Employer Services

Overview

LifeStream’s Employment & Training Division has a 20-year tradition of successfully assisting economically disadvantaged people find and maintain career employment. With a proven track record of over 150 placements per year, we have the experience you need to find qualified candidates.

Our philosophy is grounded in building strong employer and employee relationships through continuous communication, training, and community involvement.

CIES Program Provider

We are the primary provider of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance’s Comprehensive Integrated Employment Services (CIES) program in Greater New Bedford, assisting welfare recipients in seeking employment as well as training them for the workplace. Our CIES program provides the following:

• Pre-screening of applicants
• Work Opportunity tax credits
• Employee support during critical early period of employment

Job Training

We help clients gain the personal and professional skills needed to succeed on the job. Because our Employment & Training division includes a licensed private business school, our health care candidates receive extensive training and participate in state certification programs including CNA, CHHA and First Aid/CPR.

In addition to health care, we also train and help clients find entry-level and more skilled positions in sales, data entry, manufacturing, product distribution, and hospitality.

Employer Benefits

• When you work with LifeStream to hire an employee, you save money by eliminating advertising costs and staff hours used in preliminary screening
• We help secure state-sponsored childcare and transportation for the participant, eliminating many barriers to successful employment for the typical candidate
• We prescreen, interview and train each client even before they walk through your door
• Even after the client has begun working, we continue the relationship by offering ongoing support with free workplace counseling and assistance as permitted by the employer