{"id":129308,"date":"2024-04-08T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=129308"},"modified":"2024-04-08T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:30:00","slug":"2nd-annual-lehigh-valley-health-human-services-job-fair-invites-students-and-young-professionals-to-penn-state-lehigh-valley-on-april-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=129308","title":{"rendered":"2nd Annual Lehigh Valley Health &#038; Human Services Job Fair Invites Students and Young Professionals to Penn State Lehigh Valley on April 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bethlehem, PA &#8211; [April 8, 2024]<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magellanhealth.com\/mh\/home.aspx\">Magellan Health, Inc.<\/a>, a leader in behavioral health and related services, today announced that Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Magellan), will host the second annual Lehigh Valley Health &amp; Human Services Job Fair in collaboration with Penn State Lehigh Valley, Lehigh County Human Services, and Northampton County Human Services. The fair will offer a variety of workshops and plenary discussions, as well as ample networking opportunity, for students and young professionals seeking positions in the health and human services fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The event is scheduled for April 11, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Penn State Lehigh Valley (2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034). The event is free and open to the general public.<\/strong> Magellan currently administers behavioral health benefits through HealthChoices contracts with Bucks, Cambria, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Lehigh Valley Health &amp; Human Services Job Fair will include:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>35+ providers to discuss a variety of positions available. Go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magellanofpa.com\/documents\/2024\/03\/2024-job-fair-provider-list.pdf\/\">here<\/a> to see the list of providers.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIdentify your career signal with HIF logic\u201d workshop led by Dr. Kathleen Houlihan of Dream2Career scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHow to make appropriate connections with hiring managers\u201d plenary discussion scheduled for 3:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Career services staff hosting workshops on topics to include: salary negotiation, internship and career strategy, virtual interview best practices, resume tips, and social media recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Local health and human services providers continue to have a challenging time in hiring and retaining employees, and we are hopeful that this 2<sup>nd<\/sup> annual job fair can create rewarding career opportunities,\u201d said Tom Walker, senior account executive for Lehigh County and Northampton County, Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania. &#8220;We are grateful for the support of Penn State Lehigh Valley to host this important community event. This year\u2019s agenda has a full line up of workshops to offer quality educational and networking opportunities for young adults considering a career in health and human services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To register for the job fair, go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magellanofpa.com\/for-members\/community\/community-events\/lv-job-fair-attendee-registration\/\">here<\/a>. For more information on Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MagellanofPA.com\">www.MagellanofPA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Magellan Health:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magellanhealth.com\">Magellan Health, Inc.<\/a> supports innovative ways of accessing better health through technology, while remaining focused on the critical personal relationships that are necessary to achieve a healthy, vibrant life. Magellan\u2019s customers include health plans and other managed care organizations, employers, labor unions, various military and governmental agencies and third-party administrators. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magellanhealth.com\">MagellanHealth.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAubrey Proud<br \/>\nDirector, Communications and Community Relations<br \/>\nMagellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania<br \/>\nMagellan Healthcare Division<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethlehem, PA &#8211; [April 8, 2024] \u2013 Magellan Health, Inc., a leader in behavioral health and related services, today announced that Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, Inc. 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