ST. LOUIS — There's never been a better time to make a switch to a job you love. This week, there are a number of hiring opportunities to give you that fresh start.
St. Louis County hosts hiring fair March 15
St. Louis County has about 90 open positions in various departments and will host a hiring fair to fill those jobs.
It’s set for Tuesday, March 15 from 1-7 p.m. at 715 Northwest Plaza Drive in St. Ann.
Full and part-time positions are available. These jobs come with four weeks of vacation and 11 paid holidays.
You do not have to be a St. Louis County resident, as there are no residency requirements to apply for these jobs.
Call 314-615-6055 for more information.
St. Louis parks need utility workers for immediate job openings
The City of St. Louis has immediate openings for grass cutters. You'll be responsible for cutting grass in parks throughout the city.
These are limited-term, part-time positions that pay $15 an hour.
Start your application here.
St. Louis city Office of Financial Empowerment offers free financial workshops
The City of St. Louis Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) provides financial education and credit counseling to residents free of charge.
OFE works with banks and nonprofits to provide financial management classes on various topics, including how to purchase a home, entrepreneurship, investing and public service student loan forgiveness.
The next financial literacy workshop is Tuesday, March 15 from 1-2 p.m.
The sessions are free, but you do need to register to attend.
Here is the schedule through March. Register by clicking on the title of the program you would like to attend.
March 23: The Sandwich Generation
March 29: Avoiding Financial Scams
City of St. Louis hiring temporary health care workers through June 30
There's a huge demand for health care workers in the St. Louis area. At the same time, laid-off workers in our area are looking for new opportunities.
So, the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) is accepting applications for temporary health care workers through the federal COVID-19 National Dislocated Worker Grant through June 30, 2022.
The program is designed to help train more health care workers in our area and give laid-off workers a chance to get back to work.
Positions include community service workers, patient screeners, COVID-19 data entry workers and contact tracers.
All participants will earn a paycheck and access to SLATE's employment and training services.
These jobs pay $15 an hour.
Here's who's eligible. Anyone who has:
- Exhausted unemployment compensation benefits
- The long-term unemployed (unemployed since June 2021)
- Those unable to go back into the field they were working in
Participants must:
- Pass the background check
- Pass TB test
- Be fully vaccinated
To enroll, call Barbara Greenland at 314-657-3573 or click here.