REPOST: Director of Workforce Services - Columbia

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Business is booming in South Carolina! Are you ready to be a part of developing and connecting the next generation of workers in this state? Year after year, experts pick our state as one the best in the country for doing business. Just last year, South Carolina announced more than 14,000 new jobs and $10 billion in capital investment. Entrepreneurs are flocking to cities like Greenville, Charleston, Columbia, and Rock Hill to start and grow their businesses. And our hospitality industry is primed to take off as travelers from around the world continue to discover the beauty and accessibility of South Carolina’s mountains and coast. 

Here at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), we are laser-focused on connecting every jobseeker who comes through our doors with their next great career opportunity! Are you looking for a meaningful position at an agency brimming with optimism and camaraderie that also offers job security, affordable health insurance, great retirement benefits, and work-life balance? If so, continue reading to discover your chance to make a difference at DEW!

Job Description

Contribute to the success and growth of South Carolina’s workforce system as our Director of Workforce Services at DEW!

Serving within the Workforce Development Division, the Director of Workforce Services is responsible for providing administrative oversight of Workforce Services Staff, technical assistance to Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs), and driving effective Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), and Federal Bonding services through coordination with internal departments and external entities. 

This role provides technical assistance to staff, management, and external entities for program service delivery processes through knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, and also effectively communicates policy and guidance.   Oversight includes, but is not limited to, timely and precise reporting, achievement of performance measures, effective utilization of funds, and accurate data management. An ideal candidate is a leader with a customer service orientation, good judgment, and initiative, with the ability to work effectively with others toward a common goal.

Special Notice: This is a REPOST -- Previous applicants are still being considered and do not need to re-apply for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts independent research in workforce development, manages and reports on the program.
• Manage Workforce Services staff's provision of technical assistance, support, and training to LWDAs.
• Oversee WIOA formula, discretionary, and rapid response grants to include statements of work and budgets, working with the LWDAs to address gaps in required data and information. 
• Ensure staff are trained and developed, perform employee evaluations.
• Provide administrative oversight of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Federal Bonding programs, ensuring that federal tax credits and bonds are issued correctly and efficiently.
• Directs the operations of the TAA program
• Manage and subdivide workloads and provide guidance and training to employees. 
• Exercise judgment and discretion through interaction with LWDA personnel, board staff, and partner agency personnel. 
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, solve problems, think critically and analytically and work well with diverse populations and people at all levels of program delivery. 

If you’re ready to take on this challenge and help support South Carolina’s workforce system, please apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree and at least two (2) years of experience in workforce programs. 

Knowledge of the agency mission, programs, and objectives. Knowledge of principles, practices, and objectives of management. Knowledge of WIOA laws, regulations, policies, and procedures and the ability to interpret and apply to daily tasks.  

Additional Requirements

Position requires overnight travel and routine driving, approves leave, and completes employee evaluations. Position may require employee to work evenings and weekends. Other duties as required.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Please complete the State application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

Salary : $56,210 - $104,000