One-Stop Business & Employment Centers

The One-Stop Business & Employment Center joins providers of employment, education, and training services — at one convenient location — to offer businesses and job seekers easy access to a network of resources at the local, state and national level. This comprehensive system provides a wide variety of services and programs to help our customers achieve their employment, educational and career goals.

Business Services

We serve the business community by helping local employers connect with qualified job applicants. Members of our Business Service Team partner with area businesses to offer Human Resource assistance in areas involving recruitment, worker retention, training, and more.

We also partner with economic development organizations to ensure that new and existing businesses will have access to a quality workforce. In addition, we offer valuable local labor/market information to help businesses make informed choices and decisions.

Services and programs offered through the One-Stop Business & Employment Center include:

• Job posting
• Recruitment and pre-screening of qualified applicants
• Background checks
• Bonding
• On-site interviewing
• Training subsidies
• Easy access to information about qualified job applicants
• Job accommodation reimbursements
• On-the-Job Training programs
• Federal and state business tax credits and savings
• Rapid Response — a program that provides mass layoff assistance
• Labor/Market information, including job and wage data, plus industry growth trends, forecasts and more

To download a complete copy of the Business Service Team plan (MS Word Document format, 400KB), click here.

Job Seeker Services

Partners of the One-Stop Business & Employment Center are dedicated to helping job seekers achieve their educational and career goals. Highly trained attendants and career specialists offer job seekers counseling and referral to a variety of educational and career training opportunities.

Our resource room enables job seekers to use computers with internet access, fax machines, and telephones for resume preparation and job searching at no cost. New Assistive Technology equipment ensures that our programs and services are accessible to all job seekers, especially those with specific needs.

One-Stop Business & Employment Centers provide job seekers access to:

• Job listings, including hiring requirements
• Assistive Technology equipment and soft- ware for the visually and hearing impaired
• Job referrals, placement and evaluations of Education and Training programs
• Local, State and National Labor/Market information
• Initial screening for training eligibility
• Tools for assessment of skill levels and career interest surveys
• Workshops to enhance job search skills
• Assistance with filing UI claims (offered only at Mt. Vernon location at this time)

Partners in Service

The One-Stop partnership consists of employment service, education and training agencies; vocational education and rehabilitation agencies; community colleges; universities; unemployment insurance agencies; plus not for profit and for profit organizations. We also partner with economic development organizations to ensure that new and existing businesses will have access to a quality workforce.

A list of partnering agencies includes: Adult Education and Literacy; The Center for Independent Living; Crosswalk Community Action Agency; Easter Seals -- A Senior Community Service Employment Program; Housing and Urban Development; Illinois Department of Employment Security; Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Human Capital Development; Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services; Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse; Job Corps; John A. Logan College; Management, Training and Consulting Corporation (Man-Tra-Con, Corp); Perkins Post-Secondary Vocational Education; Rend Lake College; Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (SICCM) -- A Senior Service America Program. Click here for links to our Partner Agencies.

Office Locations

One-Stop Business & Employment Centers and affiliate sites are conveniently located throughout the five county area. All offices are open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Franklin County One-Stop Business & Employment Center, Affiliate Site 1000 Factory Outlet Drive, Suite 111 West Frankfort, IL 62896 (618) 937-6005 (Voice) 1-800-526-0844 (TTY)*
Jackson County One-Stop Business & Employment Center, Affiliate Site 223 South 13th Street Murphysboro, IL 62966 (618) 687-2983 (Voice) 1-800-526-0844 (TTY)*
Jefferson County One-Stop Business & Employment Center, Comprehensive Site Rend Lake College MarketPlace 333 Potomac Blvd. Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 (618) 241-6900 (Voice) (618) 242-7328 (TTY)
Perry County One-Stop Business & Employment Center, Affiliate Site 82 Southtowne Shopping Center DuQuoin, IL 62832 (618) 542-8931 (Voice) 1-800-526-0844 (TTY)*
Williamson County One-Stop Business & Employment Center, Comprehensive Site 3000 West De Young Street, Suite 800-B Marion, IL 62959 (618) 998-0970 (Voice) (618) 998-9602 (TTY) *(TTY relay numbers)