STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CLEARANCE TECHNICIAN
Class Code: 2045-20
Date Established: 10-23-92
Occupational Code: 7-7-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To monitor the interstate and
international recruitment and movement of workers for agricultural or
non-agricultural jobs; serves as agency Monitor Advocate in reviewing the
delivery of related services and protections afforded by these regulations.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Instructs public and
private employers on the federal requirements regarding the hiring and movement
of interstate and foreign workers.
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Determines the
availability of qualified U.S. workers to perform work offered to aliens in
order to protect job availability for U.S. workers.
·
Serves as Monitor
Advocate by reviewing the delivery of agency services and protections afforded
to migrant workers.
·
Conducts wage surveys
in occupations and industries that employ aliens to ensure aliens are not
receiving sub-standard wages.
·
Conducts on-site
inspection of worker housing to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
·
Develops training
materials, recommends procedures, and trains local office staff to ensure
compliance and adherence to federal policies and procedures.
·
Collects data;
reviews and prepares reports to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in business or public administration,
industrial management or personnel administration. Each additional year of approved formal education may be
substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in public
employment services, two years of which shall have been in a paraprofessional
position at the level of Interviewer Trainee, Employment Counselor Trainee, or
a similar paraprofessional level.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Clearance Technician applicants must successfully participate in
a structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed
and administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by
representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of the organization
and operation of public employment offices. Thorough knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to
public employment services and Unemployment Compensation. Extensive knowledge of industrial and
labor conditions, occupations and occupational requirements throughout the
state. Working knowledge of the
principles of organization and management as they apply specifically to the
employment service field offices.
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. Ability to analyze problems and to
prepare comprehensive written reports.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with other
employees, federal and state officials and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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