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Help with home projects

Post Date:07/01/2022 12:12 PM

Need help with a project around your house or business? The City of Carlsbad has a unique program that connects people who need jobs with people who need workers.

The Carlsbad Service Center hosts the Carlsbad Hiring Center, where residents and employers can hire day laborers and other workers for jobs that range from landscaping and maintenance to full-time manufacturing work.

The center was created in 1991 to manage an influx of day laborers and create a centralized place where they could seek work. It has been managed by Interfaith Community Services since 2014.

On June 21, the City Council approved a new agreement that will allow Interfaith to manage the center for another year, with the possibility of three one-year extensions.  

The Carlsbad Service Center
5731 Palmer Way, Ste A
Carlsbad, CA 92010
760-448-5696
Hours
7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, Saturday 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

How it works

  • Residents and employers can call or visit the center to discuss job needs and make hiring arrangements.
  • The hiring center staff, the employer and the worker will negotiate work duties and pay. The expected pay rate is at least California minimum wage, but rates may vary depending on the job.
  • The center has onsite, bilingual staff to help connect residents and employers with the most qualified workers.
  • Workers can be hired for jobs such as carpentry, plumbing, painting, landscaping, janitorial services, moving, event prep and more.
  • Anyone seeking work through the center has been verified by Interfaith to be eligible for employment in the United States.

More information:
Carlsbad Service Center webpage
Mandy Mills, Housing & Homeless Services Director, mandy.mills@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2907

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