The CareerLink Administrator is responsible for directing and coordinating all functions and operations of the CareerLink site in alignment with the State Workforce Investment Board's strategic plan, the Luzerne/Schuylkill County Workforce Investment Board's strategic plan and the CareerLink Site plan. Position requires a bachelor's degree with at least four years of experience in the workforce development field. This position requires excellent leadership, organization, communication and computer skills and the ability to work within a team structure. Salary based on education and experience $46,807 - $71,101.
Please visit www.cwds.state.pa.us for more information. CWDS Job Order Number: 674406

Interested parties are advised that the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, Inc. has an immediate opening for an enterprising solicitor to provide legal services. Principle work will include general legal advice, contract review and any other matter that may arise in the usual course of business. Knowledge of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is required. Please submit relative work experience/history and rate schedule via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by close of business Monday, February 15, 2010.

Money received by the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board through the federal stimulus package is paying dividends in the region for young and displaced workers.

That was the message relayed during a public meeting of the board Thursday at the Keystone Job Corps Center in Drums.

Earlier this year, the workforce investment board received more than $3.5 million as part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – commonly known as the stimulus plan.

The funding was earmarked to provide adult workforce training, training for displaced workers, and summer jobs for young people throughout Luzerne and Schuylkill counties.

At the time, the WIB projected it will be able to serve 111 adults, 214 displaced workers and 480 youth from ages 14 to 24 with the federal stimulus funds. The program funds can be used over a two-year period.