Eastern Compliance Apprenticeship/ Trng. Representative (Workforce Dev. Analyst 2) (ATO Emp. Only)

Commonwealth-of-Pennsylvania; Chester (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework available

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an Eastern Compliance Apprenticeship and Training Representative to support workforce development and promote strong apprenticeship programs across multiple counties. You will engage with organizations, conduct site reviews, and provide guidance to sponsors while building partnerships that strengthen regional industry efforts.

Responsibilities include outreach, documentation, and presenting training to expand apprenticeship awareness, with full-time

Qualifications

• One year as a Workforce Development Analyst 1; or two years of experience in performing technical work in a workforce development program and a bachelors degree; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Responsibilities

• Field Outreach: Engage organizations across the assigned region to assess program needs and provide guidance.
• Site Reviews: Conduct provisional and compliance reviews at work sites and meet with employer and sponsor contacts.
• Record Tracking: Maintain review documentation and update required systems to support ongoing program compliance.
• Sponsor Support: Assist sponsors in resolving concerns and offer recommended actions aligned with apprenticeship standards.
• Public Engagement: Deliver presentations and training sessions for statewide and local audiences to expand apprenticeship awareness.
• System Reporting: Manage tracking systems, maintain RAPIDS entries, and prepare reports related to apprenticeship efforts.

Education

Bachelors degree

Equivalent combination of experience and training

Job description

The Eastern Compliance Apprenticeship and Training Representative with the Apprenticeship and Training Office offers a chance to support meaningful workforce development across many communities. This role provides a positive path for helping organizations grow strong apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. It brings energy and momentum to efforts that strengthen local industry partnerships. Step into this position and make an impact that stretches across the region.

Assigned Area of Coverage: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Monroe, Montgomery, Northumberland, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York counties.

This position supports outreach, promotional efforts, and technical guidance across a wide geographic area to promote strong apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. It plays a key role in conducting provisional and compliance reviews and helping sponsors strengthen and maintain effective programs. As an Eastern Compliance Apprenticeship and Training Representative, you will perform the following duties:

• Field Outreach: Engage organizations across the assigned region to assess program needs and provide guidance
• Site Reviews: Conduct provisional and compliance reviews at work sites and meet with employer and sponsor contacts
• Record Tracking: Maintain review documentation and update required systems to support ongoing program compliance
• Sponsor Support: Assist sponsors in resolving concerns and offer recommended actions aligned with apprenticeship standards
• Public Engagement: Deliver presentations and training sessions for statewide and local audiences to expand apprenticeship awareness
• System Reporting: Manage tracking systems, maintain RAPIDS entries, and prepare reports related to apprenticeship efforts

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to your designated headquarter location fulltime. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
• Headquarter Location: Selected candidate may choose a headquartered location within a PA CareerLink® or Labor & Industry location in the designated coverage area based on the location of the staff member and availability of office space.

Organization or Location Restriction:

• This posting is restricted to Labor & Industry, Office of Apprenticeship and Training employees only.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Workforce Development Analyst 1; or
• Two years of experience in performing technical work in a workforce development program, and a bachelor’s degree; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• This position requires federally compliant identification such as a U.S. Passport, REAL ID, or Military ID at the time of conditional job offer.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

This position issubject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding.If no applicable union-covered bidders apply, other applicants may be considered.

• Seniority rights apply for Workforce Development Analyst 1
• Seniority/Promotion Unit: 700

You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Recruitment Methods:

• Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:
  • Seniority Promotion
  • Seniority Unit Lateral
• When the collective bargaining obligation(s) have been met; then the following recruitment methods may be used:
  • Promotion Without Exam
  • Reassignment(Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment.)
  • Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Voluntary Demotion
• Reinstatement(Former civil service employees may only be reinstated to the job title from which they resigned. Current civil service employees are not eligible through reinstatement.)

Promotion Without Examination (PWOE):

• Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:
  • Workforce Development Analyst 1
  • We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST06 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements.
• Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.
• The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.
• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower class by the posting closing date with no break in service.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.