Employment

Employment Readiness Program (ERP)
The Employment Readiness Program serves Family members, spouses of relocating DoD civilian employees, active-duty Soldiers and those Soldiers and civilians who are transitioning from government service. ERP provides employment assistance and placement to match the right skill set with the right job. Currently there is a direct correlation between spousal areas of interest for employment and workforce priorities within the Central Flint Hills Region, particularly in the areas of health care and administrative and clerical work. ERP continues to move forward toward its goal of being the premier headhunter organization for our Family members ERP provides the following services:
• Resume assistance
• Employment information for employees and
• Job fairs

Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC)
The Civilian Personnel Advisory Center provides commanders, managers and supervisors with quality service and assistance in acquiring, developing and retaining an effective workforce of highly qualified and productive civilians. We also provide the workforce with information regarding civilian personnel programs including Management Employee Relations (MER), Recruitment, Classification, and HR Training. CPAC provides assistance with Army civilian employment opportunities. CPAC offers a resume writing and federal job information course on the first Thursday of every month at 1:30 p.m. at 319 Marshall Ave. Sessions are open to the public; please call for a reservation. Military Spouse Preference briefings are also offered; please call for an appointment. CPAC is open weekdays, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is located in Bldg. 319 Marshall Ave. 
CPOL Homepage: www.cpol.army.mil
Federal Agencies: www.usajobs.opm.gov

Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP)
The Army Career and Alumni Program provides quality transition assistance to separating Soldiers, Department of Defense civilians and Family members.

ACAP has numerous programs to help potential employees make informed career decisions through benefits counseling and employment assistance. One of these programs is the Transition Assistance Program. TAP is a two and a half day workshop for separating Soldiers that focuses on translating military duties into a resume that allows potential employers to know the value-added benefits of employing Soldiers. For more information contact ACAP. ACAP Homepage: www.acap.army.mil Military Spouse Career Center: www.military.com/spouses

Off-Post Resources for Employment
Kansas jobs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kansasworks.com
State of Kansas: . . . . . . . . . . . www.accesskansas.org
Various Jobs in the Central Flint
Hills region: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.nationjob.com
Junction City Daily Union employment
classifieds: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.dailyu.com
Manhattan Mercury employment
classifieds: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.themercury.com
AAFES: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.aafes.com
Schools: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.usd475.org/personnel
DECA (Commissary): . . . . . . . www.commissaries.com
Armed Forces Bank: . . . . . . .  . www.afbank.com

Area Chambers of Commerce
Abilene Area
Executive Director, (785) 263-1770
www.abileneks.net

Clay Center Area
Executive Director, (785) 632-5674
www.claycenterkschamber.org

Council Grove/Morris Area
Executive Director, (620) 767-5413
www.councilgrove.com

Herington Area
Executive Director, (785) 258-2115
www.tricountycofc.com

Junction City Area
Chairperson, (785) 762-2632
www.junctioncitychamber.org

Manhattan Area Chamber and Visitors and Convention Bureau
Executive Director, (785) 776-8829
www.manhattan.org

Marysville Area
Executive Director, (785) 562-3101
www.2chambers.com/marysville_kansas.htm

Salina Area
President & CEO, (785) 827-9301
www.salinakansas.org

Wamego Chamber of Commerce/Mainstreet
Executive Director, (785) 456-3350
http://wamegochamber.com