State of Connecticut Executive Branch

• Assists in planning, implementing, evaluating and promoting workers education programs to educate workers and employers concerning rights and duties under the law and creation of safety measures to reduce or eliminate occupational injuries and disease;
• Teaches job health and safety programs or workers compensation program;
• Provides education programs to train workers compensation representatives of local union and coordinates other resource people to do the same;
• Assists in providing consultative and technical assistance to unions, employers and insurance industry in development of worker safety educational programs and rights and duties under the law;
• Develops course curricula;
• Prepares and edits reports, informational brochures, pamphlets and documents explaining workplace safety and rights under law;
• Communicates with other governmental agencies involved with occupational health and assists with development of interagency programs;
• Communicates with unions, employers, insurance industry and other groups in private sector interested in worker safety;
• Works with audio-visual personnel in selection and utilization of educational materials and techniques of communication for presentation to union, management and other interested groups;
• Identifies needs through evaluation of workers who claim job related illness or injury, assists with creating an information clearing center and serves as liaison for all aspects of program;
• Meets with unions, management and community groups to encourage and assist in organizing activities regarding the law and worker health and safety;
• May contact media to disseminate information about educational programs;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
  • educational and training techniques;
  • workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • plan, develop, implement and evaluate educational programs;
  • utilize computer software.

• 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 in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• Successful completion of a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

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.