LABOR SPECIALIST II 3722

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class acts as the lead professional of a unit in a division of the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs. Responsibilities include advising applicants of employment and training and fieldwork programs offered by the Department, advising applicants of employment opportunities through these programs, and assessing their capabilities in order to utilize them to their full potential. The incumbent may assist a higher-level Labor Specialist with the supervision of other staff members and/or project participants. Work is reviewed by a higher level Labor Specialist through conferences and reports. Does relates work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Acts as a team leader of a unit or a number of employees;

May assist in staff supervision, implementing program policies and objectives, tracking program participation rates, monitoring program goals, and in the resolution of issues involving the performance of program participants;

Develops employability plans, identifies barriers to employment and recommends action required to remove them;

Advises and assists applicants in analyzing and evaluating their aptitudes, interests, experience and training in terms of available positions;

Initiates and maintains contact with participants to evaluate the effectiveness of work/training experience and to review complaints as they occur;

Cooperates with other public and private agencies in programs concerned with the attainment of vocational objectives for the unemployed;

Reviews and maintains case records and test results of applicants and advises participants, individually and in groups;

Secures labor market and occupational data.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Thorough knowledge of federal employment and training program concepts; thorough knowledge of business, construction trades, and vocational, trade school, employability and training or fieldwork programs; good knowledge of the principles and practices involved in planning, developing and carrying out employment and training, and fieldwork programs; good knowledge of available resources and their application to vocational problems; working knowledge of research techniques; skill in interviewing techniques; ability to supervise program participants and departmental staff in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and the general public; ability to identify vocational problems and to recommend workable solutions; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPEN COMPETITIVE

Either:

a) Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree, and two (2) years of experience in personnel selection or placement, personnel administration or labor relations, business or public administration or fieldwork supervision; or,

b) Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma recognized by the New York State Education Department, and six (6) years of experience in personnel selection or placement, personnel administration or labor relations, business or public administration or fieldwork supervision; or,

c) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of a) and b), except that education beyond a Bachelor's Degree may by substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of one (1) year.

PROMOTIONAL

One (1) year of permanent competitive status as a Labor Specialist I.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

At the time of appointment and during employment in this title, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver’s license.

R 07/18/2018

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive