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Q&A on job banks and employment connections for asylum seekers
1:24:40
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Council Member Carmen De La Rosa inquires about MOIA's interaction with New York State job banks for connecting clients to potential employment. OASO Director Molly Schaefer explains the coordination between city agencies and the New York State Department of Labor to provide employment opportunities for asylum seekers.
- OASO works closely with the New York State Department of Labor
- Information from asylum application help centers is shared with the state DOL system
- State DOL conducts phone screenings, provides career counseling, and makes referrals to city resources
- OASO also works with shelter providers and CBOs to inform them of employment opportunities for asylum seekers
Carmen De La Rosa
1:24:40
In terms of job, the job bank.
1:24:44
So and I don't know if chair have you asked about the job banks yet?
1:24:47
Okay.
1:24:47
So in terms of the New York State job banks and you know the online resource designed to connect job seekers with employment across the state, does Moya have any interaction with the job banks in terms of connecting clients to potential employment in the city?
Lorena Lucero
1:25:06
I'll defer to my colleagues at Owasso who have more of a role in regards to some of our recent arrivals.
1:25:13
We do work closely with them, but Molly I don't know if you wanna add here.
Molly Schaefer
1:25:17
Yes happy to.
1:25:18
So we coordinate really closely with New York State Department of Labor.
1:25:22
So when individuals come into our asylum application help centers and they apply for work authorization, we give that information to the state DOL system.
1:25:33
And so they reach out to every individual to conduct a phone screening and provide career counseling, relevant job opportunities, and make referrals to appropriate city resources including at SBS.
1:25:45
So we also work with shelter providers and CBOs to inform them of employment opportunities for asylum seekers from DOL if we need to.
1:25:54
And then and that's basically what we do when it comes to New York State DOL.