About Us

Our mission is to ensure that every citizen in Okaloosa and Walton counties has the opportunity and skills necessary to engage in meaningful employment and that businesses have access to educated, trained and prepared employees to meet their organization's needs.

About Us

Who are we?

CareerSource Okaloosa Walton is a non-profit organization that:

  • Identifies and facilitates the management of workforce issues in our local community
  • Convenes the appropriate organizations and individuals to address them
  • Oversees the daily delivery of employment and training services to employers, workers, and job seekers through the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton centers
  • Offers all programs and services in our career centers to Employers and Job Seekers at NO COST!
  • Performs services such as resume assistance, interviewing skills, workshops, job search assistance as well as giving job seekers the use of computers, copiers and fax machines.
  • Helps employers benefit from services such as recruitment, applicant screening and labor market information.

All locations will be closed Dec. 23 – 25, 2024, for the Christmas holiday.

Fort Walton Beach Resource Room
Monday through Friday
8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
An appointment is not needed at this location.
DeFuniak Springs Resource Room
Monday through Friday
8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Appointments are required at this time.
Please call (850) 520-5990 to make arrangements.
Continue to check our website and social media for updates.

All locations will be closed Dec. 23 – 25, 2024, for the Christmas holiday.

All CareerSource offices will be closed to the public in observance of the following holidays:
  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King’s Day
  • President’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran’s Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • The Friday following Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
Any holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday will be celebrated on the day set by the Federal Government.

Michele Burns – Executive Director

Shawn Knobel, CPA – Fiscal Director

(850) 651-2315

csow@careersourceow.com

If you have a question or concern, please write a letter to the attention of Executive Director Michele Burns.

Michele Burns, Executive Director

CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

109 8th Ave.

Shalimar, FL 32579

If you have EOC questions or concerns, please write a letter to the attention of Will Miles, Equal Opportunity Officer.

Will Miles, Equal Opportunity Officer

CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

109 8th Ave.

Shalimar, FL 32579

EEO@careersourceow.com

Each member of the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board of Directors as well as the Executive Director, if not otherwise required to file a full and public disclosure of financial interests under s.8, art.II of the State Constitution or s.112.3144, shall file a statement of financial interests under s.112.3145.  Currently, all CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board members and the CEO are in compliance with this requirement.  Disclosures or statements may be reviewed by contacting the Supervisor of Elections Office and submitting a public records request or via the Florida Commission on Ethics.

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