Workforce Development Specialist-Bilingual (Spanish & English)

You must meet the Selective Placement Factor and Specialized Experience to qualify for the Workforce Development Specialist-Bilingual (Spanish & English), as described below.

Selective Placement Factor: Must be able to proficiently speak, read, and write both Spanish and English. If you indicate language proficiency, you may be tested at some point in the hiring process to determine if you possess the required level of proficiency. If you are unable to demonstrate proficiency, you will not be qualified for this position.

Specialized Experience:
For GS-13: Applicants must possess 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade level or GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Qualifying Specialized Experience includes ALL of the following:
1) Experience designing effective education, housing, or employment programs for farmworkers or other individuals from underserved communities(e.g., immigrants, individuals with disabilities, people of color, or other individuals who have been adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, etc.); and

2) Experience developing guidance for grant recipients who administer education, housing, or employment programs for farmworkers or individuals from underserved communities; and

3) Experience providing technical assistance and training to assist grant recipients with resolving problems to administer a grant.

If you have the above-mentioned experience, it must be clearly documented in your resume. HR cannot make any assumptions about specialized experience based on job titles.

This position is inside the bargaining unit. If the duty location is within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the Local 12, AFGE bargaining unit. If the duty location is outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the NCFLL bargaining unit.

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

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Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.