Employee Development Specialist jobs in Hopkinsville, KY

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5/7/2024 (8:00 PM EDT)

24-02651

Workforce Development Specialist I (FFTL)

Salary

$2,600.00 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Workforce Development

Location

416 S. 6th Street
Paducah, KY 42003 USA

Description

The Education and Labor Cabinet’s mission is to educate, prepare and train Kentucky’s current and future workforces. Our goal is to create and make continuous improvements to an education and workforce system that prepares Kentuckians for the 21st century workforce, while helping businesses find the skilled workers they need to compete and create jobs in the Commonwealth.

The Career Development Office provides workforce services to Kentuckians who are unemployed, under-employed, or searching for a new career path. We also provide a variety of services, such as assistance with unemployment insurance, business downsizing, labor market information, job postings, and recruiting and training.

This is a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non- merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists individuals with employability plans and identifies intensive services.
• Assists with workshops for job seekers to assist with job search skills, resume writing, and interview assistance.
• Refers customers to appropriate partnering agencies and recommends additional education and/or trainings to assist in achieving career goals.
• Works with employers to promote the benefits of employment services and to solicit potential job opportunities for employment service participants.
• Assists customers with completing applications and schedules interviews with employers.
• Maintains a daily log of services that were provided and enters information into agency database.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

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

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information.

The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete trainings, sign acknowledgements, follow all policies and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. ELC will only use E- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that ELC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://dhs.gov/e-verify

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Working Conditions

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