Career Advisor Trainee Philadelphia County

Would you like to assist Pennsylvanians in finding a good job or promising career? Would you also like to assist Pennsylvania businesses with finding the best candidates for their workforce? This position offers career growth and an opportunity to help people and businesses with an immediate and life-changing need.

As a Career Advisor Trainee, you will receive formal and on-the-job training designed to develop technical skills and knowledge in providing customer-centered services designed to enhance workforce development activities and service strategies for jobseekers and employers.

In this role, you will provide career guidance to assist jobseekers in making and carrying out career decisions for success in the labor market; identify suitability for and/or barriers to employment/training as well as appropriate tools and resources for jobseekers to achieve employment goals; provide services to employers, including making employer contacts, analyzing employer workforce and economic development needs, analyzing occupations to determine the skill sets needed by jobseekers, coordinating special recruitment services, and referring qualified jobseekers to openings; propose hiring strategies and solutions to address recruitment and retention issues; etc.

If you take pride in helping people meet their career goals, matching businesses with qualified applicants, or both, this job is for you! Working as a Career Advisor Trainee means you get to make a significant and positive difference in the lives of others in your community. Apply today!

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  Full-time employment
• Work Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Monday - Friday; 30 minute lunch
  • Work hours may be negotiable and are based on operational need.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this posting

Qualifications:

• Minimum Experience and Training Requirements - Four years of public contact work that involved interviewing the public to obtain, provide, and evaluate information concerning employment or employability; OR a bachelor’s degree.
• Must meet PA residency requirement – For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Do not submit resumes, cover letters, and similar documents. These documents will not be reviewed and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law. Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police, Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI clearance.

Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals)

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.