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Centreville Labor Center Returns To Normal Operating Hours

The Centreville Labor Resource Center matches employers with employees that have specific skill sets required for their jobs.​​​

The Centreville Labor Resource Center returned to normal operating this week after reducing hours earlier this year due to the coronavirus.
The Centreville Labor Resource Center returned to normal operating this week after reducing hours earlier this year due to the coronavirus. (Courtesy of Terry Angelotti)

CENTREVILLE, VA — The Centreville Labor Resource Center returned to normal operating this week after reducing hours earlier this year due to the coronavirus. The center matches employers with employees that have specific skill sets required for their jobs.

The center is now open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to noon. Businesses and residents can hire workers through the center for landscaping, raking leaves, painting, carpentry, cleaning and other projects. The center continues to have modified procedures to facilitate social distancing.

Employers are asked to schedule jobs with the center in advance by calling 703-543-6272 or by visiting its website at centrevilleimmigrationforum.org/hire. Walk-in job requests can also be made during our business hours. But employers will be asked to wait in their car for 20-30 minutes while the center assigns the job to a worker.

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Employers must provide round-trip transportation for the workers from their residence or the labor center. They also must provide a mask for each worker and hand sanitizer at the job site. Gloves must be provided to workers who will working indoors.

On days that the labor center is open, workers should call the center at 703-543-6272 between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. to add their name to the list of workers available for the day. The center draws names to determine the order in which jobs will be distributed.

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Workers should remain at home until they receive a call about a job. The center will provide details about the job offer, including the work to be done, pay rate and transportation.

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