#EmployeeSpotlight: Sarah Stephens Sarah Stephens, our Senior Director of Talent, wakes up excited to come to work because she's passionate about genuinely making a difference in Kansas City. We appreciate all of Sarah's hard work and are grateful to her for being such an essential part of our Great Jobs KC team. https://lnkd.in/dG_MmxbU
Great Jobs KC
Non-profit Organizations
Kansas City, MO 2,731 followers
A chance to learn. The power to earn.
About us
KC Scholars and Great Jobs KC (www.greatjobskc.org) is a 501(c)(3) college scholarship and tuition-free job training program. Its goal is to support persistence and increase the college completion rate for low- and modest-income students across the six-county, bi-state service region and secure family-sustaining careers. The organization was designed to change thousands of individual lives and transform the region by preparing the local future workforce and contributing to the regional economy. The KC Scholars Scholarship Program awards traditional college scholarships to high school juniors, adult learner scholarships to adults 18 years and older, and college savings match awards to high school freshmen. The Great Jobs KC program provides tuition assistance to approved career training programs in high-demand industries such as construction, healthcare, information technology, logistics/warehousing, manufacturing, and service careers. With the support of Great Jobs KC, adults 17+ and older can learn the skills needed in one year or less to earn between $45,000-$85,000. Great Jobs KC supports all its Scholars throughout their college or job training and into their first year of employment.
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https://linktr.ee/greatjobskc
External link for Great Jobs KC
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, MO
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2016
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8080 Ward Parkway
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Kansas City, MO 64114, US
Employees at Great Jobs KC
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Do you have a Job Search Scary Story?! Have you been ghosted by an employer?👻 Jumpscared by a low salary?😱 Bewitched by an entry level position, only to find out they require 3+ years of experience?😵 At Great Jobs KC, we think that there's nothing spookier than misleading job postings. That's why we provide support resources to our Scholars to help them find a goob job with benefits - and leave the scary stuff to Halloween. Learn more with our job search toolkit here: https://lnkd.in/dFYsTDGT #JobSearch #CareerAdvice #Scholarship
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KC Scholar Charlee is going to Missouri State University to follow her dream of becoming an art teacher! She hopes to use her degree to inspire future generations of students to explore their creativity. We love hearing from our Scholars about how we helped them accomplish their goals.To learn more about our scholarships, visit https://lnkd.in/gsGCqjsH #KCScholars #Scholarships
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Welcome to all of our new job training partners: Warehouseman Training WTI, Centriq, Old Town Barber College, Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas, Pawsperity, i.c.stars |* Kansas City, and Zeta Driving School. Thank you for joining the Great Jobs KC training network and helping us expand access to good-paying jobs in the Kansas City metro area. Click here to get started looking into all the tuition-free job training options available through Great Jobs KC: https://lnkd.in/gpwtZgmi
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If you have ever made a career pivot, what is one piece of advice you'd give someone else looking to do the same? Tell us in the comments! ⬇️ #career #CareerPivot
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#ICYMI: Our Find Your College Tool is here to make the college search easier! We know that finding the right college is stressful for our Scholars and their families. That's why we created this tool -- so you can filter through our Postsecondary Network of institutions by size, location, degrees offered, and more. Find the best college for you today: https://lnkd.in/gh_MA_47 #CollegeSearch #KCScholars #KansasCity
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Community in Action: Healthcare Hiring Event Recap! At Great Jobs KC, our mission is to create real opportunities that make a lasting impact in our Scholars’ lives and across our community. Last week, we hosted a healthcare hiring event at Rockhurst University, thanks to the support of HCA Midwest Health and HCA Healthcare. The event connected 11 local healthcare employers with more than 70 Scholars—each on their path to secure #GreatJobs. These connections are just one example of how we’re making a lasting impact on our community and workforce. #Impact #GreatJobsKC #HealthcareCareers #TuitionFreeTraining #DiversityInWorkforce
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Our Chief Marketing Officer Deekay Fox was honored at the PRNEWS People of the Year event last week in New York City, where she received the 2024 Nonprofit PR Innovators award 🏆 This is a testament to our team's passion, dedication and all the hard work that goes into furthering our mission to shine a light on the stronger, brighter Kansas City we all love. We're all blessed to have you as our fearless leader! #PRNEWS #GreatJobsKC #PRInnovators
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Our chief operating officer, Natalie Lewis and our employment engagement manager, DeLano J. Sheffield, Mdiv., attended an event last month sponsored by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. The data they received allows us to better understand the challenges that the Kansas City metro area faces. We will learn from these insights and continue to build a brighter, stronger future for Kansas City's workforce. #WorkforceDevelopment #GreatJobsKC
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It's #RxTechDay! Thank you to all of the pharmacy technicians for helping to keep our community healthy. Becoming a pharmacy technician is a great career path for those interested in health care—even if you don't have your GED yet! Great Jobs KC will help you get it, so you can start your career with confidence. Get started with one of our programs today: https://lnkd.in/gqzrQNbP #Healthcare #PharmTech #GreatJobsKC
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