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Care New England In-Person Hiring Event

May 10, 2023

Event Details:

Location: Kent Hospital – 455 Toll Gate Rd. Warwick, RI 02886 Date: Tuesday, June 6th
Time: 1pm-5pm

20-minute time slots, one candidate each.
Pre-screened candidate meets with Hiring Managers from Care New England in person to discuss the role in further detail.
Parking will be free for this event!

Available Roles:

Food Service Associate
Transport Aide
Hospitality Associate
Cleaning Aide

Due to occupational health requirements, successful candidates must have the following vaccinations for each role:

COVID vaccination AND booster, if eligible, or medical exemption form.
Two doses of Varicella vaccine (chicken pox) or titer showing immunity. We also accept documented history from an MD of disease.
Two doses of MMR vaccine, or titers for measles, mumps, and rubella showing immune status.
TDAP vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) one adult dose.
Annual Influenza (flu) vaccine (October 1st – May 31st) or medical exemption form.
Hepatitis B series and/or titer.
Two-step TB skin test or TB blood test – If the candidate has a history of positive TB, we need the date and size of the positive PPD result and a negative CXR after that date. We also need an MD letter indicating treatment or free of active disease.

Register today:

Anna Battye – PrepareRI Success Story

April 21, 2023

Anna Battye

Transfer Coordinator - Community College of Rhode Island

“I hired 2 PrepareRI students to help with transfer programs at CCRI. Rey and Nathalie were eager to join the team and helped out right away. Within the first week, they were actively participating in our enrollment events and were talking to students about potential transfer options and programs. Their competence and kindness was impressive, but more so because they were helping high schoolers understand college while still being in high school themselves.

Throughout the summer both Rey and Nathalie assisted with building surveys, learning new technology and teaching it to staff, and promoting transfer for incoming freshmen. With their help, we now have record high numbers of students in transfer programs.

It became obvious to me at the end of the internship that Rey and Nathalie needed to be hired at CCRI as student workers while taking advantage of our dual enrollment programs to earn college credit in high school. Both have been with us for a year now and have been able to accomplish tasks far above what I expected. They are incredibly engaged and thoughtful-they help students with any steps they need to become a CCRI student. They also help at transfer events, which allows them to learn about colleges around New England and both assisted in state-wide articulation meetings. I will be hiring another PrepareRI intern for this summer. This program has been a fantastic opportunity for our department and for our new student workers!”

Click HERE to learn more about hosting a PrepareRI Internship summer intern!

SkillsRI Awarded $4 Million in Federal Funding from U.S. EDA to Establish Small Business Resource Hub

October 5, 2022

October 5, 2022—PROVIDENCE, RI—Skills for Rhode Island’s Future (SkillsRI) announced today that it received $4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance from the US Economic Development Administration. The Grant was secured with matching funds from the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The grant funds will be used to drive economic transformation and innovation for small and disadvantaged businesses through the creation of the Small Business Resource Hub.

The Small Business Resource Hub is a first-of-its-kind, one-stop resource for small and disadvantaged businesses to access a range of services, including legal, human resources, finance, bookkeeping, marketing, fundraising, strategic planning and more. While the Hub will service all small businesses across Rhode Island, a particular focus will be placed on women and minority-owned businesses and businesses in underserved communities.

“At SkillsRI, we know the key to a strong economic recovery in Rhode Island starts with small businesses,” said Nina Pande, Executive Director at Skills for Rhode Island’s Future. “With the creation of the Small Business Resource Hub, we will be able to provide critical services to small businesses that would otherwise be left with no other option than to close their doors. Our goal is to help small and disadvantaged businesses that often face barriers gain their footing, stabilize and scale, and ultimately, build strong, economically vibrant communities.”

“Supporting our state’s businesses has always been a top priority of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation,” said RI Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner. “As a sign of our continued commitment to cultivating our small business community, we are happy to partner with SkillsRI on the establishment of the RI Small Business Resource Hub; an essential resource for entrepreneurs looking for assistance in strengthening and growing their business.”

About Skills for Rhode Island’s Future

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future (SkillsRI) is a non-profit working to match businesses that have current, unmet hiring needs with qualified, unemployed and underemployed Rhode Island job seekers. For more information, visit www.skillsforri.com.

About Rhode Island Commerce Corporation

As a quasi-public agency, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation is the official full-service, economic development organization for the state of Rhode Island. The Agency serves as a government and community resource to help businesses expand in, and relocate to, Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.commerceri.com.

RI Lt. Governor Matos, Senator DePalma, Commissioner Shannon Gilkey, Representative Filippi and Local Leaders Speak to High School Students on Courageous Leadership and Confidence at RIC

June 27, 2022

As part of the 2022 PrepareRI internship program, SkillsRI is hosting two panel discussions with government officials and company executives to share their leadership lessons with students.

PROVIDENCE, RI – June 27, 2022 – Skills for Rhode Island’s Future (www.skillsforri.com), the statewide workforce intermediary and organizer of the PrepareRI high school internship program, is hosting two exciting, first-of-its-kind panel discussions on leadership for high school interns featuring government officials and executives across leading Rhode Island companies. The panel discussions, taking place Tuesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 30, will be held at Rhode Island College as part of the internship program’s “Bootcamp” week aimed at equipping interns with the critical professional skills needed to successfully navigate the workplace.

Since 2017, PrepareRI has placed over 1,700 Rhode Island public high school students into paid, career-aligned internships with employers across the state. With a focus on supporting students from underserved communities, the internship program aims to provide equitable access to experiential career learning opportunities for all Rhode Island students. This year, 225 students will return to in-person internships across 80 participating employers, including Amgen, United Way, Walgreens, Citizens Bank and more, after two years of virtual programming.

Prior to getting placed with an employer, students undergo a rigorous week of “Bootcamp” that includes professional development workshops, panel discussions and activities to both inspire students and provide them with the tactical skills to succeed in their internships. This year’s themes for the week include community, confidence, courage, career and connection.

The first leadership panel, taking place Tuesday, June 28 from 1:30pm to 2:45pm will focus on building career confidence. Participating panelists include:

Dr. Ara Millette, Director of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Development at Lifespan
Hugh Clements, Chief of Police at the City of Providence
Rick Metters, Vice President at Fidelity Investments
Weaynnoh Nelson-Davies, Executive Director at RI Economic Progress Institute
Arnell Millhouse, CEO of Career Devs

The second leadership panel, taking place Thursday, June 20 from 1:30pm to 2:45pm will focus on courageous leadership in the face of conflict. Participating panelists include:

The Honorable Sabina Matos, Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor
The Honorable Lou DiPalma, Rhode Island State Senator
The Honorable Blake Filippi, Rhode Island State Representative
The Honorable Jorge Elorza, Mayor, City of Providence
The Honorable Roberto “Bob” DaSilva, Mayor, City of East Providence
The Honorable Maria Rivera, Mayor, City of Central Falls
Shannon Gilkey, Rhode Island Commissioner of Post-Secondary Education

The PrepareRI Internship Program is generously funded by the Governor’s Workforce Board, American Student Assistance, the Rhode Island Department of Education, Bank of America and the City of Providence. Program partners include Advancing Workplace Excellence (AWE), Financial Literacy Youth Intiative, Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and Rhode Island College (RIC). For more information, visit skillsforri.com/welcome-to-prepareri.

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About PrepareRI

PrepareRI is a statewide initiative designed to prepare all Rhode Island students with the skills they need for jobs that pay. The PrepareRI Internship Program provides students opportunities to explore careers via workplace learning experiences through paid summer internships. It represents a strategic partnership between the Rhode Island government, private industry leaders, the public education system, universities, and non-profits across the state. For more information, visit skillsforri.com/welcome-to-prepareri.

About Skills for Rhode Island’s Future

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future (SkillsRI) is a nonprofit organization that breaks down barriers to economic opportunity by connecting unemployed and underemployed Rhode Islanders to jobs with socially responsible, civic-minded employers. As the statewide, demand-driven workforce intermediary, SkillsRI works to close the workforce skills gap in RI, drive business growth, and move unemployed/underemployed Rhode Islanders into open positions. For more information, visit www.skillsforri.com.

Simone A. – PrepareRI Stories

December 20, 2021

Simone Alvares

2021 PrepareRI College Intern

I am a senior Biology major and Art minor at Providence College. I applied to PrepareRI and was given the opportunity to work for Amgen Rhode Island, a biotech company with a mission to serve patients. I had stressed to PrepareRI during the interview process that I truthfully did not know where I see myself in the next few years. They placed me where they saw me best fit. And now, I have been given the opportunity to go back to Amgen as soon as I graduate to work as a leader in their 2-year rotational program. PrepareRI gave me the amazing opportunity to work for Amgen and find my true passion in the biotech field. I would not have been given this awesome opportunity without the help of PrepareRI’s Internship Program. I will forever be thankful.