This position is located in the Department of Employment Services, Workforce Development Bureau, Office of One-Stop Operations – Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) Program. Working under the title of Disabled Veteran’s Outreach (DVOP) specialist, the position provides intensive case management and career services to veterans with significant barriers to employment. The Department of Employment Services (DOES) mission is to connect District residents, job seekers, and employers to opportunities and resources that empower fair, safe, effective working communities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provides individualized career services to veterans and eligible persons with barriers that prevent entering and retaining employment: such as disabilities, lack of educational achievement and/or vocational credentialing, and under-employment. Provides case management services for veterans, with special emphasis on veterans with service-connected disabilities. Provides individual career services to meet the employment needs of disabled veterans and other eligible veterans, with the maximum emphasis directed toward serving those who are economically or educationally disadvantaged, including homeless veterans, and veterans with barriers to employment.
Advises all veterans and eligible persons on labor market conditions and requirements in specific occupations or industrial fields. Informs and explains to disabled, Vietnam-era, other veterans, and eligible persons the benefits and rights that they are entitled. Facilitates interviews, registering and documenting relative occupational service codes for veteran job seekers. Identifying veteran job seeker needs and/or problems to determine appropriate actions required for referral services and, when necessary, referring veteran job seekers to appropriate specialized services such as occupational skills training, employment assistance and supportive services
Qualifications and Education
Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the CS-09 grade level, or its non-District equivalent obtained in either the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience for this position include: interviewing, registering and placing applicants to occupational codes.
Licensures, Certifications and other requirements
None
Work Conditions/Environment
The work is performed in a normal office setting.
Promotion Potential
None
Other Significant Facts
Tour of Duty: Monday-Friday 8:30 am- 5:00 pm or Varies
Promotion Potential: No known promotion potential
Duration of Appointment: Career Service - Term, NTE 13 Months
Pay Plan, Series and Grade: CS-0142-11
Salary: $74,893- $96,547; Based on qualifications and funding
Collective Bargaining Unit (Union): This position is covered by AFGE Local 1000 Collective Bargaining Unit.
Position Designation: This position has been designated as Security sensitive therefore the incumbent of this position will be subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC Personnel Regulations, Suitability and as such, incumbents of this position shall be subject to criminal background checks, background investigations, and mandatory drug and alcohol testing, as applicable.
Residency Requirement: Applicants claiming “Residency Preference” will be required to maintain residency in the District of Columbia for a minimum of seven (7) years. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of employment.
If the position you are applying for is in the Career, Management Supervisory, or Educational Service at an annual salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or more, you must establish residency in the District of Columbia within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the appointment and continue to maintain residency within the District of Columbia throughout the duration of the appointment.
EEO Statement: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.
