Position Summary:

The Broadband Infrastructure Program Manager will lead the design and implementation of broadband infrastructure programs, including Last Mile Connections, Middle Mile core projects, and Internet Exchange Points. Oversee pilot initiatives and expanded rollouts aligned with the Kansas Office of Broadband’s strategic and operational principles. Build and maintain strong partnerships with communities, local and tribal governments, service providers, anchor institutions, and utility partners to develop high-quality broadband solutions. Provide advisory support to local communities on broadband strategies, assist with grant planning and applications, and support local broadband initiatives to ensure successful deployment and adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Lead broadband infrastructure program design and implementation: Support the design and deployment of Last Mile Connections and Middle Mile core projects and Internet Exchange Point.
• Deploy infrastructure funding according to strategic and operational principles established in the Kansas Office of Broadband strategy. 
• Engage communities, local/tribal governments, service providers, anchor institutions, and utility partners, other stakeholders in developing high quality infrastructure solutions
• Advise local communities on broadband strategies, provide support for local broadband efforts, support grant plans and applications related to broadband initiatives. 
• Work collaboratively with internal communications staff, consultants, and others to develop presentations, website content, eblasts and other materials for public engagement

Pay Range: $85,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The Attorney supports the Workforce Services Division by assisting with legal research, policy analysis, and review of agency documents for compliance with state and federal law, including WIOA. Working under the guidance of the Chief Attorney, this role helps ensure agency programs and operations align with legal and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Consultation, Legal Research and Advise for the Workforce Services Division, AJLA, CIAC, KAC and other divisions, receives oral or written questions from other employees of the agency or receives oral or written assignments from the Chief Attorney.
• Identifies the legal and/or policy issues which are involved in the questions or assignments.
• Searches for primary and/or secondary legal authority to answer the legal and/or policy issues which must be answered.
• Reads, analyzes and evaluates agency letters and interoffice memos, policy statements, personnel and program manuals and proposed administrative regulations on Workforce Services issues for compliance with current law, legal authority, legal reasoning and legal implications.
• Provides legal counsel to Commerce Workforce Services Division administrative officials and field personnel to assure that Commerce and its subdivisions perform their respective duties in accordance with the law and also to aid in the compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and other federal laws and regulations.
• Reads, analyzes and evaluates the legal and factual claims raised in letters, motions, discovery, memoranda, briefs, pleadings and appellate briefs delivered to the agency by opposing parties.
• Travels to, attends and actively participates in meetings, depositions, hearings and trials.
• Represents the agency at administrative hearings and tries cases on behalf of the agency in state and federal courts by presenting evidence, examining and cross-examining witnesses, stating and explaining objections, and arguing motions, objections and other legal issues.

Pay Range: $60,000.00 to $75,000.00 annually

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The Customer Engagement Specialist serves as the primary front desk representative for the workforce center, delivering professional, customer-focused support to job seekers and partners. This role provides customer support services, maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic case files in KANSASWORKS.com, and ensures a positive client experience. The specialist also provides back-up case management support for RESEA participants and Unemployment Insurance claimants at risk of exhausting benefits, helping connect individuals to resources that support successful employment outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Assist job seekers with accessing services through KANSASWORKS.com, including account setup, job searches, resume uploads, and application submissions.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic case files in KANSASWORKS.com in accordance with program policies and procedures
• Serve as the primary front desk representative for the workforce center, delivering professional and customer-focused service.
• Provide back-up case management services for RESEA and Unemployment Insurance claimants at risk of exhausting benefits.

Pay Range: $16.16 hourly

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The Migrant Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Outreach Worker provides outreach and case management services to connect MSFWs with employment, training, and supportive resources. This role identifies barriers to employment, educates individuals on their rights and responsibilities, and makes referrals to partner programs. Additional duties include building employer relationships, entering job orders in KANSASWORKS.com, matching job seekers with employers, assisting with employment-related complaints, conducting H-2A housing inspections, and supporting customers via KANSASWORKS.com Live Chat.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct outreach and case management for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) who are not being reached by the normal intake activities of the Workforce Center.
• Identify employment barriers/challenges and explain rights and responsibilities of MSFWs.
• Assists customers with job searches, resume and cover letter preparation, completing applications for employment, holds mock interviews with customers, and educates customers on interviewing techniques.
• Screens customers to gather information then make referrals to appropriate partner services (e.g. National Farmworker Jobs Program, health care assistance, food assistance, education assistance, and job training).
• Identify services available through partner agencies and service-based organizations that can assist MSFWs.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with employers who regularly hire MSFWs.
• Develop and deliver presentations to agricultural employers and employer groups.
• Serves as Complaint System Representative for initial customer complaints related to employment laws and workforce violations.
• Conduct Housing Inspections for the H-2A Foreign Labor Certification Program.
• Serves as a Digital Assistant in Live Chat on KANSASWORKS.com.

Pay Range:  $17.79 hourly

Pay starts at $17.79/hr., then staff enter the Kansas Registered Apprentice Program the beginning of the year after hire where pay increases at the end of the first year, and again at the end of the second year.

The Kansas Registered Apprentice Program is a structured training program where staff gain specific skills and competencies enabling them to fill multiple roles within the workforce system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Benefit Eligible

• This role oversees the functioning of the KANSASWORKS Mobile Workforce Center, coordinating its operations and ensuring it delivers a comprehensive range of employment, reemployment, and employer services. 
• The Mobile Workforce Center is strategically scheduled and managed to complement the offerings of local area customers in Eastern and Southeastern Kansas.
• Responsibilities include deploying and setting up the Mobile Workforce Center in various locations as needed, such as in response to national/state disasters or rapid response events, job fairs, and to extend workforce development services to rural communities in Eastern and Southeastern Kansas.
• Assist job seekers in their search for employment by providing an orientation of the Workforce Center services, résumé assistance, KANSASWORKS.com registration and job search assistance.

Position Summary:

This position oversees the operation, scheduling, and deployment of the Kansas Works Mobile Workforce Center to provide employment, reemployment, and employer services statewide. Collaborates with workforce boards, One-Stop partners, and community stakeholders to deploy services based on priority needs, including disaster response, rural outreach, job fairs, and employer engagement. Ensures vehicle readiness, equipment functionality, routine maintenance, and accurate tracking of financial and utilization records. 

Candidate may be located in Chanute, Emporia, Independence, Lawrence, Pittsburg or Topeka.

Responsibilities:

Pay Range:  $19.00 to $21.00 hourly

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The PROWD Employment Services Specialist will provide intensive case management and follow-up services to individuals under the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons who are residing in contracted Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs), on home confinement, or recently released into the community. Form Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs) in collaboration with RRC Case Managers, Employment Specialists, and other support partners. Connect participants with individualized services and community resources to address barriers to employment and stability. Coordinate workforce services with RRC staff to avoid duplication and utilize local labor market information to identify high-demand, high-wage opportunities for participants.

Responsibilities:

• Provide intensive case management and follow-up services to program participants who are under the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and reside in one of the three contracted Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs) in the State or on home confinement, and those released from the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons residing in the community.
• Form Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs) for each participant, a collaboration between the RRC Case Managers and Employment Specialists contracted by the Bureau of Prisons and other individuals involved in the participants’ plan.
• Connect participants with individualized services and community resources to overcome work and life issues that interfere with holding and keeping jobs.
• Provide workforce services to program participants in coordination with RRC staff, to reduce duplication of services. Provide access to and oversight of online Workplace Readiness curriculum. Understand and access available Commerce programs such as Registered Apprenticeship, Commerce Employment Network and Ticket to Work Program, Older Kansans Employment Program and KTRAIN.
• Understand and utilize local labor market information to identify high demand high wage occupations.

Pay Range: $48,000.00 to $58,000.00 annually

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The PROWD Program Manager oversees grant-funded workforce programs by ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements, preparing reports, and managing program updates. This role develops and coordinates training initiatives in collaboration with partners, while providing technical assistance and guidance to staff and stakeholders. The manager also monitors program performance, supports continuous improvement, and serves as a key liaison between agencies to ensure effective and accountable service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Implements grant requirements as appropriate; collaborates with appropriate staff to prepare grant reports; writes grant updates in response to requirements.
• Designs and develops programs in response to program or grant requirements; coordinates and facilitates local service delivery activities with immediate staff members, One-Stop partners, other agency programs, governmental agencies, and institutions to facilitate the development of programs and training opportunities.
• Provides oversight and guidance to program staff.
• Meets regularly to assess needs and to provide support, feedback, and training.
• Conducts regular performance reviews as directed by the agency.
• Assures workforce accountability reporting for selected activities serving as a liaison between the department, KANSASWORKS State Board, US Dept of Labor (USDOL), Federal Bureau of Prisons and any other state or federal department.
• Coordinates assigned projects, contracts, and MOUs; oversees and monitors programs that are developed; provides support regarding program needs and operational issues; advises fund recipients of methods to improve programs and keeps them abreast of applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

Pay Range: $60,000.00 to $65,000.00 annually

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The Veterans Workforce Services Specialist provides case management to assist veterans and other eligible job seekers in achieving employment goals. Delivers targeted services to Unemployment Insurance claimants at risk of exhausting benefits. Conducts outreach to identify and engage eligible veterans, maintains a presence at workforce events, and serves as a liaison with employers to promote and expand the use of Workforce Center services and programs.

Responsibilities:

• Provides overview of Workforce services to customers
• Performs detailed intake and comprehensive assessment interviews to determine job seeker’s education, interests, work history, barriers to employment, economic and family status, and career goals
• Assists customers with job searches, resume and cover letter preparation, completing applications for employment, holds mock interviews with customers, and educates customer on interviewing techniques
• Provides customers information about program services, job requirements, occupational opportunities, and training programs and makes referrals to appropriate partner services
• Maintains electronic case file in KANSASWORKS.com for each participant in accordance with federal and state policies, procedures, regulations and guidelines
• Provides case management services for Unemployment Insurance claimants identified as likely to exhaust benefits
• Conducts outreach activities, for the purpose of locating, identifying and seeking referrals of eligible veterans
• Maintains a presence at the Workforce services booth at a local job or resource fair.
• Solicits new employers to utilize Workforce services and programs.
• Performs intake process with new employers to create account and determine the employer’s needs

Pay Range: $18.70

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

This is technical work interviewing clients to obtain information needed to determine potential eligibility for training programs, job referrals and other program services.  The position is located at the Lawrence Workforce Center, Lawrence, KS.  There is occasional local travel involved and may be overnight

Responsibilities:

• Assist job seekers in their search for employment by providing an orientation of the Workforce Center services, résumé assistance, KANSASWORKS.com registration and job search assistance.
• Staff job fairs and refer job candidates to employment opportunities and support services as appropriate.
• Work with businesses requiring employment assistance in surrounding areas.

Pay Range: $17.79 hourly

Pay starts at $17.79/hr., then staff enter the Kansas Registered Apprentice Program the beginning of the year after hire where pay increases at the end of the first year, and again at the end of the second year.

The Kansas Registered Apprentice Program is a structured training program where staff gain specific skills and competencies enabling them to fill multiple roles within the workforce system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

This is technical work interviewing clients to obtain information needed to determine potential eligibility for training programs, job referrals and other program services.  The position is located at the Lawrence Workforce Center, Lawrence, KS.  There is occasional local travel involved and may be overnight

Responsibilities:

• Assist job seekers in their search for employment by providing an orientation of the Workforce Center services, résumé assistance, KANSASWORKS.com registration and job search assistance.
• Staff job fairs and refer job candidates to employment opportunities and support services as appropriate.
• Work with businesses requiring employment assistance in surrounding areas.

Pay Range: $17.79 hourly

Pay starts at $17.79/hr., then staff enter the Kansas Registered Apprentice Program the beginning of the year after hire where pay increases at the end of the first year, and again at the end of the second year.

The Kansas Registered Apprentice Program is a structured training program where staff gain specific skills and competencies enabling them to fill multiple roles within the workforce system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

This is technical work interviewing clients to obtain information needed to determine potential eligibility for training programs, job referrals and other program services. The position is located at the Johnson County Workforce Center in Lenexa, KS.  There is occasional local travel involved and may be overnight.

Responsibilities:

• Perform case management functions including assessing transferable skills, education, work experiences of participant in order to develop goals/ objectives to identify employment related opportunities in which participant can gain experience to reach self-sufficiency.
• Maintains electronic case file in KANSASWORKS.COM for each participant
• Assists customers with job searches, resume and cover letter preparation, completing applications for employment, holds mock interviews with customers, and educates customer on interviewing techniques.
• Assists customers with reviewing occupational and labor market information for the field of interest.
• Identifies qualified applicants for referral to employers based on information obtained from the customer.
• Provides overview of Workforce services to customers and ensures that the customer has completed the online registration Workforce services to customers and ensures that the customer has completed the online registration.
• Enters data from multiple sources into the statewide automated data system in accordance with standard procedures, rules and regulations
• Screens customers to gather information then makes referrals to appropriate partner services (e.g. health care assistance, food assistance, education assistance, and job training). Maintains knowledge of internal and external resources in order to make appropriate referrals
• Provides case management services for Unemployment Insurance claimants identified as likely to exhaust benefits to include the following: assessing transferable skills, education, work experiences of participant in order to develop goals/ objectives to identify employment related opportunities in which participant can gain experience to reach self-sufficiency.
• Serves as a Digital Assistant in Live Chat on KANSASWORKS.com.

Pay Range: $17.39 hourly

Pay starts at $17.39/hr., then staff enter the Kansas Registered Apprentice Program the beginning of the year after hire where pay increases at the end of the first year, and again at the end of the second year.

The Kansas Registered Apprentice Program is a structured training program where staff gain specific skills and competencies enabling them to fill multiple roles within the workforce system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The Workforce Services Specialist provides early intervention Reemployment Services to individuals identified by the Kansas Department of Labor Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services system. The Workforce Services Specialist will assist these beneficiaries by offering targeted support and resources aimed at helping them secure employment before their benefits are depleted. This includes assessing participants’ transferable skills, education, and work experiences to develop tailored goals and objectives, and identifying relevant employment opportunities. Additionally, they administer online tests, such as Microsoft, bilingual, and office skills assessments, to evaluate job qualifications. The specialist also creates and facilitates presentations to enhance customers’ job skills, job readiness, and ability to secure employment. Moreover, the Workforce Services Specialist maintains a presence at local job or resource fairs, representing Workforce Services and connecting with the community.

Responsibilities:

• Provides case management services for Unemployment Insurance claimants identified as likely to exhaust benefits.
• Screens customers to gather information then makes referrals to appropriate partner services
• Enters data from multiple sources into the statewide automated data system in accordance with standard procedures, rules and regulations
• Provides overview of Workforce services to customers and ensures that the customer has completed the online registration
• Creates and facilities presentations (usually in PowerPoint) to communicate and improve customers job skills, job readiness and the customers’ ability to find work.
• Maintains a presence at the Workforce services booth at a local job or resource fair.  

Pay Range: $17.39 hourly

Pay starts at $17.39/hr., then staff enter the Kansas Registered Apprentice Program the beginning of the year after hire where pay increases at the end of the first year, and again at the end of the second year.

The Kansas Registered Apprentice Program is a structured training program where staff gain specific skills and competencies enabling them to fill multiple roles within the workforce system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

The Workforce Services Specialist provides career guidance and reemployment support to job seekers, helping individuals improve job readiness and successfully return to work. This role serves as a Digital Assistant through live chat on KANSASWORKS.com, offering timely and accurate assistance. The specialist develops and delivers presentations to enhance customers’ job search skills and employability, while also assessing needs to provide appropriate program recommendations and referrals.

Responsibilities:

• Perform case management functions including assessing transferable skills, education, work experiences of participant in order to develop goals/ objectives to identify employment related opportunities in which participant can gain experience to reach self-sufficiency. 
• Provides overview of Workforce services to customers and ensures that the customer has completed the online registration Workforce services to customers and ensures that the customer has completed the online registration
• Provides case management services for Unemployment Insurance claimants
• Serves as a Digital Assistant in Live Chat on KANSASWORKS.com.
• Creates and facilitates presentations (usually in PowerPoint) to communicate and improve customers’ job skills, job readiness, and the customers’ ability to find work.
• Enters data from multiple sources into the statewide automated data system in accordance with standard procedures, rules and regulations
• Administers on-line testing (e.g. Microsoft, bilingual, office skills) to customers to determine job qualifications
• Screens customers to gather information then makes referrals to appropriate partner services.

Pay Range: $17.39 hourly

Pay starts at $17.39/hr., then staff enter the Kansas Registered Apprentice Program the beginning of the year after hire where pay increases at the end of the first year, and again at the end of the second year.

The Kansas Registered Apprentice Program is a structured training program where staff gain specific skills and competencies enabling them to fill multiple roles within the workforce system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Benefit Eligible

Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager. You MUST apply at https://jobs.sok.ks.gov and submit the required documentation.

Learn more about claiming Disability Hiring Preference

PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person’s eligibility for use of this preference should not be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent directly to OPS. These documents should be sent either by fax to (785)296-7712, scanned and emailed to [email protected], or can be mailed/delivered in person to:

ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Rm 401
Topeka, KS 66612

If you are claiming Veterans’ Preference for the first time please mail a copy of your DD214 – copy of discharge or documentation in form of a letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to verify service-connected disability, copy of a marriage license to verify relationship as a spouse to a service member, a letter or notice from the Federal Government showing that their spouse died while serving in the armed forces, or other relevant documentation that would help qualify an individual for Veterans’ Preference in accordance with the eligibility criteria set forth in K.S.A. 73-201. Please mail discharge or documentation to the Kansas Department of Administration, Office of Personnel Services, 900 S.W. Jackson, Rm 401-N, Topeka, Kansas 66612 or Fax to (785) 296-2598. You MUST apply at https://jobs.sok.ks.gov and submit the required documentation.