CareerCenter at Machias
Workshops & Events at the CareerCenter
- Job Hunting in Maine: The Basics
- Job Hunting in Maine: Online Job Searching Tips
- Small Business Counseling - FREE
- One-on-One Assistance through Women, Work & Community
- Child & Family Opportunities/Head Start Recruitment
- Childcare Information - Resource Development Center
Area Job Fairs
Community Links
- 2-1-1 Maine Resource Link
Finding the answers to health and human services information and resources is as quick and easy as dialing 2-1-1 or logging onto 211maine.org.
- AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program
Provides scholarship funds to women 40+ seeking new job skills, training, and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families, and improve their communities.
- Acrobat Research
We execute quantitative data collection services for some of the world’s largest research firms, as well as for targeted niche market business consultants.
- America's Job Exchange
Search for jobs and related labor information about careers. You can see CareerCenter job listings online via this site. By signing up you can create a resume, apply for jobs and have job listings sent to your email.
- Axiom Technologies, LLC
Mission is to provide consistent and reliable broadband Internet and professional services to businesses and individuals in rural New England.
- Business Answers
Business Answers online exists to make it easier to start and conduct business in the State of Maine.
- Childcare Information - Resource Development Center
A single point of access for parents, child care providers and communities to assist with child care needs in Hancock and Washington Counties.
- Down East Regional Transition Board
Brings together people involved with youth in transition, to foster opportunities for youth to pursue their dreams and become productive members of their communities.
- Downeast Information Center
A Regional Information Service covering the Blue Hill Peninsula, Deer Isle/Stonington, Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, and Points East.
- Downeast Timebank
Welcomes anyone as members. Everybody in our community has skills to share and benefits to gain by participating. Membership is free and open to residents living in or nearby Washington or Hancock Counties.
- Employment Services for Veterans
Provides veterans and transitioning service members with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st century workforce.
- Employment Times
Find useful information on jobs, careers and current news about the workplace.
- Federal Bonding Program
Provides Fidelity Bonds that guarantee honesty for “at-risk”, hard-to-place job seekers.
- Governor's Taskforce to Engage Maine's Youth
- Homeless Education
- Job Line Weekly
Job searching tips, leads, and information for job seekers. Some of these jobs are in the Ellsworth area.
- Keeping Maine's Children Connected
An integrated approach to help children and youth who experience school disruption due to: Homelessness, Foster Care Placement, Correctional Facility Placement, and/or In-Patient Psychiatric Care.
- Labor Market Information
Develops and disseminates state and area labor market information to employers, job seekers, and other users.
- Local Area 1 Workforce Investment Board
A statutorily derived body, comprised of representatives of business, labor, public and non-profits organizations. It is charged with setting workforce development policy for its local area. This policy is effectuated through staff at the CareerCenters.
- Maine Community College System
Launch a career. Get a jump on a four-year degree. Earn college credits while exploring your options. Whatever your goal, a Maine Community College can get you started.
- Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC)
A federal education initiative established to promote access to post-secondary education for traditionally under-represented adult populations within the State of Maine.
- Maine Small Business Development Center
Provides comprehensive business management assistance, training, resource and information services to Maine's micro, small, and technology-based business communities.
- Maine's North Star Alliance Initiative
Nn industry focused economic development initiative devised to drive business and create jobs in coastal Maine. The initiative includes business, R&D, education, and workforce development centered on Maine's boatbuilding, marine, and composite industries.
- Military Connection
Government jobs, up-to-date information on military schools, federal jobs, as well as military loans and military pay.
- Military Connection
Government jobs, up-to-date information on military schools, federal jobs, as well as military loans and military pay.
- O*Net
Making occupational information interactive and accessible for all. Great resource for resume and job description writing.
- Prior Learning Assessments
PLA's award college credit for training and skills acquired outside the classroom.
- Professional License Renewal Online
This service enables online renewals any time, day or night, with a valid Visa or Mastercard through Maine.gov's secure payment server.
- Starting A Business In Maine
Links to various information on starting a business in Maine.
- State Of Maine
The official website of the State of Maine
- Sumner Adult Education
Offers a wide variety of adult education and continuing education course including GED, CNA, and Office Skills.
- The Official Web Site of Washington County, Maine
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Provides excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction.
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
Helps Veterans understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the Act.
- University of Maine at Machias
UM-Machias provides a level of quality and personal attention comparable to a small private college, but without the high tuition.
- WacoBiz.com
A small business resource directory for Washington County, Maine based businesses. Info on starting a business, business plan templates, writing a business plan, small business financing sources, or local business consulting
- Washington County Technical College
WCCC offers a variety of programs designed to meet the unique educational and economic needs of the future.
- Washington Hancock Community Agency
Promotes self-sufficiency by helping income-eligible persons obtain essential services including transportation, housing, entrepreneurial support, and family services.
- Women's Health Resource Library
Goals are to improve and increase women's access to current information about all aspects of their health and to ensure excellence in the quality and variety of educational resources available.
- Women, Work, & Community
Works with women "where they are" and provide support, guidance, and the tools needed to take the next steps toward a more promising future.
Employers Recruiting Through the CareerCenter
- Care & Comfort
Provides quality home health and mental health services.
- U.S. Border Patrol
Are you ready to join the team of dedicated men and women of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and begin your journey of making an outstanding contribution to public service? Call Matthew Whittaker, National Recruiter at 207-454-3613 extension 1417 for more information.
- R.H. Foster/Machias On The Run
A Maine-based, family-owned company, large enough to offer you a full array of services, but small enough to provide the personal customer service you expect.
- Community Health & Counseling Services
Provides community health services which are needed by the communities we serve and valued by our customers.
- Catholic Charities Maine
Since 1966, Catholic Charities Maine has dedicated itself to creating, administering, and advocating for programs and services that reach out and meet the critical human service needs of our state.
- J.B. Hunt
Tractor Trailer Operators needed!
- The Home Depot Installation Services
Looking for quality installation companies to join the Home Depot team. If you would like to grow your business with The Home Depot, call NOW or email The Home Depot with your name, address, phone number, and the product(s) you can install. For more information call 1-877-36-DEPOT.
- Child and Family Opportunities, Inc.
A private non-profit organization whose mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive early care and educational support services for children in the communities it serves.
- Washington County Psychotherapy Associates
Mission is to improve the quality of life of the individuals it serves by providing to those individuals the highest quality of mental health, substance abuse and related services.
- Hannaford
A full-service supermarket committed to listening to consumers and meeting their needs.
- AmeriCorps
Team up with AmeriCorps and be a part of a group of dedicated community service volunteers making a difference in your community. The DownEast Community HealthCorps is looking for hardworking highly motivated people interested in making a difference in the lives of residents of Washington County. Positions are available in Machias and Lubec communities. For more information please contact Terri at 733-1090 ext. 3176
- Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Must have: good work history and attendance record, be willing to work fluctuating hours and overtime as required, be 18 years of age, and have reliable transportation. Company offers: competetive hourly wages, 401K plan, health benefits, paid vacation and holidays. Applications available: from Human Resources Department 207-963-7331 ext. 1006 or can be picked up at the Plant in Prospect Harbor, ME.
- Acrobat Research
We execute quantitative data collection services for some of the world’s largest research firms, as well as for targeted niche market business consultants.
- HOLLYWOOD SLOTS & RACINO
Opening Summer 2008 in Bangor
Directions to the CareerCenter
Directions to the CareerCenter
From West, take Rte. 1 into Machias. Upon entering Machias, watch for Rite Aid on the right hand side and Hannaford on the left hand side. Prescott Drive is the left after the Hannaford plaza. We are the last building on Prescott Drive.
From East, take Rte. 1 into Machias. Continue through the business district and you will pass the University of Maine campus. You will approach McDonald's on the left and Prescott Drive is the next right. We are the last building on Prescott Drive.


