Employment & Training Spec III - Anticipated Vacancy

MaineGuide; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Job summary

The Department of Labor - Bureau of Employment Services is seeking an Employment & Training Specialist III for a full-time, on-site role serving multiple locations across Maine. Travel statewide may be required and the position focuses on developing and coordinating specialized employment and training services under limited supervision.

Responsibilities include directing testing, counseling, recruitment, and referrals; budgeting, grants monitoring; program design, evaluation, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills: shows understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy and effective relationship building.
• Customer/Quality skills: anticipates and meets customers' needs and delivers high-quality service.
• Accountability: owns results, sets objectives, and accepts responsibilities.
• Planning/Organization: organizes work, sets priorities, and adapts to changing circumstances.
• Teaching Others: helps others learn, coaches, and mentors.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates activities such as testing, counseling, recruitment, and referral services to meet program goals.
• Prepares, negotiates, and monitors budgets, contracts, and grants to ensure resources.
• Develops, designs, and reports on employment and training programs and performance data.
• Writes reports and responds to inquiries to document services.
• Coordinates program services with other support services to address client needs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Accountability

Planning/organization

Teaching others

Job description

Department of Labor - Bureau of Employment Services

Employment & Training Specialist III

Class Code: 0703 (Professional/Technical)

Opening Date: 09/11/2026

Closing Date: 09/25/2026

Location: Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, Bangor, or Rockland

Position Type: Full Time

Grade/Salary: 22 - $47,174.40 to $65,832.00/Annually

Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The Department of Labor has one full-time position, to be located in Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, Bangor or Rockland. Travel may be necessary, overnight statewide travel may be required occasionally.

DESCRIPTION:

This is professional services work in developing, administering and coordinating a specialized employment, training, or employer services. Work is performed under limited supervision.

REPRESENTATIVETASKS:

• Directs and coordinates, work activities including testing, counseling, recruitment, and referral services in order to ensure program goals and objectives are met.
• Prepares, negotiates, and monitors program budget, contracts, and grants in order to ensure sufficient resources to meet established goals and objectives.
• Develops, designs, oversees, evaluates, and reports on employment and training programs, monitoring procedures, surveys, and program performance data in order to maximize program effectiveness and efficiency and recommend program changes.
• Writes reports and responds to inquiries in order to document services and program activities and provide information.
• Coordinates program services with other support services in order to provide for client needs.
• Confers with special interest groups in order to provide information on program goals and objectives.
• Makes presentations to small and large groups in order to convey information
• May be responsible for determining eligibility, conducting and interpreting assessments, case management, career counseling, and job placement.

ENTRYLEVELKNOWLEDGES,SKILLSANDABILITIESREQUIRED:

• Knowledge of the agency goals, objectives, procedures, and policies.
• Knowledge of occupational groups, job families, and employers.
• Ability to understand and interpret applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Ability to manage an employment and training program.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and present information to large groups

FULLPERFORMANCEKNOWLEDGES,SKILLSANDABILITIESREQUIRED: (These may be acquired on the job and are needed to perform the work assigned).

Ability to identify and analyze problems, reach logical conclusions, and make sound recommendations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education and/or work experience that demonstrates competency in:

• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively working with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences, effectively communicates and works with coworkers as team members.
• Customer/Quality Skills: Anticipates, monitors, and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an effective, appropriate manner. Demonstrates commitment to identifying customers’ apparent and underlying needs and continually seeks to provide the highest quality service and product to all customers.
• Accountability Skills: Holds self accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives and sets priorities. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Accountable to own development including learning necessary job knowledge and associated laws, rules, and policies. Identifies and participates in learning opportunities. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Planning/Organization Skills: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals for self and strategies to achieve them. Using flexibility and resiliency skills, appropriately and effectively adjusts work, plans and priorities to changing circumstances. Monitors own progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Teaching Others: Helps others learn through formal or informal methods, identifies training needs, provides constructive feedback, coaches others on how to perform tasks, acts as a mentor.

Contact Information:

Questions about this position should be directed to: [e-mail]

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:

• Work-Life Fit– Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using13 paid holidays,12 days of sick leave, and3+ weeks of vacation leaveannually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.

• Health Insurance Coverage– The State of Maine pays 85%-95%of employee-only premiums ($11,196.96 - $12,514.32 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.

• Dental Insurance– The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).

• Retirement Plan– The State contributes the equivalent of 14.06% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) for MSEA, or 18.86% for Confidential employees.

State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package, covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time.

There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status or genetics.