Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program Employment Services
Refugee workers improve your bottom line. Strengthened by adversity, they make capable, resilient, and loyal employees. VRRP’s Employment Counselors offer holistic services that ensure employer satisfaction and employee retention. Best of all, services are FREE.
VRRP offers employers extensive staffing, training, and retention services!
Our Employment Counselors:
- Pre-screen applicants to find the most qualified workers
- Match employers with dependable employees
- Increase productivity by reducing turn-over
- Manage external factors so that employees can focus on work at work
- Provide interpretation services for initial job training (when needed)
- Offer English classes and workshops about the American workplace
- Facilitate communication between the employee and employer
Why hire refugees?
Skills
Refugees showcase a variety of employable skills. Vermont’s refugee community is composed of doctors, nurses, small business owners, farmers, construction workers, graphic designers, seamstresses, and more. Most refugees speak several languages. Some refugees hold Master's Degrees; others are expert farmers and artisans. If you're looking for a skilled employee, we can match you with a qualified refugee.
Strong work ethic; high retention rates
New Americans come to the U.S. with the purpose of regaining self-sufficiency and economic stability for their families. Strengthened by adversity, they make capable, resilient, and loyal employees.
Built-in Retention Support
VRRP manages external factors so that employees can focus on work at work. VRRP's staff provides holistic services to refugees so that childcare, transportation, and other peripheral factors are resolved before the job begins.
Positive Economic & Community Impact
Refugees are new Vermonters; they contribute to the local economy by spending locally, living locally, and paying taxes. Hiring refugees promotes self-sufficiency, strengthening our families and community. They are hard-working, loyal employees who will improve your bottom line.
Tax Incentives
Some businesses qualify for tax incentives when they hire resettled refugees. For more information, visit the DOL website.
Are refugees work authorized?
Absolutely! Refugees are authorized to work in the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security and their work authorization does not expire. Resettled refugees are eligible to become citizens of the United States after five years.
Language
Some refugees are fluent in English. Others attend daily English classes. If you hire an English language learner, VRRP will coordinate free interpretation for on-the-job training. Our Employment Counselors will arrange the interpretation and show you how to maximize this valuable service.
VRRP offers intensive English classes to all resettled refugees. These classes are flexible according to students’ work schedules.
Who are refugees?
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. The US Government and partner agencies like VRRP and our parent organization, the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, resettle refugees in cities all over the country with the goals of self-sufficiency and stability.
Many refugees have high levels of education and are multi-lingual. All refugees have valuable skills that they bring to the workplace. Vermont’s refugee community is composed of doctors, nurses, small business owners, farmers, construction workers, graphic designers, seamstresses, and more. See the “Positions held by refugees” section for a larger list.
Contact
Are you interested in hiring a refugee? Have a question? Want to learn more? Contact VRRP’s Employment Counselors straight away:
Kristen McCaskey, Employment Counselor
Phone: (802) 338-4625
Email: Kristen McCaskey at kmccaskey@uscrivt.org
Jenelle Eli, Employment Counselor
Phone: (802) 654-1717
Email: Jenelle Eli at jeli@uscrivt.org)
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