The Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist (CORPS) assists the District Director in planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating major operational, and informational activities of the district office which including but not limited to stakeholder engagement, education and outreach, media and communications, reporting, and strategic planning. The position will be filled at either the Miami or Sunrise location.

Duties

As a Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist, duties will consist of but not limited to the following: Seeks opportunities to partner with stakeholders to organize outreach events with their customers/clients and WHD staff to provide information about WHD laws and assistance, including complaint intake and one-on-one assistance to new businesses. Applies knowledge of Stakeholder outreach and public involvement principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques. Maintains liaison with media including newspapers, TV, radio and on-line media. Serves as a liaison with media sources including public affairs officials and notifies stakeholders of significant activities. Applies knowledge of Wage and Hour statutes, regulations, and policies including compliance, enforcement provisions, jurisdiction and coverage provisions in order to successfully establish and develop effective Stakeholder, including employer, partnerships and effectively contribute and influence ongoing and future enforcement investigative activities. Makes recommendations in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Wage and Hour enforcement and compliance activities. Serves as an effective representative/spokesperson to stakeholder organizations and to convincingly address and collaborate with DOL wage and Hour officials and investigators regarding program plans and adjustments. Applies communication skills in order to present materials, negotiate as needed and facilitate techniques sufficient to clearly explain and describe Wage and Hour issues, problems and solutions to diverse audiences. Initiates, plans, develops and implements an outreach program that establishes sound relationships with stakeholder groups within the region/district area. Gathers information from or provided by advocacy and action groups to incorporate into the Annual Performance Plan, Compliance Assistance Plan, and Regional/District initiatives and plans for near and long-term Wage and Hour investigative and enforcement activities.

Requirements

• Must be fluent/proficient in Spanish.
• Must be at least 16 years old and 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

To qualify, applicants must demonstrate in the resume one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience include: Conducting outreach activities to communicate information with stakeholders (i.e., federal/state/local agencies, non-profit organizations, public/private schools/colleges/ universities, child care facilities, etc.) regarding wage and hour laws and enforcement and education programs; Gathering, compiling, and analyzing information using a variety of research tools and methods such as, outreach studies and initiatives, and incorporating the results into recommendations for improvement of compliance activities; Identifying potential outreach opportunities with stakeholders to develop and plan outreach/education activities; Composing communications such as, reports for management review, or articles for publication to the media (both on-line and print); Planning and implementing activities such as stakeholder engagement, education and outreach, and media communications, to increase awareness of organizational initiatives; Serving as a representative or spokesperson at public meetings or workshops to increase awareness of organizational initiatives. Bilingual Requirement - Fluency/proficiency in Spanish and English language is required. You will be interviewed in both Spanish and English and you may be required to read/write and/or translate documents from Spanish to English and vice versa. Further consideration will not be given if you fail to demonstrate fluency/proficiency in both English and Spanish.

Education

This position has no education requirement and there is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this grade level. Applicants must possess the required specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address Wage and Hour Division 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: DeAundra McKinnis
• Phone: 617-624-6644
• Email: [email protected]