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Career Placement Specialist

State Of Arkansas

Posted on : 21-08-2025

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Job Location

Conway - USA

Monthly Salary

$ 43088 - 63770

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Posted on : 21-08-2025

Job Description

Position Number:
County: Faulkner
Posting End Date: 8/22/2025
Anticipated Starting Salary: $43088.00
Location: Area 6 - Conway

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to be a public safety resource for Arkansas families by providing professional management solutions and evidence-based rehabilitative initiatives for offenders.

All DOC positions are designated as Safety Sensitive Positions and are subject to random drug testing pursuant to the Secretarial Directive governing Personnel Drug Testing. Medical marijuana usage as defined in Amendment 93 of the Arkansas Constitution prohibits Personnel in a Safety-Sensitive Position from the use of medical marijuana even if they are qualifying patient under the amendment and/or hold a registry identification card. Department Personnel are prohibited from the use or possession of a medicinal marijuana card pursuant to this policy and state law.

Position Information

Job Series: Administrative Support Independent

Classification: Career Placement Specialist

Class Code: PAS06I

Pay Grade: SGS04

Salary Range: $43088 - $63770

Job Summary

The Career Placement Specialist plays a key role in helping individuals in Arkansas identify and secure employment opportunities. This position is responsible for providing career counseling facilitating job placement services and guiding clients through the process of finding suitable work that aligns with their skills and career goals. The Career Placement Specialist works closely with job seekers employers and various state and local resources to ensure that individuals are matched with appropriate job opportunities while also supporting their long-term career development.

Primary Responsibilities

Conduct assessments to understand the needs skills and goals of individuals seeking career counseling services to guide clients through the job search process including resume writing interview preparation and job search clients in identifying career pathways educational opportunities and job training programs that match their skill sets and career job seekers with appropriate job openings by considering their skills qualifications and as a liaison between job seekers and employers providing support and advocacy during the hiring and collaborate with workforce development agencies educational institutions and community-based organizations to provide job seekers with resources and training and facilitate job fairs workshops and hiring events to connect job seekers with potential ongoing support to placed individuals to ensure successful employment and career any issues related to job retention such as workplace challenges or skills development and provide resources as needed.

Knowledge and Skills

Workforce development principles and laws regulations and labor market trends in state and federal programs and resources related to employment and career search tools and techniques including resume writing interview preparation and job networking development tools and job training programs available within the to develop and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders including employers training providers and government to remain motivated adaptable and client-focused in a fast-paced skills to manage multiple cases and job placement efforts in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) and career placement software or databases.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in human services business administration psychology social work or a related field preferred. At least two years of professional experience in career counseling workforce development job placement or a related field.

Licensure/Certifications

N/AOTHER JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.

The State of Arkansas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability citizenship national origin genetic information military or veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

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Career Placement Specialist

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