Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialist #R0016
About The Position
Provides individualized career services, via case management approach, and facilitates placements to meet the employment needs of eligible veterans and eligible persons. Prioritizes services to special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, and other categories of eligible veterans in accordance with priorities determined by the Secretary of Labor. Based on annual appropriations acts, serve certain additional populations. These services help participants overcome employment barriers and achieve their employment goals. Engages with service providers in their local community to: maximize the number of participants that the service providers refer to the state’s workforce delivery system; enhance outcomes for participants; strengthen community awareness of the array of services available through the workforce development system. This is restricted federal grant position under a U.S. DOL VETS Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) for the period of September 3, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Continued employment is contingent upon available funding.
Requirements
- Knowledge of career counseling, interviewing, and job placement principles and techniques, community resources, counseling services, social programs and veteran issues and services
- Strong customer service, case management, and computer skills (Microsoft Office or comparable software programs)
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing (e.g., conducting interviews and training, exchanging information with clients and partner staff, and preparing reports and training materials)
- Ability to assess and match client skills to open positions
- Ability to work with clients in crisis to discover needs and enhance employable skills
- Ability to motivate clients to achieve established goals and objectives
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to remain objective, non-judgmental and focused
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to prepare and manage file documentation
- Ability to apply agency program standards and procedures
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with agency programs
- Experience with veteran’s affairs and services
- Experience with federal or state employment and training programs
Responsibilities
- Provides individualized career services, via case management approach
- Facilitates placements to meet the employment needs of eligible veterans and eligible persons
- Prioritizes services to special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, and other categories of eligible veterans
- Engages with service providers in their local community to maximize the number of participants that the service providers refer to the state’s workforce delivery system
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
