CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas Workforce Development Board seeks applications for Pinellas County representatives

The CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas (CSHP) Workforce Development Board is seeking interested citizens from Pinellas County to serve on the Board for a two-year volunteer term. Applications are due by 3 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025.

The mission of CSHP is to develop and lead an effective, efficient and integrated business-driven workforce system, providing comprehensive and responsive services to the citizens and business community of both counties.  The CSHP Board provides policy guidance and oversight for workforce development activities for CareerSource Florida Region 28 (Hillsborough County and Pinellas County) in partnership with the CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas Consortium (Consortium).

The Board’s activities, under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), include: developing an annual budget subject to the approval of the Consortium; developing, ratifying and submitting or amending the local workforce plan subject to the approval of the Consortium; establishing and adopting policy for governance, administration and operation of the CSHP budget, programs, administrative costs and performance outcomes; identifying and selecting providers of training services, intensive services, youth providers and One Stop Operators as necessary and applicable. The Board meets bi-monthly.

Eight positions will expire on June 30, 2025. The positions have two-year terms ending June 30, 2027, and are specified as:

1. Pinellas County business sector, six representatives:
   1. Candidates must have optimum policymaking or hiring authority.

• Pinellas County workforce sector, one representative:
  • Represent labor organizations, apprenticeship programs, and/or community-based organizations serving veterans, youth, individuals with barriers.

• Pinellas County education and training sector, one representative:
  • Represent entities administering adult education, higher education providing
  • workforce investment activities, and/or private education providers.

Citizens appointed to this board will be required to file an annual financial disclosure.

All nominees must reside in and be registered voters in Pinellas County. Appointments are voluntary positions; therefore, members serve without compensation. The Consortium has the authority to waive the residency requirement for nominees in the Workforce; Education Training; and Government, Economic/Community Development categories only. The membership of this Board is voted on by the Consortium.

To apply:

• Complete the mandatory online application at www.Pinellas.gov/boards by the deadline, Monday, May 5, 2025, 3 p.m.
• All business applicants must upload a letter of nomination from a local Chamber of Commerce, industry or professional organization with the online application.

Please Note: All materials submitted to Pinellas County Government are subject to the public records law of the State of Florida.