New Job Appeals Bureau Chief In Idaho

Description

The Idaho Department of Labor connects job seekers with employment opportunities, supports workers through career and life transitions, and administers state labor laws.

The Appeals Bureau Chief will manage the Appeals Bureau and a team of Hearing Officers. This position will oversee or conduct appeals hearings and ensure hearings and binding appeals decisions from Unemployment Insurance (UI), Wage and Hour (W&H), and Job Training programs are in conformance with federal and state law and standards; perform related work.
This position is located in beautiful downtown Boise, Idaho.

• Participation in PERSI one of the nation's best state retirement systems and pension plans.
• Excellent low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee & family.
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start.
• Paid parental leave.
• Eleven paid holidays per year.
• Multiple savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• A healthy work-life balance is encouraged.
• Wellness programs; ongoing training opportunities; and more.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Michael Johnson ([email protected]).

To learn more about the Department of Labor, please click on the following link: www.labor.idaho.gov .

Example of Duties

• Manages the Appeals Bureau by providing leadership, setting standards, and policy in accomplishing Department goals.
• Review appeals hearings to ensure performance and quality to meet federal standards.
• Conduct periodic Appeals Examiner and clerical staff training.
• Achieve Federal performance in timeliness and case aging standards.
• Achieve Federal quality standards.
• Participate in employer education seminars.
• Prepare federal reports required from the Appeals Bureau.
• Explain appeals procedures and policies to internal and external parties.

Minimum Qualifications

Considerable knowledge of:

• Judicial and administrative hearing procedures, rules of evidence, due process and administrative law.

Experience:

• Interpreting and applying laws, regulations, and policies.
• Supervising staff.

Supplemental Information

There is an exam to determine your eligibility. Enter your responses to the questions in the space provided in the examination. You must have the minimum level of experience or education described for each question addressing a minimum requirement to qualify for this position. Scoring will be based on the information you provide. It is important that the information you provide clearly supports your responses. Your resume will be used to validate your responses.

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.