Employment and Training Program Specialist

DelDOT; Georgetown (DE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework options

Job summary

The State of Delaware seeks an Employment and Training Program Specialist to support MSFWs and the H-2A program. You will coordinate with employers, job centers, and the DOL to ensure compliant recruitment and access to services.

Travel across Sussex County and beyond is required, with emphasis on Spanish-language communication to serve workers effectively. Responsibilities include review of H-2A job orders, guidance on program requirements, complaint resolution, and maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Six months experience in program monitoring and identifying improvements.
• Six months experience in interpreting employment and training program laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Knowledge of budget development including financial data analysis and long/short range planning.

Responsibilities

• Researches, analyzes and applies federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines for assigned programs to ensure compliance and create technical guidance documents.
• Monitors programs by conducting on-site visits, identifies deficiencies, and recommends corrective actions to improve performance.
• Provides technical support and training to staff on eligibility criteria, procedures, and report preparation.
• Prepares management information reports and analyzes goal attainments.
• Assists in budget development, service plans and performance goal-setting; may participate in contract negotiations.
• Speaks at workshops and meetings as a liaison to external groups and agencies.
• May monitor and approve support services requests such as training, transportation, day care, relocation and shelter.
• Develops or revises operational procedures and program materials.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Job description

Introduction

Support Delaware’s agricultural workforce by connecting employers, job seekers, and communities to ensure fair access, clear guidance, and meaningful impacts for those who power our state’s farming industry!

Summary Statement

The Employment and Training Program Specialist serves as the Foreign Labor Coordinator, supporting key workforce initiatives for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) and the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Employment Program. This position serves as a primary liaison among agricultural employers, American Job Centers, the State Workforce Agency, and the U.S. Department of Labor to support compliance with applicable program requirements, promote lawful and equitable recruitment practices, and facilitate access to employment and workforce services. In this role, you will review H-2A agricultural job orders for completeness and compliance with applicable requirements, work directly with employers to resolve deficiencies and other job-order issues, and coordinate the placement of approved job orders into intrastate and interstate clearance and the recruitment and referral of qualified U.S. workers. You will provide technical guidance on program requirements, assist with complaint and issue resolution, maintain program documentation and records, and collaborate with workforce partners to expand outreach and access to employment services for MSFWs and agricultural employers. Responsibilities include conducting statewide and on-site outreach at agricultural worksites and other locations where MSFWs work, live, or gather. Frequent travel within Sussex County and throughout Delaware will therefore be required. Because many MSFWs and H-2A workers may have limited English proficiency, Spanish-language proficiency is essential for effective communication and for providing information regarding employment opportunities, worker rights, available services, and community resources.

Selective Requirement

Read, write and speak Spanish fluently.

Essential Functions

• Researches, analyzes and applies federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines for assigned programs to ensure program compliance, develops/edits technical assistance documents to assist operational staff in carrying out daily responsibilities.
• Monitors assigned programs to measure activity and results against program objectives by identifying deficiencies through periodic on-site visits; submits reports which recommend corrective action; provides assistance in implementing appropriate action to increase performance levels.
• Provides technical support and assistance to operational staff to ensure smooth program operations; assists in training operational staff on areas such as program eligibility criteria, operating procedures, and report preparation.
• Compiles information and prepares various management information reports such as the analysis of goal attainments.
• Assists in the development of program budgets, service plans and performance goal-setting; may participate in contract/performance criteria negotiation.
• Speaks at or participates in related workshops, conferences, and/or meetings to discuss and/or provide information on manpower programs; acts as liaison to external special interest groups, organizations, employers, schools, individual, and governmental agencies.
• May monitor and approve support services requests such as training, transportation, day care, relocation and/or shelter.
• May develop and/or revise operational procedures and program materials.

Job Requirements

• Six months experience in program monitoring such as monitoring program activities and recommending alternatives, improvements, courses of action and other changes based on findings.
• Six months experience in interpreting employment and training program laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Knowledge of budget development which includes analyzing financial data and making long and short range plans and projections.

Additional Posting Information

The State of Delaware recognizes the value of telework and flexible working schedules. This position is eligible for Telework according to the State of Delaware’s Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. More information will be shared at the time of interview.

Conditions of Hire

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources. All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County. As a condition of hire you must possess a valid driver's license (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving). This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.

Benefits

• To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. Individuals who use TDD may request auxiliary aid or service by calling [phone] or by visiting delawarerelay.com. If you need assistance with an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or general applicant support, you may call [phone] or email [e-mail]. The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.