This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Workforce Investment (OWI). OWI is responsible for implementing an integrated national workforce investment system that supports economic growth and provides workers with the information, advice, job search assistance, supportive services, and training for in-demand industries and occupations needed to get and keep good jobs. This position is inside the bargaining unit.

Duties

The Department of Labor defines Workforce Development as a combination of education and training services that prepares individuals for work and helps them improve their prospects in the labor market. These services may include job search assistance, career counseling, occupational skill training, classroom training, or on-the-job training. As a bilingual (Spanish & English) Workforce Development Specialist in the Program Areas of Farmworkers and underserved communities, your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following: Interprets Federal requirements and procedures to assist grant recipients in complying with regulations and guidance. Leads the review process of program plans to enhance the national office's understanding of grant recipients' plans to deliver services; reviews monitoring reports and finding reports to identify trends, gaps, and inconsistencies. Engages in ongoing communication with grant recipients, agency staff, and regional staff to resolve grants issues during the grant lifecycle. Collects, organizes, and interprets data to ensure the integrity of the workforce system and performance accountability. Engages in written communications sufficient to advise and consult with a variety of customers, present findings and recommendations, negotiate agreements, and secure cooperation. Communicates orally to perform assigned projects and assignments. Leads the development of responses to program related questions received from grant recipients and other public inquiries. Provides technical assistance to grant recipients on a full range of areas including grant goals, objectives and compliance with regulations, subject matter areas related to program public law, regulations, guidance, and performance reporting. Applies problem-solving techniques and identifies new approaches and alternatives to address current or anticipated problems that are extremely complex. Establishes, maintains and improves interpersonal working relationships with employees, supervisor, managers of ETA, other Federal agencies, other levels of government, organized labor, special interest groups, and organizations in private enterprise.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

You must meet the Selective Placement Factor and Specialized Experience to qualify for the Workforce Development Specialist-Bilingual (Spanish & English), as described below. Selective Placement Factor: Must be able to proficiently speak, read, and write both Spanish and English. If you indicate language proficiency, you may be tested at some point in the hiring process to determine if you possess the required level of proficiency. If you are unable to demonstrate proficiency, you will not be qualified for this position. Specialized Experience: For GS-13: Applicants must possess 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade level or GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying Specialized Experience includes ALL of the following: 1) Experience designing effective education, housing, or employment programs for farmworkers or other individuals from underserved communities(e.g., immigrants, individuals with disabilities, people of color, or other individuals who have been adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, etc.); and 2) Experience developing guidance for grant recipients who administer education, housing, or employment programs for farmworkers or individuals from underserved communities; and 3) Experience providing technical assistance and training to assist grant recipients with resolving problems to administer a grant. If you have the above-mentioned experience, it must be clearly documented in your resume. HR cannot make any assumptions about specialized experience based on job titles.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Pamela Morales
• Phone: 972-850-4754
• Email: [email protected]