New Job Workforce Development Specialist 7 In Louisiana

Workforce Development Specialist 7
Workforce Development Specialist 7

Workforce Development Specialist 7

Company : State of Louisiana
Salary : $4,326 - $8,514 a month
Location : Louisiana

Full Description

Supplemental Information


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The domicile for this vacancy will be based on the selected candidate. The selected applicant will be domiciled in a DCFS office closest to where they reside.

The position will be responsible for supporting the budget, program, contracts and policy initiatives in the Workforce Development Section. Experience in these areas will assist the incumbent in achieving success in this role. Work experience with partners in the Workforce Ecosystem and experience in collaborations with Community Based Organizations, Business and Industry Sectors, and the Community College System are also ideal.

This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months.

The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job.

Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.

List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities"

For additional information about this vacancy, please contact Lorrie Briggs via email at [email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional experience in workforce development, unemployment insurance, marketing, administrative services, social services, job training programs work, education, management analysis, labor market analysis, human resources or any military experience gained at the E-5 rank and pay grade or higher.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
A master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as a program coordinator for an ongoing, continuous, statewide Workforce Development program.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Program Manager.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad from higher-level Workforce Development personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Programmatic over lower-level Workforce Development staff, as needed.

LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by state agencies with workforce development functions.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from lower-level Workforce Development Specialists by the presence of responsibility for serving as a program coordinator with greater scope and complexity.
Differs from higher-level Workforce Development Specialists by the absence of direct supervisory responsibility.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Support management of multiple program areas including training, budget, and compliance.
Reviews and evaluates office operation and/or program recipients for a single complex program on a statewide basis.
Interprets and tracks corrective action within an assigned program.
Evaluates programs, identifies promising practices, and develops/recommends comprehensive solutions.