JOB SEEKERS
If you want to work, we’re here to help. Working Fields connects any jobseeker to competitive job opportunities and resources like free peer coaching. Our staff work with you to:
Get to know you as a person, including your skills, goals, and lived experiences
Match you to the right job and advocate for your career success
Offer expertise in navigating barriers like housing, convictions, career changes, mental health, or recovery; many of us have lived experience
Provide free, weekly coaching from a trained peer to support your personal goals
YOU GET
A FAIR CHANCE
At Working Fields, we judge people on their potential, not their past. We partner with local businesses across more than a dozen industries to give you the chance you deserve.
HOW IT WORKS
Start your career at a local business with a job opportunity from Working Fields.
1
INTAKE INTERVIEW
We meet and get to know each other. We review your
work experience and goals. If anything is impacting your
job search, like bus routes, past convictions, recovery
support, or other challenges, we talk honestly about it.
2
JOB SUBMISSION
We identify jobs based on your criteria. When we find a good match, we submit you as a candidate directly to our employer partner. You enter the hiring process.
3
JOB BEGINS
When hired, you are an employee of Working Fields on
an assignment at a local business. This assignment could
be temporary or temp-to-hire, with the opportunity to
become a permanent position. You receive a weekly
paycheck during your assignment, with multiple payment
methods available.
4
ONGOING SUPPORT
As our employee, you have access to supplemental services, including weekly peer coaching. Coaches and staff work closely with community organizations to provide resources like housing, healthcare, basic needs, and childcare. In some counties, we also offer transportation to and from work.
5
CAREER OPPORTUNTIES
Your assignment may turn into permanent employment
with the business. If it’s not the right fit, you can continue
as a Working Fields employee and try another
assignment.
STABILITY & SUCCESS
Hear from Ted about his experience with Working Fields.