CareerWork$
CareerWork$® connects young adults from under-resourced communities to lasting, stable careers through free training, and builds supportive partnerships advancing equitable economic stability.
News & Updates
Seattle, WA—CareerWork$, a nonprofit national workforce development organization, is pleased to announce a new chapter in its history by reorganizing to become an affiliate of the Washington Bankers Association (WBA), the largest trade association for banks in Washington state.
News & Updates
SEATTLE — CareerWork$ is pleased to announce that Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) have awarded them a grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. This matching grant program, introduced in 2023, provided nearly $12 million to eligible Washington organizations to strengthen communities in targeted areas of the FHLB Des Moines district.
SUCCESS STORY
While working odd end jobs and raising her two sons, the banking industry always seemed appealing to Maggie, but like many, she faced the daunting challenge of breaking into a field without industry experience. That changed when she discovered BankWork$® Fundamentals, a program designed to provide individuals with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to enter into the world of banking.
SUCCESS STORY
Claudia’s journey is more than a career success story for us at CareerWork$. It’s a testament to resilience, growth, and the power of believing in yourself. Her transformation from feeling invisible to becoming a confident professional who leads with purpose is exactly what BankWork$ aims to empower in every participant.
Our programs create career opportunities.
BankWork$® started in Los Angeles in 2006 in partnership with JVS SoCal, with one class, a few bank partners, and 10 graduates. Since then, our program has expanded to include more than 80 bank locations across the country, and a virtual program, and it has helped launch more than 5,000 careers in banking.
Our free training program provides the skills needed for career-growth positions like teller, customer service representative, relationship banker, and personal banker.
CareerWork$ Medical® connects candidates with roles in non-clinical healthcare, creating opportunities for advancement and promotion. Over eight weeks, young adults prepare for non-clinical roles that can launch careers in healthcare, such as customer service representative, patient service coordinator, family support specialist, and medical insurance biller.
ReadyWork$ provides community organizations with curricula to offer virtual or in-person training for job seekers in underserved communities. The program focuses on hard skills, such as resume writing and interview practice, and the people and communication skills needed to land and keep a job. Job coaches support students through the process step by step.
These independently validated outcomes are the result of an analysis conducted by Kinetic West in April 2020 using BankWork$ participant data from YWCA Seattle from 2014 and 2015. Wage growth and employment rate data are from Washington State’s Employment Services Department’s unemployment insurance database.
Our reach
CareerWork$ programs connect individuals who want stable, lasting careers with opportunities for advancement directly with employers who need their skills, right in their communities. BankWork$ and CareerWork$ Medical graduates find a pathway to fulfilling, lasting careers in customer-facing roles in banking and non-clinical healthcare, and enjoy stable incomes and benefits. ReadyWork$ graduates are prepared to find roles in any industry.
We partner with local workforce development organizations, nonprofits, and schools to run the training programs and engage employer partners in the community to match great hires with great jobs.