Workforce Deputy Director Employment Services

Serves as a visionary leader and technical expert responsible for guiding the strategic direction, operational excellence, and compliance of Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC). This role provides high-level professional and administrative support to the Workforce Director, overseeing program policy, budget management, and cross-functional initiatives for Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) programs.

Responsibilities

Supervision (25%):

• Oversees staff performance while ensuring productivity and providing guidance and support to team members, conducts annual reviews and address employee concerns.
• Oversees team of direct reports including reviewing time and leave requests and approving as necessary their employees.
• Leads by example during the interview process for new employees, providing expertise in assessing candidates' potential and alignment with organizational culture.

Program Support and Strategic Oversight (35%):

• Ensures the division is appropriately training all employees, new and tenured, on all program policy, workload management and workflow efficiencies.
• Monitor emerging trends and regulatory updates by analyzing the Daily Federal Register, U.S. Department of Labor notices, and other relevant publications, positioning the division as a proactive leader in workforce development.
• Responsible for actively engaging with proposed rule changes through reading notices and participating in state and national discussions.
• Maintains oversight of ESWC budget and funding.  Evaluates and recommends cost allocations working closely with the Workforce Director, DHS Fiscal Division, and State fiscal coordinator.
• Leads ESWC in all aspects related to the One Stop Operator, which includes but is not limited to, coordinating the service delivery of one-stop partners, and providing key insights and expertise to the WCWDB Executive Committee to develop their strategic plan and the regional/local plan for the workforce area.

Collaboration (30%):

• Works closely with the ESWC leadership team on initiatives directly related to business improvement and program administration to ensure compliance of state and federal measures. Provides technical expertise to employees and leadership. 
• Works collectively with leadership in establishing unit and employee expectations, duties, and responsibilities.
• Collaborates with the Weld County Workforce Development Board (WCWDB) to ensure required policies are up to date and provides strategies to increase efficiency, productivity, and outcomes.
• Works in collaboration with community partners to update and execute MOU’s timely to always remain within compliance.

Other Duties as Assigned (10%):

• Must adhere to established policies, procedures, and standards and ensure that oral and written directives, policy, and ordinances of Weld County are consistently and uniformly applied and reflect actual practice and current operating needs.
• Any one position may not include all duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of a bachelor’s degree.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the required skills, knowledge, and ability for the position, may be considered in lieu of the bachelor’s degree.
• Three (3) years of recent supervisory experience within a public assistance sector.
• Proficiency in policy and budget analysis, interpretation, and development.
• Three (3) years grant writing experience.
• Three (3) years grant administration and management, preferably with state or federal programs.