My youngest sister is trying to turn her life around and cant seem to find employment with her criminal record. She cant get her record expunged. What type of employment can she get and are there agencies or such that can help her in Ohio?
Finding a job with a criminal record
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There's a pretty substantial tax credit available to her employer if she has a felony record that's recent. She needs to carry this around to any interviews.
Check with tow truck companies. They customarily hire ex-felons. Your sister wouldn't be doing that, but I assume they don't have trouble with back office workers doing the same thing.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8850.pdf
Check with tow truck companies. They customarily hire ex-felons. Your sister wouldn't be doing that, but I assume they don't have trouble with back office workers doing the same thing.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8850.pdf
When I was a tacker, my father's job was to process people from jail to the workforce, so I know that in Oz at least there are people who can/do liase between agencies ... in large part to point out to employers what sort of funding they can get
Fact sheet is available about the program. You can also search on "tax credits to hire a felon" and find the info.
Note that there are some important conditions and timelines to deal with.
http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/assets/Workforce_Development/Employers/TaxCredits.pdf
Note that there are some important conditions and timelines to deal with.
http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/assets/Workforce_Development/Employers/TaxCredits.pdf
There are agencies in Ohio that can help.
She should try contacting the local Goodwill people and seeing whether they have anything to assist released offenders.
Goodwill in some areas of the state does do this.
As another poster mentioned, there is a nice federal credit against wages paid to those hiring felons and there's also a free federal bonding program available.
If your sister was convicted of a felony in Ohio and did state time, there's a good chance that she did that time in the prison in which I work and I might even have known her.
A felony record is never a resume enhancement, but the law defines a broad range of offenses as felonies, which range from the truly horrible to lower level felonies that often could have been prosecuted in municipal court under a misdemeanor statute.
I worked on a project to develop ways of presenting released offenders to employers as viable candidates. I know of at least one company in Dayton that is open to the idea of hiring released felony offenders and there is at least one OTR trucking firm interested in setting up CDL training in an Ohio prison.
PM me if you'd like.
She should try contacting the local Goodwill people and seeing whether they have anything to assist released offenders.
Goodwill in some areas of the state does do this.
As another poster mentioned, there is a nice federal credit against wages paid to those hiring felons and there's also a free federal bonding program available.
If your sister was convicted of a felony in Ohio and did state time, there's a good chance that she did that time in the prison in which I work and I might even have known her.
A felony record is never a resume enhancement, but the law defines a broad range of offenses as felonies, which range from the truly horrible to lower level felonies that often could have been prosecuted in municipal court under a misdemeanor statute.
I worked on a project to develop ways of presenting released offenders to employers as viable candidates. I know of at least one company in Dayton that is open to the idea of hiring released felony offenders and there is at least one OTR trucking firm interested in setting up CDL training in an Ohio prison.
PM me if you'd like.
She has domestic violence and soliciting on her record as misdemeanors. She has a recent failure to yield traffic infraction. She doesn't have theft or drug charges.
Originally Posted By: 95busa
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Originally Posted By: Shannow
When I was a tacker, my father's job was to process people from jail to the workforce, so I know that in Oz at least there are people who can/do liase between agencies ... in large part to point out to employers what sort of funding they can get
What's a "tacker"?
Edit: nevermind, just looked it up! LOL. Another way of saying a child or kid.
When I was a tacker, my father's job was to process people from jail to the workforce, so I know that in Oz at least there are people who can/do liase between agencies ... in large part to point out to employers what sort of funding they can get
What's a "tacker"?
Edit: nevermind, just looked it up! LOL. Another way of saying a child or kid.
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Maybe try getting the record sealed.
So she's only convicted of misdemeanors?
This isn't so bad.
There are many such people in the workforce.
What's her educational background?
It may be that she can apply for (and get) some grant funding, combined with some loaned funds to train for a good career.
I take it that she's pretty young, so it would be a good time for her to gain the skills that lead to a viable career.
This isn't so bad.
There are many such people in the workforce.
What's her educational background?
It may be that she can apply for (and get) some grant funding, combined with some loaned funds to train for a good career.
I take it that she's pretty young, so it would be a good time for her to gain the skills that lead to a viable career.
Many job applications only ask about felony. Some say "in the last 2 years" or similar.
One could interpret the question on the application to mean felony and if someone pulls her record and sees a misdemeanor she can say "I thought you were asking about a felony".
Most companies use places that handle the background check and they do not get it right (miss things) a good portion of the time.
One could interpret the question on the application to mean felony and if someone pulls her record and sees a misdemeanor she can say "I thought you were asking about a felony".
Most companies use places that handle the background check and they do not get it right (miss things) a good portion of the time.
"Crime" is even definable. Stuff like a speeding ticket would be an "infraction" which does not entitle the accused to a jury trial and in most cases are not defined as "Crimes".
When asked she could honestly say "no crimes".
Home health aides and CNAs are always in demand. You'd think they do background checks, but not always, and if she can get past any potential government background check to get a license she'd be set.
Looking through ohio's Nurses' Aide website, it looks like one can work unlicensed for four months. Sweet! Probably find an employer that'll put her through the licensing process.
PS, not a slam or anything, but I read of somewhere in Europe (Germany?) retraining prostitutes for nursing because they were already comfortable touching people. Straight up serious.
When asked she could honestly say "no crimes".
Home health aides and CNAs are always in demand. You'd think they do background checks, but not always, and if she can get past any potential government background check to get a license she'd be set.
Looking through ohio's Nurses' Aide website, it looks like one can work unlicensed for four months. Sweet! Probably find an employer that'll put her through the licensing process.
PS, not a slam or anything, but I read of somewhere in Europe (Germany?) retraining prostitutes for nursing because they were already comfortable touching people. Straight up serious.
We hired the skills we needed. As long as the applicant was truthful on the application, a criminal record was not a dis-qualifier. In fact, both I was aware of were very good, willing to do what was necessary, and happy to pick up the odd isolated assignment. The only burden on me was the requirement to periodically sign some form for the one guy. Perhaps he was on parole.
Try to have her get some marketable skill as the first step. Drill her on the job search process. Practice, practice, practice interviews. Interviewing is a skill. Meanwhile, gather work experience as a volunteer at an animal shelter, community food bank, etc. Places that will give her a reference. Have her learn to ask everyone that she meets in these volunteer circumstances for a job or a lead on a job. The word will get around. She will find somewhere to start.
Try to have her get some marketable skill as the first step. Drill her on the job search process. Practice, practice, practice interviews. Interviewing is a skill. Meanwhile, gather work experience as a volunteer at an animal shelter, community food bank, etc. Places that will give her a reference. Have her learn to ask everyone that she meets in these volunteer circumstances for a job or a lead on a job. The word will get around. She will find somewhere to start.
She can wash dishes. At least that's the stereotypical ex-cons first job out of jail.
Originally Posted By: skyactiv
My youngest sister is trying to turn her life around and cant seem to find employment with her criminal record. She cant get her record expunged. What type of employment can she get and are there agencies or such that can help her in Ohio?
Is she in a 12 Step program?
My youngest sister is trying to turn her life around and cant seem to find employment with her criminal record. She cant get her record expunged. What type of employment can she get and are there agencies or such that can help her in Ohio?
Is she in a 12 Step program?
My good friend has 2 felony convictions for, believe it or not, failure to open the house front door for his (now ex) wife.
Child abandonment. And restraining order violation. He was visiting his kids, outside the house when mama was not home. She came home, then claimed she did not have a key to her house! My friend left.
He has been out of work for 10 years. Even mom n pop shops won't hire him with a felony conviction.
Child abandonment. And restraining order violation. He was visiting his kids, outside the house when mama was not home. She came home, then claimed she did not have a key to her house! My friend left.
He has been out of work for 10 years. Even mom n pop shops won't hire him with a felony conviction.
She can always get a govt. job, lots of felons in DC.
Sorry just couldn't help it.
Ohio does have many programs, you just have to get hooked up.
Smoky
Sorry just couldn't help it.
Ohio does have many programs, you just have to get hooked up.
Smoky
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