Workforce Programs Specialist​/Trainee – Albany; NY HELPS

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, including 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.

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, including 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.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment, if they meet the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications.

• 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.

• An associate degree
  ** may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree
  ** may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree
  ** may substitute for…