9708-Employment & Training Specialist VI

Compensation set id: Citywide MTA

Employment & Training Specialist VI

Job classification

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Current compensation plan

Effective: Jan 06, 2024

See Historic and future compensation information for this class

Step:	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5
Rate /hr:	$65.9500	$69.2375	$72.7125	$76.3375	$80.1375
Rate /biweekly:	$5,276.00	$5,539.00	$5,817.00	$6,107.00	$6,411.00
Rate /year:	$137,176	$144,014	$151,242	$158,782	$166,686

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Job description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

CLASS TITLE: Employment & Training Specialist VI 9708

DEFINITION: Under general direction, performs difficult and complex professional and technical employment and training work in the areas of monitoring, evaluation, planning, program operation or special projects; may perform specialized technical work in various phases of employment and training and thereby serve in an important resource capacity; directs and supervises a division of subordinate employees engaged in various aspects of employment and training programs; prepares and maintains technical records and reports; and performs related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Major assignments at this level include serving as head of a special employment and training program, such as MUNI Transit Assistance Program Manager, or a resource specialist for important technical, complex, or specialized employment and training work.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 9, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this class(es) and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Directs employment and training staff responsible for programmatic review; compares programmatic quantitative and qualitative data with work standards; trains staff in successful work performance; develops attainable employment goals and strategies for participants in the employment and training programs.

2. Directs a staff of employment specialists in the provision of training, vocational counseling and related services to program participants; supervises the design and development of training services and informational materials; supervises the training of employment specialists in the conduct of workshops and provision of counseling services; plans and coordinates program activities with employment and training staff and other departmental or agency representatives.

3. Meets with community groups, prospective employment and training contractors or agency representatives to solicit and develop ideas for planning and implementing employment and training programs; prepares program proposals with estimated cost statements for presentation to employment and training committees, staff or departments and agencies; resolves issues related to the implementation and operation of programs.

4. As MUNI Transit Assistance Program Manager, directs a staff of program coordinators, supervisors, and Transit Assistants in a program of crime prevention and violence deterrence on the Municipal Railway; develops and prepares work plans; supervises and evaluates the performance of subordinates; meets with school, law enforcement, community and MUNI representatives as needed; prepares and manages a budget; prepares reports as necessary.

5. Meets and confers with representatives of government, civil, business, labor or other organizations for purposes of planning, developing, monitoring or evaluating employment and training programs and proposals.

6. May be responsible for high-level administrative functions involving the planning, research, development and implementation of technical, complex or specialized areas of employment and training, prepares various memoranda, correspondence, records and reports; makes recommendations as necessary.

7. Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB RELATED AND ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of: economic, employment or labor practices; activities of federal, state and local employment and training, equal opportunity, employment security and anti-poverty programs, statistical techniques and procedures; when serving as MUNI Transit Assistance Program Manager, requires knowledge of nonviolent conflict resolution and crime prevention techniques.

Ability to: plan, evaluate and promote employment and training programs; develop constructive working relations with community groups; write clear and concise technical and narrative reports; deal courteously, tactfully and effectively with government officials, community groups, employees and the general public; train and supervise the work of subordinates.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:

Any equivalent combination of training that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

1. Training:

Completion of a four-year college or university, with a Baccalaureate degree with major course work in economics, business administration, personnel, public administration, or closely related field.

2. Experience:

Four years of increasingly responsible experience in employment and training, economic development, or employment-related programs; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Reason for Amendment:

Class 9708 has been re-titled and reformatted for consistency with concurrent changes in the Employment & Training Series and to reflect current functions. The title change from Employment & Training Specialist IV to Employment & Training Specialist VI reflects the creation of two new levels in the series; the journey level 9703 Employment & Training Specialist II, and the first line supervisor 9705 Employment & Training Specialist IV.

ADOPTED: 3/16/81

AMENDED AND RETITLED: 11/7/97

AMENDED: 3/19/99

Standard information

Disaster service work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Historic and future compensation

Effective (Sched)	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5
Jan 06, 2024 (Y)	$65.9500	$69.2375	$72.7125	$76.3375	$80.1375
Jul 01, 2023 (X)	$64.5000	$67.7125	$71.1125	$74.6625	$78.3750
Jul 01, 2022 (W)	$62.9250	$66.0625	$69.3750	$72.8375	$76.4625
Jan 08, 2022 (V)	$59.7875	$62.7625	$65.9125	$69.2000	$72.6500
Jul 01, 2021 (U)	$59.4875	$62.4500	$65.5875	$68.8500	$72.2875
Dec 26, 2020 (T)	$57.4625	$60.3250	$63.3625	$66.5125	$69.8375
Jul 01, 2020 (S)	$55.7875	$58.5625	$61.5125	$64.5750	$67.8000