CalVet Announces Recruitment Job Fairs

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CalVet Announces Recruitment Job Fairs at Redding and Fresno Veterans Homes

The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) will hold recruitment Job Fairs in Redding and Fresno to fill hundreds of positions at the new Veterans Homes of California in those cities. The Job Fairs will be held first in Fresno on January 23rd and in Redding on January 30th. The veterans homes will be hosting the Job Fairs and they are located at:

Veterans Homes of California - Fresno
2811 West California Avenue
Redding, CA 96002

Veterans Homes of California - Redding
3400 Knighton Rd
Fresno, CA 93706

The Job Fairs will begin at 8 am and continue to 4 pm to give as many interested people as possible chance to participate. At the Job Fairs, CalVet will be providing workshops on “How to Get a State Job” and give instruction on navigating the State of California Job site and the application and hiring processes. Computer kiosk will be available for prospective employees to fill out the state application on-line. CalVet Human Resources staff will be available to assist potential applicants.

To open the homes CalVet must fill positions in nursing, medicine, pharmacy, mental health, social services, speech and physical therapy, dietetics and food service, sanitation and janitorial, plant operations, grounds keeping, security, accounting, human resources, medical billing, contracts, clerical, health care analysis and IT management. A list of Employment opportunities is available on the CalVet website at http://www.calvet.ca.gov/AboutUs/Jobs/J ... ments.aspx.

“We are looking for caring, compassionate, and talented staff to help ensure that the veterans in our Homes live the highest quality of life with dignity and honor, ” said Robin Umberg, Undersecretary, Veterans Homes of California. “These men and women who served our country deserve to be treated with the honor and respect they have earned in service to our country. ”

CalVet is currently scheduling the examinations necessary to create employment eligibility lists and is posting job announcement bulletins for open positions. To find current Veterans Homes and other CalVet job and examination announcements, go to www.calvet.ca.gov/AboutUs/Jobs/Default.aspx. Jobs are also available at the other Veterans Homes which are located throughout the State.

For more information regarding the Job Fairs, admissions, or other information regarding these new homes contact the home directly at Redding phone, 530-224-3300 or toll free at 855-769-5791. For information at Fresno please phone, 559-493-4400, or toll free at 855-769-5792. For specific job related questions email CalVet at Join. CalVet@CalVet.ca.gov

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY WITH CALVET SECRETARY GRAVETT, UNDERSECRETARY UMBERG AND STAFF REGARDING THE
VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO JOB FAIR

SACRAMENTO – California Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Robin Umberg will hold a media availability at the Veterans Home of California - Fresno to brief them on the Job Fair and hiring in preparation of the opening of the home.

DATE: Wednesday, 23 January 2013

TIME: 11:00 A.M.

LOCATION: Veterans Home - Fresno
2811 West California Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706

PARTICIPANTS: Peter J. Gravett, CalVet Secretary
Robin Umberg, Undersecretary for Veterans Homes.

BACKGROUND: The Secretary and Undersecretary will be joined by the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Human Resources Karen Escobar and other staff from the California Department of Veterans Affairs at the initial job fair for the new state Veterans Home in Fresno. The Undersecretary and will take questions after some brief opening comments from the Secretary. The Fresno Veterans Home is one of two new state Veterans Homes that the CalVet Department will be opening this year. It is planned that the first veteran residents will be admitted to the homes in the fall after staff is hired and the long-term care facility concludes its mandated licensing and certification process.

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Media Availability With Calvet Secretary Gravett, Undersecretary Umberg Regarding The Veterans Home Of California – Redding Job Fair

SACRAMENTO – California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) Secretary Peter J. Gravett, Undersecretary Robin Umberg and staff will hold media availability at the Veterans Home of California - Redding to brief the media on hiring in preparation of the opening of the home.

DATE: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

TIME: 9:00 A. M.

LOCATION: Veterans Home - Redding

3400 Knighton Rd

Redding, CA 96002

PARTICIPANTS: Peter J. Gravett, CalVet Secretary

Robin Umberg, Undersecretary for Veterans Homes.

BACKGROUND: The Secretary and Undersecretary will be joined by Karen Escobar, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Human Resources and other staff from CalVet at this job fair for the new state Veterans Home in Redding. The Undersecretary will take questions after some brief opening comments from the Secretary. The Redding Veterans Home is one of two new state Veterans Homes that CalVet will be opening this year. It is planned that the first veteran residents will be admitted to the homes in the fall after staff is hired and the long-term care facility concludes its mandated licensing and certification process.