The Employment Services Center (ESC) helps prepare people under probation supervision to find and keep a job.

The ESC works with:

• NYS Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (DPCA)
• NYS Department of Labor (DOL)
• Local non-profit agencies
• Local employers

Ready, Set, Work! (RSW)

Ready, Set, Work! is a 5-week employment readiness and retention program that teaches:

• How to fill out job applications
• Interview skills
• Overcoming personal or legal barriers to employment
• Effective job search strategies
• How to keep a job
• Important job skills that can lead to even better employment

After a probationer completes the Ready, Set, Work! program, the Employment Services Center offers continued career support, including help with:

• Practicing and improving the skills learned during the program
• Résumé writing
• Finding jobs
• Keeping jobs
• Clothing assistance for job interviews

Beyond a job, our goal is to help find stable and meaningful careers!

For more information about Albany County Probation’s Employment Services Center, please contact Briana Rippel, Senior Probation Officer/Probationer Employment Liaison (Briana.Rippel@AlbanyCountyNY.gov) or call (518) 487-5200.