Career Center Consultant - Anticipated Vacancy

Department of Marine Resources; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maine Department of Labor seeks a practitioner to develop, update, implement, and monitor registered apprenticeship programs across private industry and the public sector. You will collaborate with Maine businesses, apprentices, unions, and workforce partners while delivering presentations at job fairs, trade shows, and informational sessions.

Expect frequent regional travel and occasional statewide travel to establish sponsors and support MAP participation.

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills; effective relationship building with diverse people.
• Customer/quality focus; anticipating and meeting customer needs.
• Accountability; responsible for high-quality, timely results.
• Planning and organizing; set priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, implement, and monitor registered apprenticeship programs in private industry and the public sector.
• Work with Maine businesses, apprentices, unions and other workforce systems; deliver presentations and sessions at job fairs and public events.
• Travel regionally and occasionally statewide to fulfill duties and sponsor development.

Job description

Do you want to join a team of hardworking professionals who support Maine workers AND employers? If so, this job could be for you! The Maine Apprenticeship Program team is looking for you if you enjoy working with the public, want to make a difference by working with employers to determine their workforce development needs and implement registered apprenticeship programs to address them.

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.

Essential duties and responsibilities as identified in the functional job analysis

• Develop, update, implement, and monitor registered apprenticeship programs in both private industry and the public sector. Will work with Maine businesses, apprentices, unions and other workforce systems, educational partners AND will also deliver presentations, workshops, and informational sessions at job fairs, trade shows, and other public events.
• Work will require frequent regionally based travel and occasional statewide travel.

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 countiesMJL 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

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.

Benefits of working for the State of Maine

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 Mainer