers will be issued an admittance ticket to attend day one — which will run from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 24 — of the two-day event. Individuals will be required to attend and complete all of the day one sessions and activities in order to receive an invitation to attend the job fair on day two, which will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 25.