Career Advisor Trainee

THE POSITION

Do you want to develop new skills to help bridge the gap between job seekers and employers? The PA CareerLink® Erie County Office has an opportunity for you to join our team as a Career Advisor Trainee! Our customer-centered services are designed to enhance workforce development activities and provide effective strategies to meet a variety of employment needs. Apply and learn with us to help yourself, other job seekers, and Pennsylvania employers achieve your goals!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

As a Career Advisor Trainee, you will learn effective strategies to promote and share our workforce development programs and services within established policies and regulations. For job seekers, you will gain proficiency in conducting vocational and career assessments, as well as planning and conducting group and individualized career counseling and coaching on resumé-writing, interviewing, job searching, networking techniques, and other topics. You will learn to apply our case management approach with teamwork and communication to effectively coordinate with other service providers, tracking each job seeker’s progress and ensuring each person finds a position that fits their needs. For employers, you will develop your abilities to analyze workforce needs and skill set requirements, refer qualified job seekers, coordinate special recruitment services, and propose hiring strategies and solutions to address both recruitment and retention.

In this position, you will develop, enhance, and learn to apply your knowledge of current and customized labor market information through PA CareerLink® online and help coordinate employer marketing activities with the media, community organizations, schools, and other entities. With us, you will help job seekers gain family sustaining jobs and ensure employers find skilled candidates. Achieve the career you want and make a positive difference in your community with our team!

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Erie.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
• Note: Upon successful completion of the Career Advisor Trainee training program, Trainees will be promoted to Career Advisor.
  
  

Required Experience, Training & Eligibility

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.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.
  
  

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.
  
  

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. 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.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.
  
  

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).
  
  

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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.



EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• 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.