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

This is a developmental position with a full promotion level of GS-12. As a Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist at the GS-11 grade level, you will receive on-the-job and other formal training. Under close observation/direction and with specific instructions, you will perform the following duties (which is not an all-inclusive list) and as you progress, the assignments will become more difficult and complex in preparation for the next grade level. 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, you must meet the following experience and/or education requirements: GS-11: Specialized Experience: Your resume must clearly describe one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience include: Gathering, compiling, and analyzing information using a variety of research tools and methods. 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). Serving as a representative or spokesperson at public meetings or workshops to increase awareness of organizational initiatives. -OR- Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12: Specialized Experience: Your resume must clearly describe one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. 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, childcare 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

There are no education requirements for this position. However, if you wish to use your education as a basis for meeting the minimum qualification requirements at the GS-11 grade level, you must submit academic transcripts from an accredited institution demonstrating that you meet the qualifying education. If you do not submit sufficient academic documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualification requirements based on education as described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete, and you will receive no further consideration for this vacancy. NOTE: At the GS-12 grade level, there is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Contacts

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