WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAL SPECIALIST Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5010256) Apply  WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAL SPECIALIST Salary $4,099.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly Location Statewide, LA Job Type Classified Job Number WFDTS-210714-071625HC Department LWC-Office of Workforce Development Opening Date 07/21/2025 Closing Date 8/1/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job Workforce Development Technical Specialist Office of Workforce Development / Louisiana Rehabilitation Services Division: Program Plan & Resource Development Location: Statewide Announcement: WFDTS-210714-071625HC The Office of Workforce Development (OWD), is a key division of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, managing programs in workforce training, job placement, apprenticeships, and business engagement. Through collaboration with local boards, educational institutions, and industry partners, OWD aims to improve economic mobility for job seekers and ensure Louisiana employers have the skilled talent they need, contributing to the state’s economic growth. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS)assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain, maintain or advance in competitive integrated employment and achieve independence in their communities by providing rehabilitation services and working cooperatively with business and other community resources. Mission We are dedicated to empowering Louisianans to achieve self-sufficiency, supporting businesses with skilled talent, fostering a thriving workforce, and strengthening our communities across the state. Vision Every individual is provided with the skills and opportunities needed to pursue meaningful and fulfilling careers, and every employer thrives with access to a highly skilled workforce. For more information, please visit this website link: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services-Louisiana Workforce (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Main.asp) Position Information This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency-wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Utilize information, including, but not limited to, expenditure data, performance data reports, participant reports, audit findings, on-site office visits, etc., to determine the level to which programs within Louisiana Rehabilitation Services are accomplishing the goals and objectives of federal legislation. + Conduct monitoring for the agency, including scheduling, review of activities, on-site visits, maintaining files of all work papers, maintaining all appropriate documentation, and assisting in preparing monitoring reports. + Examine financial statements, journals, ledgers, monthly and quarterly financial reports, receipts, invoices, statements, charge memoranda, fee slips, and other individual financial transactions in reviewing information reported by the monitored entity. + Research, analyze, interpret, and compile reports on program effectiveness based on monitoring findings. + Develop written reports of findings outlining problem areas, operational trends, and procedural weaknesses. + Other duties as assigned, and travel must be performed as required. How To Apply: To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and a background check. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency, which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154 For further information about this vacancy contact: Heather Courville hcourville@lwc.la.gov Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Please explain your experience level with using Microsoft Excel? 02 Do you have experience with monitoring contract activities or casework for compliance? If so, please explain. 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