Title: SCNP Workforce Development Specialist

State Role Title: Education Coordinator I

Hiring Range: $85,000 average salary. Offer commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Ed Central Operations

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: www.doe.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Education office of School and Community Nutrition seeks a SCNP Workforce Development Specialist to provide workforce development strategies and serve as liaison with local school nutrition programs and other state agencies to increase qualified employment in the school and community nutrition programs. Will also provide technical expertise and assistance to local school food authorities and non-school sponsors to ensure that children receive high quality, nutritious meals, and to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations.
Specific duties include:
Assist in alignment of nutrition program job descriptions to increase skillset needed to align with apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeships programs.
Conduct outreach to local school nutrition programs to identify vacancies.
Liaison with workforce development partners to identify candidates for vacancies.
Assist in identification of skill building/training to prepare candidates to enter the nutrition program workforce. Conduct monitoring and evaluation of impact of programs towards goals.
Build and maintain relationships with internal partners, key state agencies and local school and community nutrition programs to ensure a collaborative approach to workforce development strategies.
Partner with workforce development programs to include various state agencies.
Coordinate program alignment between career and technical education programs, specifically in culinary arts and agriculture, with the school and community programs.
Identify opportunities for registered pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs to coordinate with school and community nutrition programs.
Represent the VDOE-SCNP Virginia Foods for Virginia Kids initiative with workforce development stakeholders.
Develop and maintain data and reporting for program objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to establish effective working relationships between state workforce programs and the local school and community nutrition programs.
Working knowledge of marketing concepts and promotional techniques.
Demonstrated ability to write for professional and public audiences and conduct training.
Knowledge of various software programs such as spreadsheet, word processing, and database management.
Use of the Internet for the purpose of employment outcomes.
A foundational understanding of workforce development principles.

Additional Considerations

Degree or coursework in related field.
Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
A résumé will be accepted in lieu of a completed state application. Applications submitted via e-mail, postal service, fax or hand-delivered will not be considered. Successful candidates must pass a criminal background check. Commonwealth of Virginia employees may have teleworking options available. Final teleworking agreements will be reviewed and approved upon hire.
Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process:
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to prove their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs.cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process. For assistance call: (804) 225-2021, [TTY: 786-8389]
Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. The Virginia Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce.
Virginia Department of Education does not provide sponsorship.

Contact Information

Name: Ernest Barnes

Phone: 804-923-0956

Email: ernest.barnes@doe.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.