LABOR SPECIALIST V 3725

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class assists a higher-level administrator and performs administrative and professional duties in the planning, development, direction and coordination of employment and training or fieldwork programs, such as recruitment, intake, assessment, testing, referral, vocational training and job development. The incumbent’s scope of authority extends beyond unit or program assignments and may involve cooperation with other County Departments and other government agencies in order to coordinate department-wide policy and ensure statutory and procedural compliance. An employee in this class develops and negotiates contracts on behalf of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs with governmental, community based and private sector agencies and vendors. The incumbent supervises, directly or indirectly through lower level supervisors, a number of professional, technical and clerical personnel. The incumbent is expected to exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative in the performance of duties, subject to federal, state and County regulations pertaining to employment and training, or fieldwork programs. Direction is received from a higher-level administrator, who reviews work through periodic conferences and written reports. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Assists a higher-level administrator in planning, developing, directing and coordinating the operations of the SWEP, WIA or another division;

Plans, directs and coordinates the activities of professional, technical and clerical staff of employment and training or fieldwork programs; coordinates the activities of the programs' staff members with other federal, state and County agencies;

Establishes and maintains liaison with employers, officials and administrators of public organizations, public and private sector training facilities, County, state and federal agencies and other local, private and non-profit business groups to explain and enlist their support and participation in the employment and training, or fieldwork programs;

Develops and initiates new facets of employment and training or fieldwork programs to assure success and effectiveness; prepares proposals for funding by outside agencies;

Prepares and submits periodic detailed reports for the Commissioner of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs and the controlling governmental agency regarding the financial status and progress of the employment and training, or fieldwork programs as well as employment trends and problems in the community.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of planning, administering and coordinating employment and training or fieldwork programs; comprehensive knowledge of the methods of recruitment, personnel selection and placement and testing; comprehensive knowledge of construction trades, business, vocational and trade school programs, job development, and labor market conditions; comprehensive knowledge of federal employment and training program concepts; comprehensive knowledge of the needs and problems of local community groups and the current resources available to them; thorough knowledge of recent developments, current literature and sources of information in the fields of employment and training development; ability to plan, administer, supervise and coordinate the activities of a large staff of professional, technical and clerical personnel in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all parties connected with employment and training, or fieldwork programs; ability to analyze and evaluate present and projected program goals and to arrive at sound decisions in compliance with appropriate federal, state and County regulations; ability to develop and manage budgets relative to employment and training, or fieldwork programs; ability to prepare detailed reports; ability to analyze facts and to arrive at sound conclusions; ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; 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 five (5) years of experience in employee recruitment and placement, personnel administration or labor relations in an administrative capacity. This experience must include responsibility for planning, directing, and coordinating the work of a staff consisting of professional, technical and clerical employees working in several units or performing several separate functions; 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 eight (8) years of experience in employee recruitment and placement, personnel administration or labor relations in an administrative capacity. This experience must include responsibility for planning, directing, and coordinating the work of a staff consisting of professional, technical and clerical employees working in several units or performing several separate functions; or,

c) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of a) and b) above, except that relevant education beyond the Bachelor's Degree may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of two (2) years.

PROMOTIONAL

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

R 12/22/16

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive