Career Center Consultant - Anticipated Vacancy

Department of Labor; Portland (ME); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health Insurance Coverage

Retirement Plan

Paid holidays

Vacation leave

Zusammenfassung

Department of Labor in Portland, Maine is seeking a professional to manage sponsor data, develop new sponsors, and support CareerCenter initiatives. The role emphasizes community engagement, collaboration with local partners, and program coordination across counties.

Strong communication, organizational skills, and experience with MS Teams, Zoom, and Microsoft Office are preferred. This is a full-time role within Maine state government with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrates courteous communication and relationship-building with diverse customers.
• Proactively identifies customer needs and delivers high-quality service.
• Maintains accountability for timely, cost-effective results and ongoing learning.
• Plans work workloads, adapts to changes, and prioritizes tasks effectively.

Aufgaben

• Manage data for assigned sponsors and monitor performance in RAPIDS.
• Develop new sponsors across counties and focus areas.
• Participate in CareerCenter staff meetings and local outreach.
• Coordinate with local chambers for presentation opportunities.
• Reach out to dormant sponsors and maintain MAP participation.
• Engage with high schools and CTE programs in the region.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal skills

Customer/Quality skills

Accountability skills

Planning/organization skills

Tools

MS Teams

Zoom

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Department of Labor Job Class Code: 0723 Grade: 20 (Professional/Technical) Salary: $21.61 – $30.18/Hour Location: Portland, Maine Opening Date: November 2, 2026 Closing Date: November 17, 2026 Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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: Holds self-accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective 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 long-term 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.

Preference will be given to those applicants:

• Experience with presentation skills with community partners both internal and external partners
• Experience providing information and guidance.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Managing business accounts
• Curriculum development and implementation
• Experience using computer software and virtual communications platforms such as MS Teams, Zoom, Microsoft Office suite.
• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills in English in addition to any of the following languages: Arabic, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS and EXPECTATIONS RAPIDS

• Data management and monitoring for assigned sponsors
• Develop new sponsors in assigned counties and sectors of focus
• Participate in CareerCenter staff meetings within your local area
• Connect to local chambers of commerce - seek presentation opportunities in collaboration with CareerCenter staff
• Contact dormant sponsors in RAPIDS in assigned counties
• Connection to high schools and CTE programs in region
• Participate in bi-weekly business team meetings
• Manage MAP participation in CareerCenter job fairs in assigned counties
• MJL registration of existing sponsors and apprentices
• Participation in professional training activities
• Connection and resource for CareerCenter and Service Providers in region
• Connection between the Maine Apprenticeship Program to the Maine Community Colleges

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

• Work-Life Balance – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($11,857.68-$13,950.24 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit – Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%.
• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($365.28 annual value).
• Retirement Plan – The State of Maine contributes 14.06% of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), on behalf of the employee.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement – Improve overall health with regular exercise and receive up to $40 per month to offset this expense.
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts – Set aside money pre-tax to help pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and/or daycare expenses.
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness – The State of Maine is a qualified employer for this federal program.
• Living Resources Program – Navigate challenging work and life situations with our employee assistance program.
• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including fathers and adoptive parents—receive forty‑two (42) consecutive calendar days of fully paid parental leave. Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
• Voluntary Deferred Compensation – Save additional pre‑tax funds for retirement in a MaineSaves 457(b) account through payroll deductions.
• 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.

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.

Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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