Disabled Veterans Outreach Program​/LVER Workforce Devl Resource Spec

Introduction

The Maryland Department of Labor Veterans Program is looking for an energetic Disabled Veterans Outreach Program / Local Veterans Employment Representative veteran who’s committed to assisting veterans and veteran spouses with qualifying employment barriers (QEB) visiting the American Job Center. The ideal candidate will have experience in case managing veterans and veteran spouses with their employment and training goals and objectives.

Additionally, the candidate will have some experience advocating veteran and veteran spouse employment with businesses in the community. The ideal candidate should have the ability to work independently and as part of a team to locate and provide assistance and resources to veterans and eligible veteran spouses with qualifying employment barriers.

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• BALTIMORE COUNTY
• CARROLL
• CECIL
• HARFORD
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY

To work with eligible veterans, and other eligible persons who have significant barriers to employment (SBE) to resolve their employment needs. Conduct outreach and provide business services to employers

• Provides intensive services to eligible veterans, and eligible spouses as defined in title 38 united states code (USC), paragraph 4103a(a). The goal is to assist eligible veterans and spouses to obtain or retain employment leading to self-sufficiency. In addition, eligible veterans and eligible spouses must meet the definition of an individual with a qualifying employment barrier (QEB), or are members of a veteran population identified by the secretary under title 38 U.S.C. 4103a(a)(1)(c) As eligible for DVOP services, as explained in separate guidance from DOL
• Provides services to job seekers by assessing their skills, and needs using the automated system to complete, review, and update customer registration.
• Identifying potential job matches of job seeker skills with job qualifications. Refer qualified job seekers to job openings by utilizing the automated system.
  
  Sharing labor market information with customers to enable informed decisions on labor trends and economic conditions.
• Represent the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning by planning and coordinating with unions, apprenticeship programs and businesses to promote and secure employment and training programs.
• Engage with state and local business services entities by attending meetings with agency representatives and employers to provide any staffing and information services necessary to assist new and existing businesses, and to promote veteran employment.
• Conducting employer outreach through telephone calls, emails, and site visits.
• Disseminating labor market information to businesses to enable informed decisions on labor trends and economic conditions by using appropriate resource materials and automated systems
• Promoting agency services, job fairs, compliance with Federal Contractor Job Listings (FCJL), federal and state veterans' incentive training programs, and positive recruitment efforts to develop entry level employment opportunities for eligible veterans and other eligible persons.
• Promoting credentialing, and licensing opportunities for veterans

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  None.

• Candidates may substitute experience in the field of workforce development, customer service, human resources, recruiting or similar field may be substituted on a year-for- year basis for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer with active‑duty military recruiting experience or career counseling experience on a year-by-year basis for the required education.

Applicants must meet this selective qualification to be considered. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

• Qualified service connected disabled veteran:
• Qualified eligible veterans; and
• Qualified eligible person (38 U.S.C. 4101(5)).
• If you have a Veterans Administration Letter of Disability Rating dated within the last six months please attach it to this application in order to receive credit

• One (1) year of experience providing outreach to veterans
• Six (6) months professional resume writing and reviewing experience
• Prior case management experience

NOT APPLICABLE.

All candidates are subject to a background check against files maintained by the Division of Unemployment Insurance (Labor/DUI) to determine whether any monies are owed to Labor/DUI as a result of unemployment insurance over payment/fraud. Any unpaid debt may have an impact on whether or not a candidate is offered employment.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.

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