Workforce Development Specialist II

3 weeks ago


Hazard, Kentucky, United States Kentucky Personnel Cabinet Full time

Job Summary:

The Kentucky Personnel Cabinet is seeking a highly skilled Workforce Development Specialist II to join our team. As a key member of our Career Development Office, you will play a vital role in providing workforce services to Kentuckians who are unemployed, under-employed, or searching for a new career path.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Interviews and assesses veterans and other eligible applicants to determine program eligibility, employment, and training needs.
  • Provides assistance to those who have barriers to employment or who have requested Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist services.
  • Makes referrals to training and placement programs and Career Center partner agencies.
  • Prepares Individual Employment Plan (IEP) for case management.
  • Enters proper documentation of the IEP in agency database.
  • Provides intensive services to identify and reduce employment barriers through setting attainable goals. Provides follow up services and modifies IEP as necessary.
  • Performs outreach to promote veterans to employers as a category of job seekers with highly marketable skills and experience.
  • Advocates for employment, training, credentialing, and licensing opportunities for veterans with businesses, industry, community-based organizations, unions, and apprenticeship programs.
  • Serves on the Business Services Team and participates in team meetings.
  • Accepts and writes job orders. Maintains veteran statistical data to include quality of applicants and level of services and reports issues in a timely manner. Conducts follow up with employers.
  • Develops a plan that locates and identifies veterans with special employment needs through contacts and interactions with homeless shelters, community and government agencies, and civic organizations.
  • Monitors priority of service for veterans at each American Job Center (AJC) in assigned area to ensure policy compliance.
  • Keeps management informed of priority of services compliance and issues.
  • Provides training to AJC and partner staff on the duties of the Jobs for Veterans State Grant staff and Priority of Service.

Requirements:
  • Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
  • One year of experience in reviewing, monitoring, determining eligibility for, and/or administering employment service or unemployment insurance programs, or experience in education, public administration, business, human services, military, human resources or a related field.

Working Conditions:

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting.

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