FEMA JOB FAIR FOR HURRICANE RECOVERY OCTOBER 28-29
[https://www.fema.gov/news-release/20200220/feria-de-empleo-de-fema-para-la-recuperacion-del-huracan-el-28-y-29-de]


Release Date: 
October 18, 2017 

AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will
host a job fair Oct. 28-29 to hire Texans to work on Hurricane Harvey
disaster recovery.

 

The job fair will be held at 1309 Rutherford Lane in Austin from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.  More than 300 jobs are available, with pay ranging
from $14 to $37 per hour, depending on the position.

 

Some of the positions include American Sign Language interpreters,
bookkeepers, accountants, auditing clerks, certified deaf
interpreters, civil engineers, claims adjusters, examiners, couriers,
messengers, customer support representatives (multiple languages),
disability integration advisors, GIS specialists, graphic designers,
writers, IT specialists and administrative assistants, among others.
All are temporary full time positions.

 

Job seekers should bring copies of their resume and be prepared to be
interviewed. Attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-register by
emailing a resume to fema-dr4223TX-localhires@fema.dhs.gov with the
subject line “pre-registration.”

 

All attendees should bring either a valid driver’s license and
Social Security card or a passport. Applicants must be U.S. citizens
and be able to pass a background check to be considered for
employment. If job seekers are unable to attend the job fair and would
like to apply they can visit www.workintexas.com
[http://www.workintexas.com/] and search “FEMA” under the
“search all jobs” option.