Employment Services

Urban Upbound’s Employment Services team provides job readiness training and one-on-one counseling to help community members gain and retain meaningful employment in high-growth sectors. Our programs have helped thousands of individuals reach their long and short term success goals by means of employment, job retention and career advancement.

Our Services

Our services are available to NYCHA residents and other low-income New Yorkers interested in finding employment and advancing their career. Services are offered in person and virtually, in both group workshop and individual settings.

  • Job Readiness Creating resumes, writing cover letters, preparing for interviews, employment fairs, and soft-skills building.
  • Vocational Training Training in fields such as security, health care, administration, culinary arts and customer service.
  • 1:1 Counseling Personalized career and educational counseling and facilitated job placement services through our many partners.
  • Retention Services Continued support after securing a job, milestone rewards, career advancement, and networking support.
  • On-going Referrals Wrap-around services such as free tax prep and SNAP, among others.
  • Computer Labs Access to our computer lab for job hunting, virtual training, and assisted job search.
Site Safety Training Classes

Urban Upbound receives funding from the New York City Council’s Construction Site Safety Initiative to provide New York City residents with access to training to achieve the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour Outreach Training in construction (commonly known as OSHA 30) as well as the NYC Department of Buildings 10-hour Site Safety Training (SST). Classes are delivered by OSHA-authorized trainers and are intended to provide construction workers with awareness of common job-related safety and health hazards and will help workers become compliant with the requirements of Local Law 196 of 2017.

Training Offerings

Our current training offerings are as follows:

OSHA 30-Hour Construction in English and Spanish:

  • Major Fall, Caught-In/-Between, Struck-By and Electrocution Hazards (OSHA Construction Focus Four)
  • Protection from Crane Hazards
  • Steel Structure Hazards
  • Confined Space Hazards
  • Fire Hazards
  • Activities That May Cause MSD and RMD Injuries
  • Choosing and Using Appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
  • And more!
NYC SST 10-Hour Site Safety Traning in English and Spanish:
  • 8-HR Fall Prevention Course
  • 2-HR Drug and Alcohol Awareness Course

 

All classes, including printing of the OSHA 30 and SST cards, are free. The number of seats is limited and registration is required. To register for a class, please contact [email protected] or call 718-784-0877. Everyone will need to complete an assessment before their registration is confirmed.

Our upcoming classes:

OSHA 30-Hour Construction Spanish Class: TBA

Availability: Registration opens 3 weeks before the class starts. 

NYC SST 10-Hour Site Safety Training  Spanish Class: TBA 

Availability: Registration opens 3 weeks before the class starts.

OSHA 30-Hour Construction English Class: TBA

Availability: Registration opens 3 weeks before the class starts.

NYC SST 10-Hour Site Safety Training  English Class: TBA 

Availability: Registration opens 3 weeks before the class starts. 

 

Jobs-Plus Astoria
4-25 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, NY 11102
Tel: 718-571-9484

City Wide Workforce Development East Harlem
335 East 111th Street, New York, NY 10029
Tel: 718-571-9365

Jobs-Plus Long Island City
10-38 41st Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: 718-571-9664

Far Rockaway Economic Advancement Center
1907 Mott Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Tel: 718-571-9682