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Agency Labor, Department of

Title Immigrant Workers Specialist 2

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 23

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $84156 to $106454 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 75%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Kings

Street Address 55 Hanson Place

City Brooklyn

State NY

Zip Code 11217

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience providing assistance, direction or support to improve, protect, and preserve the rights of workers and/or immigrants, or assisting clients in understanding and participating in public or private programs. The experience must include involvement in public education, communications, or community outreach activities.Substitution: a master’s degree or law degree may substitute for one year of experience for all levels.This is a non-competitive position. Employees who wish to be considered for appointment may apply if they meet the minimum qualifications.

Duties Description As an Immigrant Workers Specialist 2 in DOCE you would serve as a liaison for the Department of Labor for employers, workers (with a focus on minimum wage, immigrant, or vulnerable populations) and advocacy groups. The incumbent will:• Responds to concerns raised by community organizations working directly with potential labor trafficking victims, minimum wage workers, immigrant and or vulnerable populations.• Coordinates with Department programs investigating Labor Law as needed.• Analyzes reports, census data, and other statistical data regarding immigrant population trends, issues, and concerns.• In collaboration with Office of Special Investigations, may work on potential criminal cases with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.• Responds to constituent calls and correspondence and prepares letters and reports regarding immigration and human trafficking issues.• Oversees and conducts community outreach statewide.• Collaborates with government agencies and other stakeholders to inform on labor laws, regulations, worker protections and employer requirements in New York State. • Develops and implements information awareness campaigns targeted at existing and emerging minimum wage, immigrant and/or other vulnerable worker populations.• Conducts screening of potential labor trafficking victims.• Conducts interviews of potential labor trafficking victims as part of the U/T Visa Certification process.• Conducts intake of Statement of Interest requests, screens, and drafts Statement of Interest letters for submission to DHS.• Reviews and stays informed of any changes to regulations and guidance issued by U.S. DOL and other federal authorities or agencies.• Participates in meetings and community events to give and obtain information relating to vulnerable workers’ issues and concerns.• Supervises and trains Immigrant Workers Specialists 1.Preferred Qualifications: Spanish language, criminal enforcement background, immigration screening background, U and/or T Visa process experience, Juris Doctor degree Preferred Qualifications: • Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.• Spanish language• Criminal enforcement background• Immigration screening background• U and/or T Visa process experience• Juris Doctor degree

Additional Comments As this position requires travel, the appointee must have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and have a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the position.Position specific job duties may include occasional altered work schedule or job assignments which require availability and willingness to work occasional evenings and/or out-stationed assignments.Additional location pay is available for the following counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, NYC-Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, and Putnam.Candidates with no previous state service will begin at the starting rate of the salary range listed above. If you are a current NYS employee and have questions regarding salary, please contact the Business Services Center (BSC): 518-457-4272, BSCHR@ogs.ny.gov.Telecommuting is available and can be discussed during the interview.

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Name Leo Trippen

Telephone 5184571020

Fax EFax: 5184742871@fax.ny.gov

Email Address labor.sm.personnel.workerprotection@labor.ny.gov

Address

Street Attn: Human Resources - Department of Labor

1220 Washington Ave, Building 12, Room 561

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12240

Notes on Applying All candidates must submit a written resume and cover letter which clearly demonstrates how they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. These documents must be received by May 17, 2024 and submitted via email to labor.sm.personnel.workerprotection@labor.ny.gov or mailed to the NYS Department of Labor, Personnel Bureau, Building 12, Room 561, State Office Campus, Albany, NY 12226. You must include, Vacancy ID 157840, IMMIGRANT WORKERS SPECIALIST 2 – BROOKLYN, in the subject line of your email. Failure to do so may result in a delay of processing your application.Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Department of Labor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to ensuring equal opportunity for persons with disabilities and workplace diversity.New York State (NYS) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. NYS Law prohibits discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, domestic violence victim status, carrier status, gender identity or prior conviction records, or prior arrests, youthful offender adjudications or sealed records unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please contact: Department of Labor, Attn: Director, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), Building 12, Albany, NY 12226 (Phone (518) 457-1984 and/or fax (518) 485-2575.)Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at response@oer.ny.gov.