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Rapid Response. in Snohomish County. Rapid Response in Snohomish County. Partners Washington State Employment Security Department Center for Career Alternatives Arbor Education and Training (WIA Adult/Dislocated Worker Program Operator)
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Rapid Response in Snohomish County
Rapid Response in Snohomish County Partners • Washington State Employment Security Department • Center for Career Alternatives • Arbor Education and Training (WIA Adult/Dislocated Worker Program Operator) • Edmonds, Everett, Cascadia Community Colleges and other training providers (county specific) • Workforce Development Council Snohomish County • Economic Development Council Snohomish County • WorkSource (location specific) • Businesses • Organized Labor • Including an array of human services partners as determined by need • Emergency Resources including 2-1-1
Rapid Response in Snohomish County Triggers • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) • Public Announcement • Media Story • Word “on the Street” • Dislocated Workers • Other
Rapid Response in Snohomish County Communications • Rapid Response Coordinator contacts the business to develop customized plan to meet needs • Partners are notified of the dislocation or the potential for dislocation based on the plan developed with the business • Plan is agreed upon with business • Rapid Response Team is organized to provide planned services
Rapid Response in Snohomish County Communications for Cross-County Dislocations • Washington State Employment Security Department makes contact at state and workforce development area levels • Workforce Development Council Snohomish County makes contact with other affected Workforce Development Councils • Rapid Response Team makes contact with counterpart team(s) in other affected workforce development areas • Joint communications plans and collateral are developed by the Rapid Response Team(s)
Rapid Response in Snohomish County Customized Services • In-plant Orientation to System Services • Materials for Distribution by Business • Materials for Distribution by Employment Security • Job Search and Placement Assistance • Training Assistance • Coordination of Programs and Resources • Information about Trade Adjustment Assistance and Other Programs for Business • Information about Access to Help for Hard Times and 2-1-1