What Do We Do?
Our bilingual staff and volunteers match day laborers with employers who are in need of temporary labor. Potential workers who have the skills and background required are referred to employers who then negotiate the working conditions and wages. Workers are expected to complete the tasks requested to the best of their ability and employers are expected to be fair.
Work performed varies from construction work to yard work, domestic services to handy-man related jobs. If there is a need for a work to be done, we can find a worker!
All information provided by employers and workers to SEEC staff is strictly confidential.
SEEC's services are free for both employees and employers.
Employers
The way the center operates
We have two locations from which workers can be picked up.
The main office has a sign up sheet that workers fill in upon arrival. If a potential employer has simple tasks to be accomplished where no specific skill set is required, we select workers by the order of appearance on the sign up sheet. If workers are needed that have specific skills, such as carpentry, masonry, or framing, we help match the appropriate worker to the employer upon request.
The pavillion sits at the corner of Shirlington Road and 27th Street. At this site we use a lottery system to pair potential employers with workers, if the tasks to be performed require no specific skills. If an employer needs a worker with a background in the work to be performed, we try to match the best candidate with the employer upon request.
It should be noted that we cannot guarantee the work performed by workers even if we helped match worker to employer.
All information provided by employers and workers to the SEEC staff is strictly confidential.
