NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation and JOB1 today announced the 2022 Mardi Gras Clean-Up Operations Job Fair to recruit more than 200 temporary employees during the Carnival season. The job fair will take place from Wednesday, Jan. 5 to Friday, Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on the second floor of the JOB1 Business and Career Solutions Center (3400 Tulane Ave.).
Individuals can pre-register here or in person at the JOB1 Business and Career Solutions Center on the days of the job fair. Attendees must bring their Social Security card and State-approved photo identification card in order to participate in the 2022 Mardi Gras Clean-Up Operations.
Temporary employees will earn $15 an hour with the potential to work up to 100 hours during the two-week Mardi Gras parade season, from Feb. 18 to March 1.
“Due to the success of the partnership between the Department of Sanitation and JOB1, we have expanded the program each year to benefit as many residents as possible. We are very pleased that this partnership extends beyond Mardi Gras as we hire a number of persons who have gained valuable skills as a result of JOB1’s readiness programs,” said Sanitation Director Matt Torri.
The Job Fair is sponsored by the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation and the Office of Workforce Development.
For more information, contact the Office of Workforce Development at (504) 658-4500.
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