Exempt to Permanent - Employment & Training Specialist VI (9708) - Citywide (158420)

City and County of San Francisco.com

144k - 175k USD/year

Office

San Mateo County, CA, United States

Full Time

Company Description

THIS IS A CITYWIDE RECRUITMENT FOR CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY

This is an Exempt to Permanent recruitment. Only currently active, exempt employees of the City and County of San Francisco in this recruitment’s classification will be placed on the eligible list for consideration of future permanent positions.

ABOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO:

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

Application Opening: Monday, September 22, 2025
Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Salary Range: $144,144 to $175,188 Click Here for more compensation information.
Recruitment ID: ETP-9708-158420

Job Description

9708 Employment & Training Specialist IV job description

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.

Major, Important, And Essential Duties

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

9708 Employment & Training Specialist VI - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

1. Education: 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.
3. EXEMPT-TO-PERMANENT (E2P) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR THE 9708 CLASSIFICATION

And

In accordance with Civil Service Rule 111.37.3, to be eligible for the Exempt-to-Permanent (E2P) recruitment process, a candidate must meet all of the following criteria:

Be a current Category 16, 17, or 18 exempt employee,
Serving in the 9708 Employment & Training Specialist IV classification, and
Have continuously worked a minimum of 2,080 hours (equivalent to one full-time year) in the 9708 Employment & Training Specialist IV class, with no breaks in service.

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to a lower score.

Additional Information

Selection Procedures:

Job Application - Applicants must fully complete the job application for this recruitment on the City and County of San Francisco's website. Information from resumes does not substitute for the information on the job application or preliminary questionnaire.
Preliminary Questionnaire – Training and Experience Assessment (100% weight)- After submitting the application online, candidates will be prompted to complete a Preliminary Questionnaire as part of the online employment process.

The Preliminary Questionnaire will serve as the Training and Experience Assessment for this recruitment. The Application and Preliminary questionnaire will be used to determine whether an applicant qualifies to be placed on this recruitment’s eligible list.
This recruitment differs from the regular position-based testing process. Applicants will not take a traditional written exam. Instead, they will be evaluated based on their responses to the Preliminary Questionnaire, which will serve as the Training and Experience Assessment for this recruitment.
Important - Please answer the Preliminary Questionnaire thoroughly, even if the information is already included in your application or résumé.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

ELIGIBLE LIST: A confidential eligible list of qualified candidates will be created and used for certification purposes only. An score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this selection process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

DURATION OF ELIGILBLE LIST: The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with approval of the Human Resources Director.

CERTIFICATION RULE: The certification rule for this recruitment is RULE OF LIST. This means that hiring managers can choose any candidate from the entire certified list of eligible applicants, not just the top ranks (highest scorers).

How To Apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted online at careers.sf.gov.

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Rie Butler at rie.butler@flysfo.com. 

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.