EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COORDINATOR C

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COORDINATOR C 24053

10-1-84 B

Distinguishing Features of the Work

Provides direction of a major statewide employment security program, or of a major administrative support function.

Supervises one or more lower level Employment Security Coordinators in the central office, and provides technical and program supervision to field staff located in regional and/or local offices. Supervision is received from an Employment Security Supervisor or an Employment Security Chief.

Statewide programs supervised include one of the following:

Rural Services, a program to obtain domestic and/or foreign workers for agricultural employers.

Counseling and Special Applicants programs to provide employment counseling to job seekers who need assistance in vocational choice, change or adjustment, and specialized employability services to groups such as the handicapped,
older workers and youth.

Veterans Services, a program which targets military veterans and provides them with specialized employment services.

Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, a program that provides tax credits to employers who hire and train workers who meet income or other criteria.

Job Corps, a program of recruitment and enrollment of youth in residential training programs, and placement in jobs after training.

Employer Relations, a program devoted to the development and maintenance of effective working relationships between employers and Job Service staff at all levels.

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Dislocated Worker Program, which provides retraining and employment services to workers unemployed due to economic conditions, and for whom re-employment in their former occupations is unlikely.

State Monitor Advocate, who ensures agency compliance with federal regulations and court orders regarding migrants and seasonal farm workers.

Administrative Support functions supervised include Quality Circles and related quality improvement programs, compliance and evaluation, and planning and budget.

Develops plans for the implementation of federal program initiatives at the state level. Directs agency program activities to ensure compliance with U. S. Department of Labor directives. Serves as program liaison between the agency and the regional and national offices of the U. S. Department of Labor.

NOTE: This class is also used by the Governor’s Job

Training Coordinating Council for a position serving as staff assistant to that body, and performing the following duties:

Provides all staff support to the Council including conducting research, and preparing and presenting reports, studies and analyses. Serves as the Council's liaison to business organization executives. Coordinates dissemination of information. Prepares responses to correspondence and other inquiries. Handles Council meeting arrangements, and records and distributes minutes of meetings.

Qualification Guide

Knowledge of the principles of management and supervision, and of employment and related services. Ability to analyze and evaluate employment security programs, and to interpret and implement governmental policies and procedures. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of agency management.

Graduation from a college or university and extensive experience in employment security programs, personnel administration, vocational education, or a closely related area; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.