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Introduction
This bulletin board supplements the Local Employment and Entrepreneurship page (which also lists other websites designed for veterans in mind).
LVMAC recognizes having a job is typically the “number one” concern of a transitioning or mid-life veteran — and good jobs are hard to come by. From time to time, we receive notification of available job offerings through various networks. Below is a crude, rudimentary and occasionally updated listing of job opportunities. Most are probably in the DLI job search database at the Lehigh Valley CareerLink, but the possibility also exists some employers may prefer not to use that means of referral.
For the record, we do not work for or have an obligation to any employer.
Our Criteria and Conditions:
- We will emphasize those listings where veterans are actively sought for well-paying jobs which can support a family. Therefore we do not solicit job offers not made with that aim in mind.
- We prefer the jobs be located within the Lehigh Valley. However, we know good jobs are currently scarce and therefore will post some jobs farther out.
- We will post internship/paid training programs when we know of them. These are particularly helpful to the transitioning some veterans back to civilian work life.
- We cannot assure a job listed will be available when a veteran calls the employer. We are not a job agency. We are an all- volunteer organization trying to help others.
- We will not assure an employer is a good one. We will endorse no business or government agency. However, to the best of our ability, we will not list jobs requiring additional subsidy from taxpayers to assure a decent living wage.
- Job seekers are not to contact us directly about the jobs listed unless to correct an error. This can be done through info@lvmac.org.
Government Jobs
- Defense Logistics Agency (DLA): Offering a WELL PAID position for a Student Trainee (Public Affairs Specialist) in New Cumberland Depot. Candidate must be at least a half-time student. Click here for the details. (as of 28 July 2011
- Department of Homeland Security: DHS is hiring and looking for veterans. It has established a Veteran Employment Program Office, which has a one stop website for veterans seeking employment: click here. The website explains veterans‘ preference, has a contact email address to answer any questions, and has a converter tool that helps transitioning service members find appropriate jobs to apply for within DHS and the federal government. Any veterans interested in employment at DHS should send their inquiries to VETS@DHS.GOV. (as of 5 August 2011)
- Department of Defense Employment Readiness Program: Tobyhanna Depot, as a DoD Logistics Maintenance site, operates an Employment Readiness Program (ERP) which is designed to assist spouses of active duty military personnel, retired military personnel, DoD civilians and their families by providing employment readiness information. It does not function as an employment agency, but as a point of contact between potential employers and job seekers, and a provider of employment readiness training and resources. For more information, go to its Army Community Services website for ERP and click here for latest event. (as of 3 October 2011)
- The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offers a variety of jobs, to include those in state veterans homes and armories: Click Here. (Accessed 13 November 2012)
- The Veterans Affairs (VA) Acquisition Academy’s Acquisition Internship School is developing three-year Warriors to Workforce (W2W) program. The W2W program will be designed for Veterans who have Serious Employment Handicaps, combined Service Connected Disabilities (SCD) and have little to no post high school education. By the end of the three year program, participants will have obtained the training and skills needed to become fully functioning Levels I and II Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) certified Federal Government Contract Specialists, have the ability to advance from a GS-4 to a GS-11 and will be infused into the Federal Government acquisition workforce. For more information contact Kasey Kazakavich (VOC-REHAB) at (717) 221-3475 or Stephen Lew, Army Wounded Warrior Program Advocate at 717-272-6621 x4804. (as of 21 July 2011)
- County Government Job Offers: Lehigh County and Northampton County , like the state, both give veterans preference points for many jobs.
Private Sector Jobs
- VetCentral is a division of the DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit Human Resources consortium of employers and formed to improve labor market efficiency. For jobs offered through the Lehigh Valley CareerLink system, click here; for all known jobs offered in the Lehigh Valley from federal contractors (within 50 miles of the Lehigh Valley Post Office zip code 18002), click here. (posted 24 February 2012)
- Air Products and Chemicals is constantly hiring locally. Featured jobs are listed here. However, these are not the only jobs available. For more information, contact Air Products Central Staffing. (as of 2 November 2011)
- American Legion, Dept. of Pennsylvania: Seeking veteran with strong desire to assist veterans pursuing VA benefits. Full Time; counseling/ case management experience helpful; some travel; computer/ research skills and background check required. $28K Start. Send resume to: American Legion, Attn: HR, P.O. Box 2324, Harrisburg, PA 17105. These two positions are located in The American Legion’s Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices. (as of 14 February 2012)
- DoD Employment Readiness Program lists civilian sector jobs in addition to government ones. See “Government Jobs” above.
- Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network (GPVN) [www.gpvn.org; www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3069831/ ] is an organization whose primary mission is to provide pre-employment career services, ‘hands on’ mentors and to share potential job leads to transitioning military service members and local veterans. GPVN also offers Veteran Entrepreneurship Seminars, Hiring Veterans Workshops for local companies and Vet to Vet Volunteering. Some of the job postings include jobs close to the Lehigh Valley: Click here. (as of 24 November 2011)
- PolyFlow, LLC Job Announcements: Job offerings in the vicinity of King of Prussia/Valley Forge. Click Here. (as of 01 November 2011).
- RecruitMilitary Expos: RecruitMilitary is veteran-owned, veteran-operated, and veteran-advised national recruiting firm that bills itself as at the top in full service, military-to-civilian recruiting. It continually holds fairs in Philadelphia. Click here for the latest, planned Philadelphia event and to register. (posted 29 March 2012)
- RHD Job Announcements: Resources for Human Development (RHD), a national nonprofit, serves tens of thousands of people of all abilities every year with caring, effective and innovative programs addressing intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral health, homelessness, addiction recovery and more. It also is continually seeking employees. Click here for the Northeast PA Program Directory and the current vacancy information. Applicants can respond directly to the “Contact Person’s name and email address” and are not required to automatically “go through” HR [Human Resources]. Applicants can also access on-going employment opportunities on their corporate website: www.rhd.org. Click on the “careers” link and continue clicking through the screens until actual job information is visible. (as of 16 November 2011)
Last Updated: 21 May 2012 (Vet Sanctuary no longer receiving applications)
