Mississippi Library Association

Waynesboro-Wayne County Library selected as E-WIN Job Center Access Point

The Waynesboro-Wayne County Library has been accepted as an E-WIN Job Center Access Point by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. On June 10, the employees of the library completed two hours of training conducted by Mississippi Department of Employment Security employment representative, Nellie Satcher. The purpose of the E-WIN Access Point is to establish an alternative and convenient site for job searchers to perform a job search without visiting a local WIN Job Center. The library will also serve as a location in which unemployed workers can report their job hunting activities. Local businesses owners can post job openings in Wayne County from the library’s customized E-WIN web page.

“This is a great asset for area residents to be able to search for not only jobs in our area, but also state and federal jobs that are available without having to travel to the E-WIN Job Center in Laurel or Hattiesburg. The E-WIN job site has the capabilities to search Mississippi Newspaper classified job listings. Also individuals who are drawing unemployment can report that job searching activities here in Wayne County as well,” stated Library Director Patsy Brewer. “We are happy to be able to provide yet another free service to the citizens of Wayne County. The library has been going through the process of being accepted during the last three months and now we are ready to help the public search for any available jobs during this tough economic time.”

The E-WIN Access Point at the Waynesboro-Wayne County Library will provide the following four areas of expertise.

• JOB SEEKER SERVICES – Provides information on job search training and education, job hunting tips, resumes, veteran services, equal opportunity, job fairs, Job Corps, job industry data and federal bonding information to the job seeker.
• EMPLOYER SERVICES – Provides employers with information on registering a business, employee job training, job placement services, wage reporting, tax filing, employer information change request and tax credit programs.
• UMEMPLOYMENT SERVICES – Provides customers with information on benefit eligibility, weekly claims, overpayments, claim filing information and appeal information.
• LABOR MARKET INFORMATION – Provides customers and employer’s information about various publications that are produced, Hurricane Katrina’s impact on the job industry, occupational projections and wages, workforce information database and data maps.

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) oversees the Workforce Investment Network (WIN) system in Mississippi in partnership with the State Workforce Investment Board and the four local workforce areas. WIN in Mississippi creates a unique, locally designed and managed system that, through a network of WIN Job Centers, provides customer choice and convenient access to services and program information for both the business customer seeking qualified workers and the job seeker and dislocated worker.

WIN Job Center Access Points provide a comprehensive array of services for both job seekers and businesses, including Internet access and recruitment.

For more information, contact the library at 601-735-2268 or by email at wlib@wwcls.lib.ms.us.

Submitted by
Patsy C. Brewer
Library Director
Waynesboro-Wayne County Library

Entry Filed under: News
Posted on: July 7th, 2009