WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Coverage

Parental Leave

Holidays and Leave

Retirement Benefits

Sick & Annual Leave

Job summary

State of Louisiana's Louisiana Works agency in Baton Rouge seeks a Workforce Development Technical Specialist to monitor multiple program areas, track performance, and ensure compliance with WP, WIOA, CSBG and related federal rules.

This highly technical role involves data analysis, reporting, cross-functional collaboration, and developing standardized processes to improve program outcomes while upholding state and federal guidelines.

Qualifications

• Six years of experience in workforce development, administrative services, or social services.
• Six years full-time in any field plus three years in workforce development, administrative services, or social services.
• A bachelor's degree plus three years in workforce development, administrative services, or social services.
• A master's degree plus two years in workforce development, administrative services, or social services.

Responsibilities

• Examine financial statements, journals, ledgers and reports to verify data.
• Compile monthly expenditure and participant reports and analyze program data.
• Monitor expenditure for compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop data-sharing solutions and program improvements.

Skills

Driving Results

Thinking Critically

Using Data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Office of Management and Finance

Division: Monitoring

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Office of Management and Finance

Division: Monitoring

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

About This Job

Louisiana Works transforms lives and drives prosperity by putting people at the center of everything we do. We provide one seamless door where individualized solutions create new possibilities, proving that when government works for people, Louisiana works for everyone.

Learn more about Louisiana Works

Workforce Development Technical Specialist serves a critical role to the mission of Louisiana Works. This highly technical and specialized position involves the monitoring of multiple program areas including tracking, reporting, and analyzing activities of the Louisiana Works Investment Areas (LWIA) in their service to the public ensuring compliance with federal regulations. The incumbent in this position must have extensive knowledge of Wagner Peyser (WP). Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA), Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and various other programs and the relationship of these programs to National Emergency Grants, and other discretionary grant in which sub-recipient contracts are awarded, and other time and mission specific federally funded programs.

The Office of Management and Finance (OMF) oversees the agency’s fiscal operations, budgeting, procurement and contracts, human resources, and other key administrative functions. We provide the internal support and oversight needed to ensure efficient, accountable, and transparent agency operations. OMF does not deliver direct services to the public.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES

• Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.
• Using Data: The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in workforce development, administrative services, or social services; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of experience in workforce development, administrative services, or social services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in workforce development, administrative services, or social services; OR

A master's degree plus two years of experience in workforce development, administrative services, or social services.

Experience Substitution: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Duties and Other Information

• Examine financial statements journals, ledgers, monthly and quarterly financial reports, receipts, invoices, statements, charge memoranda, fee slips, and other individual financial transactions in reviewing information reported by monitored entity. Inspect cash control records, payroll records, bank accounts, assets, liabilities, bidding procedures, inventories disbursements, cancelled checks, and like to ascertain validity of information reported by monitored entity and to determine dependability of its recordkeeping and reporting practices.
• Compile monthly expenditure and participant reports. Research, analyze, and interpret statistical data on program effectiveness. Monitor expenditure to ensure they are in compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Perform financial reviews and analysis of those reviews based upon: expenditure reports, Fund Utilization Report (FUR), drawdowns, and budget. Review and analyze program performance outcome requirements for programs administered by the Office of Workforce Development.
• Assist in developing standardized processes that lead to continuous performance improvement in developing training and technical assistance models that are tailored to individuals and specific shortfalls determined during the monitoring process. Assist as necessary in the writing of procedural guidelines and/or instructions for the field and advise leadership of any procedural changes or modifications to policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions, processes and data sharing. Perform program development by interpreting law, statues and regulations for multiple programs. Apply laws, statues and regulations to program changes. Fully support all federal and state policies and guidelines as they pertain to workforce services.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Position Specific Details

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Appointment Type: Probational / Job Appointment / Promotional / Detail to Special Duty

Contact Information

Kedrick Kennedy

[e-mail]

TDD# 800-259-5154

Louisiana Works is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency, which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

Insurance Coverage: More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave. More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and a background check.