Summary of Work
As an Employment Advisor, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive support and tailored guidance to job seekers, assisting them in their journey to secure meaningful employment opportunities. Through one-on-one consultations, you will assess clients' employment needs, strengths, skills, interests, career goals, and areas for development. You will develop personalized action plans, offering advice, guidance on resume writing and interview preparation, guidance on navigating the jobsnd.com website and on filing unemployment insurance claim (if needed), directing to training opportunities, services, and other resources, ultimately helping clients achieve success in the job market.
This position collaborates with employers by identifying job opportunities, demonstrating website features (such as resume searches, labor market information, and job postings), providing resource information related to training, apprenticeships, and economic development; and educating on state and federal resources available such as WOTC, internship funding, and training.
This position will also be a part of the social media team posting information regarding job openings.
As part of the Foreign Labor Certification program, you will conduct quality inspections of worker housing provided by employers for temporary or seasonal agricultural employment (H2A) to ensure Department of Labor (DOL) and OSHA standards are met. You will work with employers to schedule inspections, address any problems found, arrange temporary housing if needed, document inspections and violations, and follow-up with Workforce Programs on any violations found.
Travel is required during regular business hours throughout the week for H2A inspections, training, and to perform outreach activities to employers in the following five counties: Richland, Ransom, Sargent, LaMoure, and Dickey.
Minimum Qualifications
To be considered for this position, you must have the following experience/education combination:
Related work experience typically includes assessing an individual's talent, hard and soft skill inventory, and/or employment barriers, in order to prepare job seekers and students for the workplace, create career pathways, enhance training opportunities, identify transferrable skills for displaced or disabled workers, and/or case management.
Preferred Qualifications
Employment Advisors possess a diverse set of skills to effectively support job seekers in their career development and job search efforts. The preferred candidate will have outstanding customer service skills, communication and listening skills, assessment skills, attention to detail, experience in group facilitation/presentation, and ability to work through various challenges and obstacles, as well as the ability to create a supportive and inclusive environment where all clients can feel valued and understood, regardless of their background, skillset, experiences, and perspectives.
About Team ND
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380 Application Procedures
All application material must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.
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