Program Senior Specialist-Foreign Labor

You will be joining a Department committed to a culture of TEAMWORK to accomplish our goals together, where we deliver excellence through COLLABORATION with partners and stakeholders, embody ACCOUNTABILITY through trust and professionalism, and embrace WORK-LIFE BALANCE by prioritizing respect, boundaries, and time. While working at DHEWD you will be helping to develop the workforce of the future! Join us as we pursue our vision of “Every Missourian empowered with the skills and education needed for success.”

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• This position serves as Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) staff for the Office of Workforce Development
• Maintain thorough knowledge of all state and federal regulations governing the hiring of non-agricultural and agricultural temporary workers
• Process H-2A temporary agricultural applications and H-2B temporary non-agricultural Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) applications
• Assist employers with the completion of job orders using FLC guidelines. Assist with coordination of job orders between the job centers and employers related to Foreign Labor when needed. Develop, provide, and/or deliver program specific training or technical assistance when needed.
• Respond verbally and/or in writing by using knowledge (policy/procedures, answering questions directly)
• Conduct H-2A housing inspections, following ETA/OSHA standards or county, state and federal standards. Communicate deficiencies to employer for corrections. Prepare housing inspection reports.
• Complete federal reporting requirements for the Foreign Labor programs.
• Respond and adapt to policy changes issued by updating all training documents, forms, policies and marketing materials.
• Create and organize paper and/or electronic records maintenance system for job orders, program correspondence, housing inspections, etc.
• Represent the agency at events (meetings, round tables, workshops, conferences, etc.) to promote the workforce system. Participate as team member around internal and external special projects to leverage expertise, provide input, make suggestions and/or help create plans to improve performance and achieve common goal
• Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance
• Perform other related work as assigned
• Beneficial education and/or work-related experience includes technical or professional experience in business, personnel, public administration, or closely related area, including military service.
• Valid Missouri driver’s license

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer.

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