Employer Assistance, Business Resources, and Workforce Support
Access valuable employer assistance programs and business resources in Adams County. Find workforce development, hiring support, tax incentives, and more to help your business thrive.
Job Postings
Adams County offers free business services to employers hiring youth, veterans, and any other county residents. These services include job postings, job fairs and hiring events, a work-based learning assessment, workforce intelligence and labor market information, sector partnerships, and business service reviews.
Our Connecting Colorado interactive website allows employers to search the database for candidates, pull up resumes, and contact job seekers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that correspond to the requirements of the posted opening. Jobs are reviewed daily, and assistance is available by phone or email on how to build an employer profile and how to find job seekers by job title, experience, or skill. Guidance is also available on how to restructure the job posting to follow Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
Job Events for Employers
The Workforce & Business Center has three options for these kinds of events:
Hiring Event
A single employer schedules an event with the workforce center. The employer can use either the Human Services Center location, a virtual (zoom) platform, or an outside venue coordinated with the workforce center and employer. The available jobs must be posted on connectingcolorado.com and employers are encouraged to advertise the event using their available marketing tools. The workforce center will email the event to job seekers in our database to recruit them for the event. The event will also be advertised using county communication tools and community partner distribution lists. The employer has the option of conducting a standardized orientation session for many job seekers and then breaking off for individual interviews and/or discussions. These events are usually shorter and length and attract job seekers who are targeted at that employer, occupation, or location for work.
Multi-Industry Job Fair
The workforce center schedules these events at regular intervals. Employers who wish to participate must post jobs in Connecting Colorado and are encouraged to market the event using their website or marketing departments. The workforce center will email the event to job seekers in our database to recruit them for the event. The event will also be advertised using county communication tools and community partner distribution lists. The event is held at either the Human Service Center or if it is a virtual event, it will be online using the Premier Virtual Job Fair platform. The venue can accommodate up to 30 employers at each event. This style is great for in-person networking and finding job seekers who are exploring many options.
Single Industry Job Fair
When a specific industry is having similar workforce issues these job fairs are conducted in collaboration with area sector partnerships and other metro area workforce regions. They occur less frequently and are traditionally larger in size. The employers share an industry but may not share specific job titles. The locations vary based on available space and the appropriateness of the event. Employers are encouraged to advertise the event using their available marketing tools. Multiple workforce regions will market the event to job seekers who are seeking career pathways in the selected industry. This will bring a larger candidate pool to the event and greater exposure for employers. These events may also be virtual.
Services
Job Applicant Assessment & Screening
Many employers utilize the workforce center to assess the aptitude or basic knowledge of applicants using specific assessment tools. The workforce center schedules and proctors the assessment tool and sends results to the applicant and the employer for consideration. Employers can also ask for the workforce center to send resumes of applicants only if they meet certain criteria. This can help speed up the initial screening process of some lengthy application scenarios for large businesses that receive large numbers of applications.
Workforce Intelligence & Labor Market Information
For employers and community partners in need of data to make key decisions, the workforce center can pull information on national, state, or local data points regarding available labor, job titles, wages, and other trends. This data can be customized depending on the business’s need and focus on the areas of concern or speculation.
Sector Partnerships
When employers in the same industry are experiencing the same issues, it is helpful to combine forces to find a solution. Industry Sector Partnerships do just that. The workforce center conducts regular discussions with employers, education providers, supply chain entities, and community partners to form task groups to work on joint industry solutions. Being a part of these partnerships helps with networking and community building in Adams County. Many times, state funding is available specifically for this sector work. Items like webpages, marketing, facility use, and more can be subsidized.
Business Service Review
The best way to find out if the workforce center can help your business is with an in-person meeting to discuss pain points and concerns. Many times, the information shared during these visits leads to a direct service delivery solution. Other times, it leads to resource referrals and collaborative efforts to solve the problem. The navigation through the many possibilities by a Business Development Representative helps to identify grant eligibility and missing tools. Another option for a Service review is sharing the information with Economic Development partners who bring a different solution perspective.
Work-Based Learning
Funding is available for employers struggling to fill critical or difficult positions. The workforce center can support Pre-Apprenticeship programs and Registered Apprenticeship programs by paying the tuition or classroom portion of the training indicated by the employer. A 50% wage subsidy is available with On-The-Job Training (OJT) funding that can offset the training costs of onboarding new hires with less-than-perfect qualifications. Paid internship and work experience programs can pay 100% of the wages of an intern placed with an employer willing to offer mentorship and training services without the commitment to hire. Others benefit from Incumbent Worker Training (IWT), where workforce funding can pay to upskill current employees to avoid a layoff or to raise the competitiveness of the employee and the employer.
Workforce Development Board
The Adams County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB) consists of community leaders from private industry, nonprofits, and public agencies, focused on advancing workforce development. It oversees public investments in employment and training programs, as required by federal legislation, through the Adams County Workforce and Business Center.