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4/25/2023 (8:00 PM EDT)

23-03450

Workforce Development Specialist II (FFTL)

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Workforce Development

Location

412 Roy Campbell Dr Hazard KY 41701 USA

Description

The Education and Labor Cabinet’s mission is to educate, prepare and train Kentucky’s current and future workforces. Our goal is to create and make continuous improvements to an education and workforce system that prepares Kentuckians for the 21st century workforce, while helping businesses find the skilled workers they need to compete and create jobs in the Commonwealth.
The Career Development Office provides workforce services to Kentuckians who are unemployed, under-employed, or searching for a new career path. We also provide a variety of services, such as assistance with unemployment insurance, business downsizing, labor market information, job postings, and recruiting and training.
This is a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non- merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.
Key Responsibilities:

• Under limited supervision, interviews and assesses veterans and other eligible applicants to determine program eligibility, employment, and training needs.
• Provides assistance to those who have barriers to employment or who have requested Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist services.
• Makes referrals to training and placement programs and Career Center partner agencies.
• Prepares Individual Employment Plan (IEP) for case management. Enters proper documentation of the IEP in agency database.
• Provides intensive services to identify and reduce employment barriers through setting attainable goals.
• Provides follow up services and modifies IEP as necessary.
• Performs outreach to promote veterans to employers as a category of job seekers with highly marketable skills and experience.
• Advocates for employment, training, credentialing, and licensing opportunities for veterans with businesses, industry, community-based organizations, unions, and apprenticeship programs.
• Promotes individualized veteran job development programs to businesses.
• Serves on the Business Services Team (BST) and participates in team meetings.
• Accepts and writes job orders.
• Maintains veteran statistical data to include quality of applicants and level of services and reports issues in a timely manner.
• Conducts follow up with employers.
• Provides follow-up services for Chapter 31 program veteran referrals and documents information in agency database and program tracking sheet.
• Responds to requests timely.
• Develops a plan that locates and identifies veterans with special employment needs through contacts and interactions with homeless shelters, community and government agencies, and civic organizations.
• Monitors priority of service for veterans at each American Job Center (AJC) in assigned area to ensure policy compliance.
• Keeps management informed of priority of services compliance and issues. Provides training to AJC and partner staff on the duties of the Jobs for Veterans State Grant staff and Priority of Service.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Military experience

The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. ELC will only use E- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that ELC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://dhs.gov/e-verify

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