SECOND CHANCE JOB CENTER’S
MISSION
As a training provider, Second Chance Job Center assists displaced workers, veterans and non-violent offenders by providing real opportunities to make a difference for themselves and their families through education, training, vocational training, on-the-job training, and job / career placement.
Additionally, we are a very unique employment agency. We service several industries but specialize in staffing and recruiting for the building, construction, and manufacturing industries. Our model is very different from standard employment agencies.
We don’t just match candidates with employers, we create the next generation of skilled trade professionals for employers through education, training, vocational training, and on-the-job training programs with local, regional and national employers who have a high demand for skilled trade professional in all types of industries.
Our approach saves businesses TIME & MONEY and increases productivity, taking any business to the NEXT LEVEL.
SECOND CHANCE JOB CENTER’S
VISION
Our state of the art, comprehensive model provides a solid alternative for participants in job seeking and hiring processes. The platform we have created integrates new and existing programs to include the crucial foundation of intensive Cognitive Behavior Training (CBT), nationally certified academic and practical on the job training through vocational training, on-the-job training, and career placements with motivated employers seeking certified skilled trade professionals. This combination is making an immediate and significant impact on participants, employers and the community by reducing unemployment and the rate of recidivism dramatically.
SECOND CHANCE JOB CENTER’S DIFFERENCE
- Our model works. It’s that simple. We have created a success formula for both students and employers that fill the void in high demand skilled careers.
- Our vocational training and OTJ training programs are recognized nationally and certified through the Department of Labor.
- Our holistic approach integrates CBT Coaches who teach our invaluable soft, life and work essential skills that help our students in making good decisions, develop excellent work etiquette and learn to become valued employees.
- Our team of coaches include: skilled tradesmen and professionals in each program we offer as well as experienced CBT coaches. They work together to support students and employers during the on the job training to ensure the participants gain skills, develop experience in their trade and become a productive part of their employer’s team.
- Our programs offer certificates beyond the basics to include safety certificates, making our students more valuable in the workplace.
- Our support resources extend beyond the classroom and on the job training to include online resources, community assistance resources, scholarships and fundraisers.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS
& SUPPORTERS
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROVED AND CERTIFIED
Our programs are recognized and certified through the DOL (Department of Labor) and THE NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) nationally.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (NAHB) & HBA
Our partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Home Builders Association (HBA) members in the areas we serve, allows us to train and certify tomorrow’s tradesmen and has led to the creation of new programs designed to specifically support business owners in the building and construction industry.
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Second Chance Jobs Center is a licensed post-secondary institution approved by the Commission of Higher Education, ensuring that our employer partners have access to the information and technical assistance needed to create demand-driven licensed training programs.
CHARLESTON & BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
CCSD & BCSD Career & Technology Education Programs of Study align themselves with employer demand locally to provide seamless pathways for all students to become “Future Ready” for College and Careers.
Our partnerships with CCSD & BCSD allows us to educate and inform career bound students about the benefits of a path in the high demand and high paying skilled labor trades / professions.
From Left to Right
Chad Vail – CCSD Work-based Learning Partnerships Coordinator / Career & Technology Education Support Team, John Steinberger – Low Country Source President, Roxanne Phillips – CCSD CTE Department Head, Debbie Reese – 327 Careers Executive Director, Bridget Runyon – CCSD Director of School Counseling, Colin Slaven – President and Founder of 327 University, 327 Careers, 327 Career Center, Second Chance Job Center, Inmate Care and Veteran Care.
OUR SUPPORTERS
IN AIKEN, SC
From Left to Right
Reverend Paul Bush, Dr. Steven Simmons – Dean of Business at Aiken Tech College, Colin Slaven – President and Founder of 327 University, 327 Careers, 327 Career Center, Second Chance Job Center, Inmate Care and Veteran Care, Pat Keating – Director of Adult Education, Neil Heyside – CEO of Neil Heyside Associates, Tom Wyatt – Entrepreneur, Weldon Wyatt – Entrepreneur, Reverend Doug Slaughter, Lessie Price – Aiken City Council, Captain Nick Gallam – Aiken Detention Center, Deborah Reese – 327 Careers Executive Director, Melinda Hernandez – Eckerd Connects, Charles Barranco – Aiken County Chief of Police, Robert Crenshaw – Apprenticeship South Carolina.
SECOND CHANCE JOB CENTER’S
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
SECOND CHANCE JOB CENTER IS A PROUD PARTNER OF 327 UNIVERSITY AND SERVES AS THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND PLACEMENT CENTER FOR THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
• Incumbent Workers
• Dislocated Workers
• Re-Entering Citizens
• Veterans
The objective / mission is the same for all organizations and that is to educate and inform all about the benefits of the path in a skilled labor trade and assist students through education, training, vocational training, OTJ training, and ultimately achieve the goal of receiving a nationally recognized certification.
SCJC is our Employer / Staffing Agency Partners who places our students with local employer partners in the areas we serve for the on the job paid practical training portion of our training programs.
Please visit the sites below to learn more about each organization:
Assisting displaced workers, veterans, and non-violent offenders by providing real career opportunities to make a difference for themselves and their families through education, training, vocational training, on-the-job training, and job / career placement.