The Job Post provides PPE, or assistance in buying PPE, to all workers. After the host employer looks over their worksite, they decide what PPE is needed and report it to us. We discuss the PPE required with our employee. From there, the gear can be either purchased or provided.
Types of PPE we offer include:
Safety Glasses
Earplugs
Steel-Toed Boots
Welding Shields
If you don’t have a vehicle, The Job Post can help with costs related to transportation to and from work. Most transportation costs are shared equally between The Job Post and the employee. After employees are given time to earn their first paycheck, The Job Post’s share of the cost is taken out of each week’s check.
The Job Post is one of Wheels to Work’s approved employers. Wheels to Work itself is a ride-to-work program run by The Hope Network. The service helps employers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and across Kent County to transport employees reliably and affordably.
The shared fare plan is designed so that the employee and employer each pay a small fee to get workers to their job on time. Employees are picked up at one of the hubs around town and dropped off right at their workplace. At the end of their workday, they are dropped back off at the meeting hub.
Employees just need to ask us to use Wheels to Work and we will provide instructions for using the service.
The Job Post can assist employees that are starting a new job with buying a bus pass. This means that workers can be confident about getting to work, even if they do not have the money for transportation yet. Once the checks start coming in, we deduct our share of employee bus pass costs from their check.
When one of the lower-cost options above just won’t get you to work, we can also help by sharing costs for ridesharing or taxi services.
Healthcare insurance is available at a 90% cost to employees, while The Job Post pays the other 10%. If an employee is hired by their host employer after a 60- to 90-day trial period, insurance is often available to them at a lower cost by their new employer.
As required by law, The Job Post insures all its employees with Workers Compensation Insurance. This plan provides medical and wage benefits to employees who are injured or become ill at work.
Also as required by law, The Job Post contributes to the UIA on behalf of its employees. Unemployment insurance provides cash to unemployed workers who actively seek employment. Work longevity requirements and the reasons for no longer being employed must be met before this insurance goes into effect.
The word is getting around town that Guiding Light is serious about putting people back to work. We do the hard work of breaking down the barriers that prevent someone from getting a job.
The Job Post is our onsite staffing company – our very own social enterprise that serves the staffing needs of local businesses and the men and women who come in looking for work.
The Job Post
401 Hall St SW #425
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 214-7991
Hours
Monday – Friday: 9AM – 4PM
Saturday – Sunday: Closed
Please call first. Hours may differ due to COVID.