Workforce Development Specialist II (FFTL)

Kentucky Transportation; Morehead (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligible

37.5 hr work week

Job summary

Education & Labor Cabinet in Morehead, KY is recruiting for a Workforce Development Specialist II (FFTL) in a full-time, executive branch role with overtime eligibility. Salary is set at $3,087.50 per month, with a 37.5-hour work week and a federal grant-funded term.

The position supports job seekers, collaborates with employers, and provides unemployment insurance and workforce services. A bachelor’s degree is required, with one year of related experience. E-Verify participation applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• One year of experience in reviewing, monitoring, determining eligibility for, and/or administering employment service or unemployment insurance programs, or related fields.
• Master's degree substitutes for one year of experience.
• Experience substitutes for education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Assists job seekers in need of services, makes referrals, monitors progress, and performs case management and follow-up services.
• Develops employability plans based on vocational aptitudes, interests, and work experience.
• Works with employers to promote the benefits of employment services and to solicit potential job opportunities for employment service participants.
• Provides assistance to employers with developing job orders and making job referrals.
• Keeps a daily log of services.
• Promotes employment services through interactions with other public, private, and state agencies through job fairs and special ads.
• Works in resource room assisting customers with unemployment insurance claims; addresses questions and concerns via in-person and phone.
• Conducts workshops for job seekers to help develop job search techniques, resume writing, and interview skills.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Time management

Multitasking under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Workforce Development Specialist II (FFTL)

Pay Grade 12

Salary

$3,087.50 Month

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

1225 US Highway 60 W Ste 106

Morehead, KY 40351 USA

Description

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet advances education, workforce development, and economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. The Cabinet provides education and training programs, employment and reemployment services, unemployment insurance, and disability determination services to help Kentuckians gain skills, find work, and maintain economic stability. It partners with education providers, workforce boards, and employers to align training with labor market needs and oversees labor programs that promote fair and safe workplaces.

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

• Assists job seekers in need of services, makes referrals, monitors their progress, and performs case management and follow-up services.
• Develops employability plans based on vocational aptitudes, interests, and work experience.
• Works with employers to promote the benefits of employment services and to solicit potential job opportunities for employment service participants.
• Provides assistance to employers with developing job orders and making job referrals.
• Keeps a daily log of services.
• Promotes employment services through interactions with other public, private, and state agencies through job fairs and special ads.
• Works in resource room assisting customers with unemployment insurance claims; addresses questions and concerns via in-person and phone.
• Conducts workshops for job seekers to help develop job search techniques, resume writing, and interview skills.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

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

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete training, sign acknowledgements, follow all policies and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

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

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: One year of experience in reviewing, monitoring, determining eligibility for, and/or administering employment service or unemployment insurance programs, or experience in education, public administration, business, human services, military, human resources or a related field.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Work experience in workforce programs such as WIOA, employment services, and, or, unemployment insurance programs or experience in education, public administration, business, human services, military, human resources or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Cylenna Barker at [e-mail]

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D