DVOP/LVER GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CNSLT II - 40042018

DVOP/LVER GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CNSLT II - 40042018
Agency: Economic Opportunity
Position Number: 40042018
Req # 862468
Salary: $55,000.00 annually
Posting Closing Date: 10/13/2025
Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Your Specific Responsibilities:

The LVER/DVOP GOC II performs duties set forth in Title 38 of the United States Code (U.S.C.), Veterans Program Letter (VPL) 03-14 and VPL 03-14 Changes 1 & 2 through a case management process. The incumbent will assure the local office is in compliance with Federal Regulations, standards of performance, and contractual provisions of the grant agreement mandating special services for Veterans.  

The following duties are included in this code:

• Creates, develops, and implements local policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the JVSG regulations- This position confers with personnel to ensure that it complies with policy and procedures set by the State Veterans Program Coordinator.
• Provides training to LWDB staff, at both state and local levels, and co-located partners on compliance with JVSG regulations and guidance, as needed.
• Reviews programs, services, forms, and reports utilized by the JVSG program at the local and State level and confers with management to identify improvement processes.
• Conducts outreach to employers and engages in advocacy efforts with hiring executives to increase employment opportunities for veterans.
• Conducts job search workshops, establishes job search groups, and participates in job and career fairs.
• Works with federal contractors on recruiting Veterans. 
• Advocates for the hiring of disabled veterans and assists all veterans with gaining and retaining employment.
• Creates and conducts capacity-building programs for employers and veterans.
• Facilitates and oversees veteran priority of service requirements regarding employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans by all staff of the CareerSource system.
• Promotes credentialing and licensing opportunities for Veterans.
• Provides operational oversight for all Career Center staff including regular training on the implementation of the JVSG program at local levels.
• Develops and implements program management procedures to ensure the provision of services to eligible veterans.
• Maintains regular contact with community leaders, employers, labor unions, training programs, and veteran's organizations to keep them advised of eligible veterans and spouses available for employment and training.
• Advises eligible veterans and spouses of opportunities for employment and training.
• In accordance with JVSG regulations, provides guidance and facilitates training of labor exchange services including intake and assessment, counseling, testing, job-search assistance, and referral and placement.
• Assists, through automated data processing, in securing and maintaining current information regarding available employment and training opportunities for veterans and their spouses.
• Participates in Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Audit information requests from Federal Government partners by providing answers, examples, descriptions of services, and other necessary information in both DEO and federal audits.
• Consults with State and local officials on matters applicable to the JVSG program.

Performs duties set forth in Title 38 of the United States Code (U.S.C.), Veterans Program Letter (VPL) 03-14 and VPL 03-14 Changes 1 & 2 through a case management process including: 

• Consults with federal, state, and local officials on matters applicable to serving eligible persons as a DVOP.
• Conducts comprehensive and specialized assessments of eligible persons and develops an individual employment plan to identify the employment goals, appropriate objectives, and services for participants that will lead to sustained careers and lasting self-sufficiency.
• Provides individualized case management to eligible veterans and their spouses with significant barriers to employment (SBEs) including supervising group career counseling to promulgate knowledge of veteran resources and local initiatives created to address barriers limiting employment opportunities and promote peer support, conducting individual counseling and career planning with a goal of long term employment and self-sufficiency; providing short-term pre-vocational services that may include development of learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and professional conduct to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or training.
• Evaluates community organizations to assess and leverage assets that can be utilized to mitigate individual barriers of eligible persons within case management.

Coordinates with Department of Veteran Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VRE) counselors to provide case management assistance to VRE (Chapter 31) special disabled Veterans and other Veterans with SBEs.

Provides outreach to local organizations, such as, but not limited to local colleges, technical training centers, apprenticeship programs, and community based (non-profit - including faith-based) to educate the organizations serving Veterans on how to identify veterans with SBEs' and to refer veterans to the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist located at the Career Center for services.

Perform other veteran duties IAW the Jobs for Veterans State Grants as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of applicable regulations, Veteran Program Letters, state and local guidance, and programs/opportunities for veterans and covered persons (i.e., Federal Bonding program, Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit Eligibility, etc.).
• Knowledge of the laws governing veteran's preference in employment and workforce services.
• Knowledge of veteran's re-employment rights.
• Knowledge of entitlement and priorities of veterans for medical and surgical services in veteran hospitals.
• Working knowledge using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of basic sales principles and skills.
• Knowledge of workforce plans and business/management principles.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective customer service.
• Knowledge of the basic principles of counseling and case management.
• Skilled in group presentations or workshop instruction and/or facilitation.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in individual and group settings, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to promote and market the Career Center.
• Ability to deal with the public in a tactful, courteous, and effective manner. 
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to conduct effective interviews.
• Ability to work independently by planning, organizing, and coordinating work assignments.
• Ability to prepare reports to include recording, evaluating, and analyzing data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications:

As a condition of pre-employment eligibility, a Level 2 security background screening is required, which consists of fingerprinting and a check of local, state, and national law enforcement records. 

Appointment to this position must be made in the order of preference provided by Public Law 100-323, as follows:  First to qualified service-connected disabled veterans; then, if no such disabled veteran is available, to qualified eligible veterans; and if no such eligible veteran is available, to qualified persons (as defined in 38 U.S.C.)  Applicants applying via the Internet must ensure that required military documentation, DD form 214, and/or current US Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA)/ Defense letter reflecting the character of discharge is submitted prior to closure of job announcement.

IAW the Veterans Benefit Act of 2010, 38 U.S.C § 4102(A) (c)(8)(A) requires all newly hired DVOP specialists are required to satisfactorily complete Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) training delivered by the National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) within 18 months after the date of employment.

The incumbent must possess or obtain certification as a Workforce Professional Tier 1 within 6 months of employment in the position. 

Driver's License required; the employee must have a valid driver's license to drive their personal vehicle or a company vehicle as required by the employer to various worksite locations. Required to travel locally and must furnish own transportation.

The incumbent may be required to work weekends or after regular work hours at job fairs, or community meetings.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
 

VETERANS' PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veteran's Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for post-secondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veteran's Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veteran's Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

Nearest Major Market: Lake City