State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Labor Department Career Development Specialist (5245SH)

$31.19-$38.94 Hourly / $2,494.45-$3,114.76 BiWeekly /
$65,105.00-$81,295.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Labor this class is accountable for performing the most complex tasks relating to providing career development counseling services to individuals in need of special assistance.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

This is the advanced working level specializing in the functional area of career development counseling. Incumbents in this class provide a full range of in-depth career counseling and assessment services to clients with an emphasis on those having significant barriers to employment or needing in-depth vocational assessment.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the limited supervision of a Labor Department Programs and Services Coordinator or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead lower level employees.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Provides employability planning and counseling services to applicants requiring special assistance in achieving occupational potential;
  • Elicits and evaluates comprehensive data which have vocational significance including such factors as education, interests, work experience, socio-economic background, and personal characteristics;
  • Utilizes manual and computerized assessment tools to identify and analyze aptitudes, interests, transferable skills and other vocational factors;
  • Interprets results to evaluate clients occupational strengths and weaknesses;
  • Assists clients in developing an employment plan that will facilitate movement toward their identified career goals;
  • Refers clients to appropriate training, educational programs or other supportive services;
  • Collaborates with other staff members and agencies to implement employability plans and facilitate achievement of vocational goals established with clients;
  • Develops training plans and/or contracts and conducts follow up on clients eligible for Trade Readjustment Act (TRA), United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and other special programs;
  • Designs, develops, arranges for and conducts employment workshops and seminars to teach and/or inform selected clients with similar needs;
  • Follows up on progress of clients and may recommend additional necessary services;
  • Maintains required records of case activity;
  • May perform all American Job Center basic services as required;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of
    • counseling and interviewing principles and practices;
    • available supportive services within community;
    • job service, unemployment insurance and employment and training functions, policies and procedures;
    • occupational testing, interpretation and analysis;
    • employment problems among special groups and behavioral problems hindering employment;
    • labor market conditions and occupations;
  • Skills
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to create and maintain records and reports.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of technical level experience in counseling, employment placement, veterans employment and training support services, public contact work, human service programs, community action programs, job service, unemployment insurance or employment and training functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year performing basic career development counseling services.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Labor Department Associate Community Services Representative.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General and Special Experience on the basis of (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required to speak a foreign language.

COMPENSATION GUIDELINES

  • Labor Department employees who were in P-2 bargaining unit titles prior to April 19, 2002 and who remain continuously employed are eligible for the following class code and compensation level when appointed, promoted or transferred to this title. ("Continuously employed" includes employees who leave state service but are reappointed within one year.) Employees who are reappointed after one year will be covered by the next bullet below.
8254 LABOR DEPARTMENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (SH 23)

  • Labor Department employees hired on and after April 19, 2002 or who are appointed to P-2 bargaining unit titles on or after that date are eligible for the following class code and compensation level when appointed, promoted or transferred to this class title.
5245 LABOR DEPARTMENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (SH 20)

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(10)-Employment Security

BARGAINING UNIT

(12)-SOCIAL SERV (P-2)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

SH 20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Labor Department Career Development Specialist in Salary Group SH 20 approved effective February 28, 2019. (Revised to modify content, modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Item No. 23-114R

EFFECTIVE DATE

12/15/2023
CLASS: 5245SH; EST: 9/7/1992; REV: 12/15/2023;