Workforce Developement Technical Specialist

Division:
Monitoring

Location:
Baton Rouge, LA

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.

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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.

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.

• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
• Managing Resources: The ability to manage financial, physical, and contractual resources to ensure compliance and maximize business value.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
• Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess situations independently and take proactive steps to address them without being prompted or instructed by others.
• Learning Actively: The ability to pursue learning, seek feedback, and integrate new knowledge to improve personal and professional performance.
• Thinking Strategically: The ability to anticipate trends, understand context, and align actions with long-term priorities.
• Working with Financial Information: The ability to interpret financial data, manage financial approvals, and ensure compliance to support informed decisions and promote transparency.

• 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.

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.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

• Examine financial statements journals, ledgers, monthly and quarterly…