Fort Walton Beach
JobsPlus One-Stop Career Center
409 NE Racetrack Road
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
850.833.7587 | Fax 850.833.3924
TTY available via Florida Relay Service: 711
Center Manager: Valerie McLaughlin
vmclaughlin@jobsplus02.com
DeFuniak Springs
JobsPlus One-Stop Career Center
171 North 9th Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
850.892.8668 | Fax 850.9519807
TTY available via Florida Relay Service: 711
Center Manager: Rebecca Pazi
rpazik@jobsplus02.com
Crestview
JobsPlus One-Stop Career Center
212 N. Wilson Street
Crestview, FL 32536
850.689.7823 | Fax 850.689.7825
TTY available via Florida Relay Service: 711
Center Manager: Rita Smith
rsmith@jobsplus02.com
The mission on the JobsPlus Centers is to ensure that every citizen has the opportunity and skills necessary to engage in meaningful employment throughout Okaloosa and Walton Counties and that every business has access to educated, trained, and prepared employees that meet their needs.
Services in our JobsPlus One-Stop Career Centers at No Cost to You
- State-Wide Job Bank – www.employflorida.com
- Employment Counseling
- Resume Assistance
- Interviewing Skills
- Florida Labor Market Information
- Referral to Supportive Services
- Unemployment Compensation
- Workshops
- Testing
Resources in our JobsPlus One-Stop Career Centers
- Computer Learning Labs
- Software for career exploration
- Copy machines, fax, and phones for your job searches
Military members and their families alike are serving our country and they deserve to be served and supported; therefore, the State of Florida has made serving them a priority.
The Military Family Employment Liaisons work with Eglin and Hurlburt Field’s Airmen and Family Readiness Centers to ensure military family members are aware of all employment opportunities, either temporary or permanent. The Military Family Employment Liaisons also work closely with employers in the area to assist in job placement.
Please contact Stephanie Jacobs at 850.833.7587 x 249 or via email at sjacobs@jobsplus02.com or Tamara Kiss at 850.689.7823 x 226 or via email at tkiss@jobsplus02.com to schedule an appointment to discuss any questions you may have.
The JobsPlus One-Stop Career Centers and the Veterans’ Staff invite you to make use of the variety of professional services we provide to Veteran job applicants. This website provides basic information about our services. To provide you with up-to-date information, we have included web links whenever possible. If you do not have access to the web, we will be happy to let you utilize our facilities to access these sites. If you desire additional information, please contact any member of our Veteran staff at one of the following One-Stop Career Centers:
409 Racetrack Road NE
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Jerry McDaniel
Local Veterans Employment Representative
850.833.7587 x 211Robert Vanden Berg
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist
850.833.7587 x 219Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist
850.833.7587 x 223Roland Williams
VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Coordinator
850.862.8536
212 N. Wilson Street
Crestview, FL 32536
Jerry McDaniel
Local Veterans Employment Representative
850.833.7587 x 211Don Holloway
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist
850.689.7823 x 215
Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties
www.jobsplusonestop.com
Welcome to Northwest Florida.com is brought to you by a community partnership coordinated and staffed by the Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties.
State Partners Websites
Employ Florida Marketplace
www.employflorida.com
The Employ Florida Marketplace is a powerful online labor market exchange tool specifically designed for employers, job seekers, students, training providers, workforce customer service representatives and professionals, and others seeking benefits and services.
Employ Florida links all of Florida's workforce services—state and local—to each other. The state partners are Workforce Florida, the state policy and oversight board, and the Agency for Workforce Innovation, the state agency which administers workforce funds. At the local level there are twenty-four regional workforce boards that administer close to 100 "one-stop centers." Together these organizations represent the Employ Florida network of workforce services and resources. The state and local boards are composed of educational, governmental and private business resources to address local workforce needs.
Job Seekers - now Employ Florida Marketplace lets you search for jobs by a radius from your home zip code, and by city as well as by county, workforce region, specific metropolitan area or statewide. And the new Quick Search option remembers your search area so you only have to enter it if you want to look in a new area. New advanced job search features let you focus your search better than ever. An integrated Background Wizard / Resume Writing tool makes it easier than ever to create a professional resume and fine tune your job searches.
Employers - now Employ Florida Marketplace has a quick search feature that remembers your search location. There is also an advanced search function that lets you select from a larger number of selection criteria, identify them as required, desirable, or not applicable and rank resumes by how well they match your selection criteria. This can help limit the number of resumes you must sort through and focuses you right in on the best matches.
The Employ Florida Marketplace Web site is a powerful online tool designed to assist job seekers or students in searching for the right job, and help employers who are looking for the best job candidates. The site serves as a hub for the state’s workforce services while focusing on job openings and job candidates. The site is also a valuable resource for policy makers, researchers, and others seeking to explore and analyze local labor markets in Florida.
With thousands of job listings extracted from nearly every employer in Florida, finding job opportunities that fit an individual’s needs and skills are easily accessed with a few mouse clicks. Employers searching for suitable candidates will benefit from the convenience of one Web site for potential candidate searches and review of job market trends. This dynamic information is contained in a statewide database to expand the job selection and recruitment process for every individual and employer.
Current data available on the Employ Florida Marketplace includes a strategic mix of job openings, career exploration, employer information, education, and labor market research information. Job seekers, students, or employers may click on the site whenever they need accurate data to make informed decisions on careers, training, wages, occupation searches, and resource recruitment.
Both Eglin and Hurlburt Airman and Family Readiness Centers have Career Focus programs that help military spouses and dependents, plus separating and retired members and their families, with employment concerns. They offer resume classes and have up-to-date information on Air Force Civil Service. They offer one-on-one consultation for most job-related concerns and have a Resource Library with employment-oriented books, computers for both job search and resume writing and job vacancy announcements.
Eglin AFB
Human Resource Office (non appropriated funds – NAF) www.eglinservices.com/hroHurlburt Field
Human Resource Office (NAF) www.hurlburtservicesonline.com/employeecornerCivil Service Positions
USAJOBS is the official website of the United States Federal Government.
www.usajobs.gov
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2007 population of Okaloosa and Walton counties was estimated at 234,380.
The average weekly wage per household in Okaloosa and Walton Counties was $1050 and $871, respectively.
