New Jersey residents interested in applying for temporary work restoring the region’s land and infrastructures following Superstorm Sandy may contact the state’s One-Stop Career Centers, which are assisting with Gov. Christie’s plan to hire unemployed residents to help with cleanup and recovery efforts related to the storm.
Last month, the N.J. Department of Labor and Workforce Development received a $15.6 million National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to aid such endeavors.
According to a Nov. 14 press release, temporary jobs may also include working on projects that provide food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian assistance to disaster victims. The extent of these temporary jobs is restricted to six months or 1,040 hours. Temporary employees may receive a maximum wage of approximately $12,000 per worker, excluding the cost of fringe benefits. An additional amount will be available for fringe benefit costs associated with the hire, paid in accordance with the employer’s policies.
Those eligible for hire include persons who have been temporarily or permanently dislocated as a result of the disaster and individuals who are long-term unemployed, as well as qualified dislocated workers who are unemployed and are not receiving unemployment compensation or other types of income support.
In order to receive funding, New Jersey’s 21 counties included in the federal disaster area declared in the wake of Superstorm Sandy will have to identify relief, restoration and cleanup projects and determine how to deploy the workers. The NJLWD’s initial application to the USDOL asked for funding for 1,000 temporary workers.
Counties and towns may hire people directly through the state’s One-Stop Career Centers and may also contract with private nonprofit agencies and organizations to assist with disaster relief efforts.
For more information, log onto www.Jobs4Jersey.com, or call 877-682-6238 or 800-233-5005 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Email sandyhelp@dol.state.nj.us with any further questions.
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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