Workforce Programs Specialist​/Trainee – Albany; NY HELPS

Overview

Duties

Description:

The Workforce Programs Specialist 1 duties in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) unit include but are not limited to assisting in the development, monitoring, and management of workforce development and training programs, contracts and proposals. This includes the review of contractual data, contract modifications, expenditure tracking, voucher processing, collaboration with field monitoring staff and Business Services staff, and routine ad hoc reporting.

A Workforce Programs Specialist 1 will also prepare detailed analysis as needed and provide technical assistance and guidance to contractors, program operators, workforce development partners, and other agencies to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. They may also review enacted and analyze pending federal and State legislation, federal regulations, as well as technical advisories and bulletins.

• Workforce Programs Specialist Trainee 1 – Four years
  * of experience assisting unemployed or under‑employed individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment by developing and implementing plans for proposals to deliver workforce development and training programs; evaluating, monitoring, or administering workforce development and training programs; managing contracts and budgets for workforce development and training programs; or determining eligibility for public assistance, or assessing applicants for, or receipts of, welfare employment program benefits to identify and remove barriers to self‑sufficiency.
• Workforce Programs Specialist Trainee 2 – Five years
  * of experience assisting unemployed or under‑employed individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment by developing and implementing plans for proposals to deliver workforce development and training programs; evaluating, monitoring, or administering workforce development and training programs; managing contracts and budgets for workforce development and training programs; or determining eligibility for public assistance, or assessing applicants for, or receipts of, welfare employment program benefits to identify and remove barriers to self‑sufficiency.
• Workforce Programs Specialist 1 – Six years
  * of experience assisting unemployed or under‑employed individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment by developing and implementing plans for proposals to deliver workforce development and training programs; evaluating, monitoring, or administering workforce development and training programs; managing contracts and budgets for workforce development and training programs; or determining eligibility for public assistance, or assessing applicants for, or receipts of, welfare employment program benefits to identify and remove barriers to self‑sufficiency.

* Degree substitution: an associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years; a master’s degree may substitute for five years; and a doctorate may substitute for six years. The degree must have been awarded by an accredited institution recognized by the United States Department of Education. If awarded by an institution outside the U.S., independent verification of equivalency is required.

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• You must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of Labor and have had one year of permanent competitive, non‑competitive, labor class, or 55b/c service in a clerical/keyboarding/secretarial or administrative paraprofessional title allocated to a Grade 8 or higher.
• Employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non‑competitive employment status converted to competitive status in the future without an examination.
• While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
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