The South Coast Hot Jobs List – 5 December 2013

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, each week New Bedford Guide will be working with the New Directions Southcoast (also known as the Greater New Bedford Career Center) and pulling jobs from our jobs database to inform job seekers about the hottest jobs in the area. We will define “Hot Jobs” as those jobs that need to be filled by the employer immediately. For those looking to search some large job databases, checkout my Best Job Search Resources for New Bedford Residents article. Unless noted otherwise, those interested in these positions or want more information should go to the Greater New Bedford Career Center at 618 Acushnet Avenue. Be sure to also check out our Job Portal to find jobs by location on a map: http://www.newbedfordguide.com/map-page#pm_jobs_tab. Want to get e-mail notifications for new jobs? Checkout our e-mail subscription service.

If there is not a link to applying for one of the jobs listed, contact Sharon Martin, Business Services Representative at 508-990-4115 or feel free to stop by the Greater New Bedford Career Center. These positions are posted on mass.gov/jobquest.

Here are the Hot Jobs from the Greater New Bedford Career Center as of December, 5th, 2013:

1. Licensed Plumber #3381569 – Candidate must have experience in all phases of plumbing, heating, and gas work. Must have good driving record and have own hand tools.

2. Parent child Home Program/Family Support Specialist #3381656 – Provide twice weekly home visits to assigned families according to National Parent Child Home Program. Must have a minimum of Child Development course and two (2) years of experience working with children and families in education, social work, or other related human services. Associates degree preferred. Must have current driver’s license and own transportation. Must speak English and Spanish. 20 hours per week for 40 weeks.

P.A.C.E., Inc. is an AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Deadline to apply: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2013

3. Code Enforcement Inspector #3381589 – Position is within the Health Department. Minimizes environmental health and sanitation problems, and continues to decrease the rodent and vermin population within the community by law enforcement and education.
Conducts inspections, investigation, and communication/outreach activities through the City to ensure compliance with State Sanitary Codes and numerous other State and local regulations.

Issues Violation Notices to achieve compliance with health codes. Initiates litigation against parties who fail to comply with departmental notices. Assists with performing inspections of eating and drinking establishments or dwellings used for human habitation to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. When assigned, may perform other duties pertaining to inspection or investigation of environmental health issues related to protection, analytical analyses, outreach, and education.

The City of New Bedford has a Residency Requirement.

4. Assistant Director of Health #3385933 – Assists the Director of Health in the planning, coordinating and administration of a broad range of public health services, including community healthy, environmental health, inspection of food service establishments and emergency preparedness. Upon approval of the Commissioners of Health, serves as the Acting Director of Health in the absence of the Director and shall be responsible for on-going supervision of all employees.

Qualifications: knowledge equivalent to a Bachelors of Science in Public Health, Health Administration or a related discipline, and five years of progressively responsible experience in health; or any equivalent combination of training and experience necessary for designation by the Director of Public Health. The City of New Bedford has a Residency Requirement.

5. Administrative Specialist (Arborist Technician) #3385938 – Undertake the primary role of insuring the health of the City’s forest, neighborhood shade trees, Parks and Cemetery stock.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Acts as City-appointed Tree Warden.
• Inspects public shade trees petitioned for removal.
• Conducts quarterly “tree hearings” for petitioned removal of public shade trees.
• Submits monthly progress reports for tree maintenance.
• Schedules field work orders to tree maintenance crews.
• Manages information system for new and completed work tags for tree maintenance.
• Processes field work orders for tree maintenance.
• Manages crews, and supplies with tools, equipment and materials for tree maintenance.
• Monitors and evaluates maintenance crew productivity and workmanship
• Complies with professional arboricultural standards.
• Complies with OSHA and City safety standards.
• Manages public relations for City tree maintenance policy.
• Investigates all requests and complaints regarding trees; contacts residents requesting tree work; assists in directing and supervising installation of City trees with department crews and line work; and coordinates intra-departmental tree installation projects. Performs grant writing activities.

The City of New Bedford has a Residency Requirement

6. Assembler #3385995 – Employer is looking to fill three openings. A minimum of one year experience with a manufacturing facility and experience working with small hand tools. This position will be responsible for assembly work and picking/packing orders as well.

7. Human Resources Secretary (Part-Time) #3362846 – Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, the Human Resources Secretary provides secretarial support to the Director of Human Resources and assists with administrative office support as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides general secretarial support to the Director of Human Resources. Types and designs general correspondence, memos, graphic illustrations, proofreading for accuracy and well-organized lay-out.
• Receives and directs incoming phone calls; responding to inquiries regarding employment, and other internal Human Resources issues and concerns.
• Schedules and coordinates internal and external meetings, new employee orientation, educational programs, employment interviews, etc.
• Develops visual presentations for the Director of Human Resources.
• Establishes, develops, maintains filing systems, both hard-copy and electronic.
• Acts as a liaison with other departments and outside agencies, maintaining professionalism and exercising discretion with regard to disseminating both confidential and routine information.
• Coordinates the Employment Process, including job postings, maintaining a vacancy list, placing employment ads, scheduling and assisting with interviews.
• Coordinates the onboarding process, including new hire paperwork, I-9 maintenance, CORI and employment references, maintenance of personnel files, etc.
• Maintains Performance Evaluation system for both introductory and annual performance evaluations.
• Maintains a variety of compliance and regulatory reports including the monthly OIG reports, annual EEOC report, professional licenses, and others as necessary.
• Coordinates the separation process, including notifying payroll of separation, processing benefits and retirement plan notifications, processing internal notifications such as computer access, etc.
• Serves as back-up to the Receptionist as needed.
• Performs other duties as requested

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE: High School graduate or equivalent. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint required. Previous secretarial experience, with demonstrated proficiency in customer service, written and oral communication, organizational skills, teamwork, maintaining confidentiality, and time management.

Here are some jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database:

1. Administrative Assistant – east coast Staffin. Full details and application process here.

2. Assistant Manager – Domino’s Pizza. Full details and application process here.

3. Employee Relations Manager – St. Luke’s Hospital. Full details and application process here.

4. Reporter – The Standard Times. Full details and application process here.

5. Cashier – DICK’S Sporting Goods (Dartmouth). Full details and application process here.

Be sure to also check out our Job Portal to find jobs by location on a map: http://www.newbedfordguide.com/map-page#pm_jobs_tab. Want to get e-mail notifications for new jobs? Checkout our e-mail subscription service.