Career Advisor

As a Career Advisor with the Bureau of Workforce Partnership and Operations, you will play a key role in connecting people with training, resources, and job opportunities. This position gives you the chance to support both jobseekers and employers while helping strengthen the local workforce.

The Career Advisor helps jobseekers explore careers, develop skills, and connect with employment opportunities while also supporting employers with their workforce needs. This role supports strong customer service, clear communication, and helpful guidance.

• Career Guidance: conduct assessments, discuss goals, and help individuals make informed career decisions.
• Jobseeker Support: provide coaching on resumes, interviews, job searches, and related topics.
• Employer Services: assist businesses with job postings, hiring strategies, and recruitment needs.
• Case Management: track progress, update plans, and coordinate services to support employment goals.
• Community Outreach: promote services and build relationships with local organizations and partners.
• Record Documentation: document services and maintain required reports for workforce programs.

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch.
• Telework: opportunity to work from home part‑time, subject to change. Must have secure high‑speed internet and be inside Pennsylvania. Alternatively, report to headquarters in Bloomsburg.
• Salary: starting salary may be non‑negotiable in some cases.

• Successful completion of the Career Advisor Trainee training program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent federal job title), or
• One year of experience interviewing the public to collect and identify customer needs, evaluating eligibility for programs, and researching data to make decisions, plus a bachelor’s degree, or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Must meet Pennsylvania residency requirement.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.