Resources
Free local help for finding work and for hiring well in Lake County.
Want to learn a new skill or change careers?
See job training, apprenticeships and free classes across Lake County.
See job trainingFor job seekers
Free career help close to home, and what to know about pay.
CareerPoint Lake County
Free help with training, building skills and connecting with jobs, through the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay.
Woodland Community College Lake County Campus
15880 Dam Road Extension, Room 602, Clearlake
707-708-3826
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
Source Workforce Alliance of the North Bay career centers page
Lake County Social Services
Help applying for CalWORKs, CalFresh food benefits and Medi-Cal. Welfare-to-Work job services are in the same office.
15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake
707-995-4200
Source Partnership HealthPlan Lake County public assistance list (checked June 2026), Lake County News (July 2024)
Help finding child care
Rural Communities Child Care, a program of North Coast Opportunities, is the child care resource and referral agency for Lake County. It helps families find child care.
850 Lakeport Blvd, Lakeport
707-263-4688
16170 Main Street, Lower Lake
707-994-4647
Visit North Coast Opportunities
Source California Department of Education resource and referral list
Know your pay
California minimum wage is $16.90 an hour in 2026.
Employers with 15 or more employees must list a pay range in their job posts, and must share the pay range for a job when an applicant reasonably asks.
Source California Labor Code 432.3, CalChamber
Housing help
Where to ask about rent help, housing vouchers and your rights as a renter.
Call or text 211
211 connects you with local programs for rent help, utility bills and housing. It is free and open around the clock.
Dial 2-1-1, or text your ZIP code to 898211.
Source 211.org, Partnership HealthPlan resource list (checked April 2026)
Lake County Housing Commission
Rental help and housing programs for Lake County.
15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake
707-995-3744
Source Partnership HealthPlan Lake County housing list (checked April 2026), HUD housing authority contact list
Housing for young parents
Redwood Community Services runs N.E.S.T. in Lakeport, transitional housing for 15 months for pregnant or parenting young adults ages 18 to 25 and their children.
707-263-5881
Visit Redwood Community Services
Source Partnership HealthPlan Lake County housing list (checked April 2026)
Know your rights as a renter
California explains the rules for renters and landlords in plain words, including deposits, repairs, rent increases and moving out.
See the renter and landlord guide
Source California Department of Real Estate
For employers
Hiring rules in plain words, and where to find free help.
Pay ranges in job posts
Under California Labor Code 432.3, employers with 15 or more employees must include the pay scale in every job posting. The pay scale is a good faith estimate of the salary or hourly range you reasonably expect to pay when you hire. If you post through a third party like a job board, you must give them the pay scale to include.
Every Lake County Compass post shows a pay range, whatever your size.
Source California Labor Code 432.3
Minimum wage
California minimum wage is $16.90 an hour in 2026. Every post on Lake County Compass must pay at least that.
Source CalChamber
Free hiring help
The Workforce Alliance of the North Bay helps Lake County businesses with job postings, job fairs and employee training. Call CareerPoint Lake County at 707-708-3826.
Source Workforce Alliance of the North Bay
Help paying to train your staff
The California Employment Training Panel funds training that employers design for new and current workers.
Visit the Employment Training Panel
Source Employment Training Panel, Clearly Lake County workforce page
Writing a post people answer
Lead with what the job is and who it serves. Give the real schedule. Be specific about pay, benefits and time off, because those are the first things people look for. Describe the job in plain words, the way you would describe it to a friend.