Workforce Development Specialist II (FFTL)

Advertisement for a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Workforce Development. Employment duration is tied to the life of the federal grant funding the position. Employees in this role are designated as unclassified (non-merit) but receive benefits equivalent to classified (merit) employees in permanent positions.

About the Role

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet advances education, workforce development, and economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. The Career Development Office provides workforce services to Kentuckians who are unemployed, under-employed, or searching for a new career path, including assistance with unemployment insurance, job postings, recruiting, and training.

Responsibilities

• Assists job seekers in need of services, makes referrals, monitors their progress, and performs case management and follow-up services.
• Develops employability plans based on vocational aptitudes, interests, and work experience.
• Works with employers to promote the benefits of employment services and to solicit potential job opportunities for employment service participants.
• Provides assistance to employers with developing job orders and making job referrals.
• Maintains a daily log of services.
• Promotes employment services through interactions with other public, private, and state agencies via job fairs and special advertisements.
• Assists customers in the resource room with unemployment insurance claims, addressing questions and concerns in-person and by phone.
• Conducts workshops for job seekers to help develop job search techniques, resume writing, and interview skills.

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.

Substitutions:

• A master’s degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Work experience in workforce programs such as WIOA, employment services, and/or unemployment insurance programs or experience in education, public administration, business, human services, military, human resources, or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.

This position involves access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate must safeguard and secure all such information, complete required training, sign acknowledgments, and adhere to all policies and statutes governing confidentiality during and after employment.

Pay

$3,087.50 monthly.

Schedule

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Eligible for overtime pay.

Location

1225 US Highway 60 W Ste 106, Morehead, KY 40351, USA.

Working Conditions

Primarily office-based.