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HARRISBURG —
The Man-Tra-Con Corporation will be at the Harrisburg City Hall conference room 9 a.m. Tuesday to get people signed up for a temporary work program intended to fix problems related to this year's flooding.
The temporary Disaster Recovery Crew workers may work up to 1040 hours, until they receive $12,000 in wages or work for six months. Eligible workers are those who have temporarily lost a job due to the spring storms and floods, are a Workforce Investment Act dislocated worker or are long-term unemployed. The unemployed includes veterans returning from overseas. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Brian Stoner, Man-Tra-Con career specialist, said those interested can expect the intake process to last about two hours. Those who fill out an online form can get through the process faster by visiting the Web site www.mantracon.org, finding the link for Flood Recovery on the right side of the page and submitting it online.
"If they fill out the pre-application form ahead of time we can call them to tell them their eligibility so they don't waste their time coming in to fill out an application," Stoner said.
For those without access to a computer, all the forms are available at the intake Tuesday.
Stoner said the goal of the intake is to develop a pool of applicants for work once the specific projects are determined by the city.
"Not every who comes in here will be hired," Stoner said.
"We will put them into a pool we're going to pull from for employment."
Man-Tra-Con provides equipment needed for the jobs and the city keeps the equipment.
Stoner is hoping for a pool of 40 to 50 applicants who may be put to work doing anything from clerical work to heavy equipment operation, depending on skill.
Mayor Eric Gregg is excited about the opportunity.
"We can put people to work, we can address the flooding issue and problems. There are areas of the city we can clean up debris and damage with this program. This will look like a new place in a short period of time," Gregg said.
- DeNeal receives e-mail at bdeneal@yourclearwave.com.
The Man-Tra-Con Corporation will be at the Harrisburg City Hall conference room 9 a.m. Tuesday to get people signed up for a temporary work program intended to fix problems related to this year's flooding.
The temporary Disaster Recovery Crew workers may work up to 1040 hours, until they receive $12,000 in wages or work for six months. Eligible workers are those who have temporarily lost a job due to the spring storms and floods, are a Workforce Investment Act dislocated worker or are long-term unemployed. The unemployed includes veterans returning from overseas. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Brian Stoner, Man-Tra-Con career specialist, said those interested can expect the intake process to last about two hours. Those who fill out an online form can get through the process faster by visiting the Web site www.mantracon.org, finding the link for Flood Recovery on the right side of the page and submitting it online.
"If they fill out the pre-application form ahead of time we can call them to tell them their eligibility so they don't waste their time coming in to fill out an application," Stoner said.
For those without access to a computer, all the forms are available at the intake Tuesday.
Stoner said the goal of the intake is to develop a pool of applicants for work once the specific projects are determined by the city.
"Not every who comes in here will be hired," Stoner said.
"We will put them into a pool we're going to pull from for employment."
Man-Tra-Con provides equipment needed for the jobs and the city keeps the equipment.
Stoner is hoping for a pool of 40 to 50 applicants who may be put to work doing anything from clerical work to heavy equipment operation, depending on skill.
Mayor Eric Gregg is excited about the opportunity.
"We can put people to work, we can address the flooding issue and problems. There are areas of the city we can clean up debris and damage with this program. This will look like a new place in a short period of time," Gregg said.
- DeNeal receives e-mail at bdeneal@yourclearwave.com.
