State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Labor Department Operations Coordinator (5247SH)

$39.68-$50.39 Hourly / $3,174.14-$4,031.19 BiWeekly /
$82,845.00-$105,214.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Labor this class is accountable for performing as a specialist in the coordination of complex programs, agency operations and providing expertise in problem resolution.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the limited supervision of a Labor Department Unit Director or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead or provide supervision over lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Coordinates efforts to initiate agency-wide programs or services designed to better meet needs of agency and its customers;
  • Leads special teams assembled to eliminate or resolve complex problems;
  • Supervises design of significant changes in operating systems and oversees installation of procedures in conformance with agency policy;
  • Acts as a consultant to agency administrators regarding formation and application of policy to agency programs and goals and improvement of administrative and operating procedures;
  • Acts as an ombudsman for concerns from within and outside agency including implementation of data feedback systems which result in continuous improvement;
  • May assess staff skill development needs and assist with development of innovative training programs;
  • May provide coordination of agency wide unemployment insurance, job service or experience and training programs;
  • May serve as staff to statewide commissions or an advisor to community-based organizations;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • relevant agency policies and procedures;
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
    • modern office methods and procedures;
  • Knowledge of
    • techniques of statistical analysis;
    • data processing systems and their capabilities;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Problem solving skills;
  • Ability to
    • analyze and interpret laws, policies and regulations;
    • analyze organizational problems, conduct studies and determine effective solutions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) 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

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in coordinating complex programs, agency operations and/or acting in a consultative capacity in problem resolution.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Labor Department Adjudications Specialist, Labor Department Business Services Specialist, Labor Department Career Development Specialist, Labor Department Resource Associate or Labor Department Programs and Services Coordinator.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (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.

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.

0700 LABOR DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR (SH 28)

  • 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.

5247 LABOR DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR (SH 25).

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(10)-Employment Security

BARGAINING UNIT

(12)-SOCIAL SERV (P-2)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

SH 25

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 Operations Coordinator in Salary Group SH 25 approved effective September 8, 2023. (Revised to modify content) Item No. 23-114R

EFFECTIVE DATE

12/15/2023
CLASS: 5247SH; EST: 9/7/1992; REV: 12/15/2023;