CareerCenter Consultant - Veteran Representative - Bangor

Department of Labor Employment Services

Job Class Code: 0723
Grade: 20/Professional & Technical
Salary: $20.68$28.88/Hour
Location: Bangor

Opening Date: April 11 2025

Closing Date: April 28 2025

Would you like to join a team of hardworking professionals who support Maines workforce with an additional focus on veterans eligible spouses of veterans and businesses across Maine If you are a veteran or eligible spouse (see minimum qualifications) enjoy working with the public and want to make a difference by helping job seekers connect with jobs and businesses connect with workers then this career is for you! The successful candidate will spend their time focused on connecting Maines veteran population to good jobs. They will deliver workforce services to job seeking veterans and businesses. Dont miss out on this opportunity especially if you have prior experience in veteran services vocational services or career counseling and/or business services.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct interviewing vocational assessments and provide career guidance; coordinate support services refer customers to programs or services and make referrals to job openings.
• Conduct outreach efforts including offsite hours at locations where job seekers specifically veterans may spend time including other veteran agencies.
• Develop and conduct workshops.
• Deliver business services to area employers in order to develop employment opportunities for customers.
• Conduct and participate in informational sessions job fairs and trade shows.
• Develop and negotiate training agreements for apprenticeship programs internships and onthejobtraining employment opportunities for employers/businesses.

Minimum qualifications:

Any combination of education and/or work experience that demonstrates competency in:

Interpersonal Skills:Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively working with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences effectively communicates and works with coworkers as team members.

Customer/Quality Skills: Anticipates monitors and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an effective appropriate manner. Demonstrates commitment to identifying customers apparent and underlying needs and continually seeks to provide the highest quality service and product to all customers.

Accountability Skills:Holdsself accountablefor measurable highquality timely and costeffective results. Determines objectives and sets priorities. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Accountable to own development including learning necessary job knowledge and associated laws rules and policies. Identifies and participates in learning opportunities. Complies with established control systems and rules.

Planning/Organization Skills:Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short or longterm goals for self and strategies to achieve them. Using flexibility and resiliency skills appropriately and effectively adjusts work plans and priorities to changing circumstances. Monitors own progress and evaluates outcomes.

The MDOL/Bureau of Employment Services believe our employees should reflect the diversity of the populations we serve including racial cultural and ethnic diversity and people with disabilities. We welcome and encourage all applicants with interest in this position and who believe they meet minimum qualifications listed.

As required by federal grant the successful candidate will be a qualified serviceconnected disabled veteran a qualified eligible veteran or other qualified eligible persons as defined by Title 38 USC Section 41015. The successful candidate will attend live instructorled virtual training provided by the National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) and paid for by the US Department of Labor. The training must be completed within 18 months of hire and will be considered work time for compensation purposes. Transportation for regional travel will be required regularly. Either a state vehicle or reimbursement for use of your personal vehicle will be provided. Statewide travel will be occasionally required.

Preference will be given to those applicants:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience serving people with diverse backgrounds.
• Experience serving military veterans.
• Experience working with businesses and community organizations particularly for workforce development purposes.
• A high level of experience in Microsoft office Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience using virtual platforms and understanding of virtual services.

Contact information:

Questions about this position should be directed to

Application Instructions:

Interested applicants need to apply online by selecting the Apply for this opening button along with uploading a cover letter current resume and copies of any transcripts or certifications you wish to have considered while evaluating your application.In order for us to properly determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for any posting you must be sure your resume includes month and year for any experience listed along with the duties and responsibilities associated with each particular time period. Any experience that was not fulltime employment should be identified as such.

If you require a paper application please download and print one here contact our office at. Paper applications for this posting should be submitted along with cover letter and resumebefore the closing dateto Security & Employment Service Center 45 Commerce Drive Augusta ME 04330 or faxed to. Be sure title of the job you are applying for is included. Applications cannot be accepted after the posting closing date.

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:

• WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using13 paid holidays12 days of sick leave and3 weeks of vacation leaveannually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays8595 of employeeonly premiums $11196.96 $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costsfor you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100 of employeeonly dental premiums $387.92 annual value).
• Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29 of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) for MSEA or 18.09 for Confidential employees.

State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than fulltime.

Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.

If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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