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Veterans’ Program Staff TrainingRoles, Responsibilities & ProgramsSlide2
Objectives
Awareness of the Veterans’ Program Mission
Comprehension of Veterans’ Staff Roles & Responsibilities
Awareness of U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (USDOL/VETS) Expectations
Awareness of Organizational Relationships
Awareness of Additional Veterans Programs Slide3
References
Title 38, United States Code Section 101(2)
(38 U.S.C. 101(2)); 38 U.S.C.; 38 U.S.C.,
Chapters 41 and 42
Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) – P.L. 107-288
Veterans’ Program Letter No. 07-10
(Refocused Roles DVOP/LVER)Slide4
4To promote and maximize the employment of Florida's veterans, especially veterans with barriers to
employment, utilizing the complete menu of
One-Stop Career Center resources.
DEO Veterans Program MissionSlide5
5 USDOL/VETS funded programs are those authorized under Title 38, as amended by P.L. 107-288 and through the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA)
Offer a noncompetitive Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program to eligible veterans
Offer competitive grants for veterans with special needs
Provide Veterans’ program monitoring and training through service reporting, desk audit tool, and Technical Assistance Visits to provide guidance
USDOL VETS OverviewSlide6
6 Florida’s Veterans Employment Program is Jointly managed by DEO and Regional Workforce Boards Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVERs) and Disabled Veteran Outreach Program specialists (DVOPs) fill a particular niche in the overall set of services for Veterans and should be used to provide
specialized
services
Roles and ResponsibilitiesSlide7
Contract
Policy
Chartering
Funding
Agreements
Financial Monitoring Budget Approval
State Plan Approval
Performance
Oversight
Jobs for Vets State Grant
Memorandums of Understanding
Notice of Financial Award
Program & Financial Monitoring
Performance Contracts & Oversight
Organizational
Relationships
LVER
Outreach to Employers
Training & Employment
Services for Veterans
Preparing Quarterly
Manager’s Reports
DVOP
Intensive Services
(Case Management)
Outreach to Veterans
Full Range of Employment &
Training Services to Veterans
24 Regional
Workforce Boards
*Service Providers*
*Training Providers*
*One-Stop Career Centers*
Workforce Services
Local Policies
Day to Day Duties
Performance
Oversight
Functional Supervision
Program Monitoring
Grant Compliance
Plan Approval
Budget ApprovalSlide8
8Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) staff focus on providing intensive services to veterans with priority to Special Disabled, Disabled veterans and other eligible veterans.
DVOP staff will facilitate services to veterans with barriers to employment and with special workforce needs through case management.
DVOP Roles & ResponsibilitiesSlide9
9To prepare disabled veterans for employment, match them with support services and reduce or eliminate barriers to employment DVOPs provide:
Assessment, Counseling, Intensive Services & Case Management
Referral to
supportive
services & job- focused/outcome-driven training, certification, etc.
Job
development services and employer visits
Job Referrals
Maintain
up-to-date Network Guide
Organizational Outreach
DVOP Activities & ServicesSlide10
10DVOP staff will conduct outreach to locate economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans & veterans with barriers to employment, especially veterans with special needs & homeless veterans through the following organizations and/or activities:
Vet
Centers, VA Medical Centers and Outpatient Clinics
Satellite offices
HVRP
Projects: Tampa, Cocoa Beach and Tallahassee
Homeless Shelters
Community
based and civic
organizations
Veterans
' Service
Organizations
Veteran
Service Officers (VSO)
offices
DVOP Organizational OutreachSlide11
11 Workforce Partners and Service Providers
Veterans
’ Affairs Educational Coordinators
Faith-Based
Organizations
Reserve
and National Guard units
Venues and locations where veterans
congregate
Universities
, Colleges and Community
Colleges
to solicit
Veterans
Administration
(
VA) Work-Study Assistants
DVOP Outreach LocationsSlide12
12Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVERs) will ensure that veterans are provided the full range of priority workforce services in the One-Stop Career Center, providing functional oversight over the Veteran's Program.
LVERs also serve as
advocates for employment and training opportunities with businesses, industries and community organizations
.
LVER Roles & ResponsibilitiesSlide13
13LVERs will accomplish their mission of supporting veterans’ and employer’s employment goals in the following ways: Conduct Job Search
Workshops
Provide
job development and job
referrals
Provide
career and vocational guidance
Provide
Labor Market Information (LMI
)
Refer veterans to supportive or remedial services
Provide services to recently separated veterans
LVER Activities & ServicesSlide14
14 Conduct Veterans' Program training for all One-Stop Career Center associates Refer veterans to job-focused and outcome- driven training, certification, etc.
Develop and maintain updated (quarterly) Federal Contractor List
http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm
http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/fl/
LVER Activities & ServicesSlide15
15As an employment and career advocate for veterans, the LVER is expected to:
Plan
, conduct and participate in Job Fairs for veterans
Contact
Unions, Apprenticeship Programs, Chambers of
Commerce
, Economic Development Units, etc.
Contact
employers to develop employment opportunities
for veterans
Coordinate
with
Business
Services
staff and participate in employer outreach activities
LVER Advocacy RoleSlide16
16 Facilitate and participate in Employer Mass Recruitments for new and expanding firms
Facilitate
and maintain Employer Recruiting
Agreements
Conduct
presentations on Florida’s Veterans' Program
and services to veterans at the RWB
meetings
Contact
Reserve and National Guard
Units
Contact
other venues and organizations providing
services to
veterans.
LVER Advocacy RoleSlide17
17All DVOP and LVER staff will complete National Veterans’ Training Institute (NVTI)
required courses within
18 months of hire.
http://www.nvti.ucdenver.edu/home/homePage.htm
Orientation
to Veteran Services (LES Prerequisite)
http://www.nvti.ucdenver.edu/training/orientation.htm
USERRA 101 & 102 (Recommended)
userra101
userra102
Veterans
’ Benefits Online
(Highly Recommended)
Labor
& Employment Specialist (LES)
Required
for all
staff
Case
Management (CM)
R
equired
for
DVOPs
Promoting
Partnerships for Employment (PPE)
Required
for LVERs
DVOP/LVER Staff TrainingSlide18
18 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Homeless
Female & Family Veteran Reintegration Program
(HFVRP)
Veterans
’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP)
Military
Family Employment Advocacy (MFEA) program
Transitioning
Incarcerated Veterans’ Program (TIVP)
REALifelines
VA
work study
program
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR & E) program
Transition Assistance Program (TAP)
floridajobs.org/office-directory/division-of-workforce-services/
workforceprograms
/veterans
Additional Veterans ProgramsSlide19
19Five VR&E office locations in Florida: Toni Washington, VR&E Lead DVOP, provides state- wide coordination of program
reporting
and awareness training on the VA’s
VR&E program
Regional
VR&E locations with VR&E DVOPs:
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Orlando
St
. Petersburg
Ft
. Lauderdale
Vocational Rehabilitation & EmploymentSlide20
20TAP: Assists separating military members and their spouses in their transition to civilian society, at 12 TAP sites in Florida.
Transition Assistance Program
Pensacola NAS
Eglin AFB
Hurlburt
AFB
Tyndall AFB
Mayport
NAS
Jacksonville NAS
Patrick AFB
MacDill
AFB
U.S. Southern Command
Key West NS
U.S. Coast Guard (Miami)
Note: Facilitators must be certified through NVTISlide21
2011-12 New Veterans InitiativesWith the expected return of Soldiers, Sailors and National Guard members from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as an increase in Military draw downs for all services
(BRAC planned in 2013 & 2015),
New initiatives have been established both at the National and State levels to promote the continued employment of our VeteransSlide22
Veteran Employment Tax CreditsVOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, enacted 21 NOV 2011, provides an expanded Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to businesses (including non-profits) that hire eligible unemployed veterans.
DEO
Communiqué The Vow to Hire Act 2011–WOTC Benefit for Hiring Veterans
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/fact_sheet_on_veteran_tax_credits-1.pdf
On 9 FEB The IRS released guidance and forms for employers to use when claiming the newly-expanded tax credit for hiring veterans.
For more information, including how to claim the credit refer to: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=253949,00.htmlSlide23
23 DEO Veterans Program Mission
USDOL/VETS
Jobs for Veterans Grant
Organizational Relationships
Roles
and responsibilities of the
LVER/DVOP staff
Additional veterans programs
SummarySlide24
Shawn Forehand Paul FurbushState Veterans’ Program Coordinator
Asst. Veterans’ Program Coordinator
Phone:(850) 245- 7424
/Fax: (850) 921-3495 Phone:(850) 921-3867
shawn.forehand@deo.myflorida.com
paul.furbush@deo.myflorida.com
Additional Resources:
DEO
Veterans’ Workforce program Resources
www.floridajobs.org/workforce-board-resources/program-resources
DOL Vets Veterans Program Letters
http://www.dol.gov/vets/vpls/VPLDirectory.html
DVOP/LVER Assistance | Laws, Rules & Regulations
http://www.nvti.ucdenver.edu/resources/laws.htm
An
equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers on this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711
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