Career Assistance Advisor Resume Example United States Air Force

CAREER ASSISTANCE ADVISOR

Professional Experience

Career Assistance Advisor 06/2001 to 07/2009 United States Air Force

Department of the Army Soldier and Family Assistance Program Manager September 2013 - Present/Full Time/40 hours per week Establishes/Updates Referral System for Human Resources Programs (federal, state, local and private agencies) Responsible for coordinating/carrying out a variety of social service programs through local and state agencies linking various civilian and military support services with the organization's dispersed civilian workforce, soldiers and family members in 16 different locations.
Proactively conducts outreach services to local, state and military agencies for briefings, training, workshops etc.
for civilians, soldiers and family members of the organization.
Manages, controls and executes family readiness and support programs.
Provides plans for an efficient resource management program and maximum support of service delivery to civilians, soldiers and their family members.
Identifies family issues that require exploration, development, and resolutions and determines appropriate methods through local and state resources.
Identifies and categorizes volunteer capabilities, assets and training requirements and works with local and state agencies and military installations to identify and develop training options to the unit family volunteer community.
Coordinates information for seminars, conferences, and job orientation workshops as appropriate for civilians, soldiers, family members and volunteers.
Maintains records and databases to administer the family program and to provide necessary reports to leadership.
Develops monthly and quarterly unit Family Readiness newsletters and solicits articles for the family newsletters.
Solely accountable for updating and maintaining the medical readiness status of approximately 100 geographically separated military personnel through the Medical Protection System (MEDPROS) while consistently sustaining a 96% readiness rate.
Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management Systems (iPERMS) Reviewer; conducted a 100% audit of all personnel and finance documents for dispersed soldiers resulting in current and valid documents and discarding extraneous and outdated documents in members files.
Department of the Army Administrative Officer July 2010 - September 2013/ Full Time/40 hours per week Multi-tasker, provided administrative support for the Commander, Deputy Director and Directorate of Operations simultaneously with no degradation in service or quality.
Established and maintained an effective suspense control database system; guaranteed proper processing of documents and activity actions.
Exercised control over the Deputy Director's appointments with the authority for commitment of time.
Supervised and provided oversight of personnel and administrative support program functions to include records management, security, travel, training, property accountability, and office administration for the organization.
Oversaw the Directorate's personnel management program; assisted employees with the proper completion and submission of Requests for Personnel Action (RPA) to Human Resources Office.
Provided recruitment and placement services for General Service (GS) vacancies up to grades GS-14, received, assessed and distributed resumes to hiring managers in addition to scoring and calculating the results of interview boards.
Proactive Task Manager; responsible for identifying, monitoring and distributing taskers throughout the entire organization including subordinate units through the Command Information Decision Support System (CIDSS) while meeting higher head quarter's suspense's.
Coordinated as well as submitted requested for military and civilian personnel through the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS).
Senior Reviewing official for military and civilians travel submissions via the Defense Travel System (DTS); accurately reviewed and approved travel authorizations and vouchers for disbursement while providing group and individual training.
40 hours per week Organized career assistance briefings, training, and workshops for staff and senior leadership on military personnel programs and their area of responsibility.
Conducted interviews to determine factors that negatively influenced the career decision and developed programs to address concerns.
Monitored mandatory pay and benefits briefing programs to ensure eligible members were briefed at appropriate intervals.
Assisted supervisors and leadership in counseling personnel on reenlistment opportunities and benefits.
Advised separating personnel on Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard program benefits and opportunities.
Monitored retention programs, and provided reports and statistics to help commanders assess retention trends.
Prepared and distributed publicity to airmen contemplating a career decision.
Published simple news and advertisements celebrating the Air Force experience.
Assessed student's abilities, interests and achievements and presented individuals with realistic, suitable and obtainable options pertaining to their career.
Presented unconditional support for individuals in carrying out their career action plan; held monthly and quarterly current status discussions with individuals.
Briefed individual's one on one or in groups to discuss career advisor services available to them.
Offered advice, information and guidance on an array of issues such as education, careers, employment and training.
Provided staff advisory services to senior leadership and supervisors as it pertained to the workforce as well as authoritative policy interpretations.
Liaised with military and civilian agencies to schedule entitlement briefings and training for separating and retiring military personnel.
Responsible for employee development and training programs, conducted assessments and formulated training requirements that met the needs of transitioning military personnel.

Education/Human Resources Specialist 06/1991 to 05/2001 United States Air Force

40 hours per week.
Provided individual career, academic, and force development advisement to military personnel for all ranks, their dependents, and/or civilian personnel pursuing undergraduate/graduate, vocational, technical, licensure/certification, and professional development opportunities at various levels.
Served as technical expert on a variety of educational programs by evaluating individual's potential and eligibility for a multitude of programs to include Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), Air Force commissioning, Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Services (DANTES), non-resident professional military education (PME, and VA Educational Benefits).
Performed a variety of outreach and customer services duties by conducting briefings for groups or units which promoted available career assistance and educational programs.

Training/Human Resources Specialist 01/1985 to 04/2001 United States Air Force

40 hours per week Administered a career development program that provided individual assessment, courses, training, mentoring, and counseling.
Worked in close coordination with senior leadership and supervisors which established and promoted an ongoing learning environment that optimized efforts; acquired and sustained a vital and effective diverse workforce.
Reviewed training program requirements, ensured employees met their goals and objectives.
Created and update personnel training records for accuracy and future reference.
Assured resources were adequate and available to execute training sessions.
Assessed effectiveness and quality of training courses.
Initiated outreach service provisions with civilian agencies, military installations, Reserve and National Guard facilities within a designated geographical area for military veterans.
Developed and distributed outreach materials -- such as brochures, fact sheets, and other targeted information that highlighted Vet Center services and locations for transitioning military personnel.
Gathered information from community agencies and federal agencies regarding available resources for departing veterans.
Assisted veteran clients and their families in understanding their rights and responsibilities.

Education

M.S: Human Behavior/Family Studies 2015 Amberton University Garland, TX Human Behavior/Family Studies

B.S: Human Resource Management 2009 Colorado Technical University Denver, CO Human Resource Management

Skills

academic, Administrative, administrative support, advisement, advertisements, Air Force, Army, Benefits, brochures, conferences, counseling, clients, customer services, DTS, databases, database, Decision Support, delivery, educational programs, employee development and training, finance, hiring, Human Resources, leadership, Director, materials, mentoring, Office, works, newsletters, office administration, Personnel, personnel management, personnel training, publicity, quality, recruitment, seminars, statistics, workshops, articles

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