Benefit Program Associate (BPA)- CODL/WP Veteran's Workforce Development

Program Description

Consolidated Position Staff (CODL)/ Wagner Peyser WP Specialists – CODL serves as a  combined Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialist and a Local Veterans’. Employment Representative (LVER) position will:

• Proactively coordinate with partners to provide comprehensive services to employers and facilitate employment, training and placement services for veterans.
• Provide case management and intensive services to veterans who have significant barriers to employment.
• Provide vocational guidance to eligible veterans with respect to selection of and changes in vocations and vocational adjustment.
• Conduct outreach activities to local veterans and community organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other State Agencies such as Missouri Veteran’s Commission, Vocational Rehabilitation and other institutions that serve veterans (on-site visits required throughout the area of responsibility).
• Consult and coordinate with other appropriate representatives of Federal, State, and local programs for the purpose of developing maximum linkages to promote employment opportunities and assistance for veterans with significant barriers to employment.
• Ensure veterans are aware of other available programs, such as those through Missouri’s Department of Education.
• Work with partners to maximize opportunities for veterans and ensure veterans are given priority access to Department of Labor programs.
• Maintain regular contact with regional community leaders, employers, labor unions, training programs, and other employer organizations for the purpose of keeping them advised of eligible veterans and persons available for employment and training (on-site visits required throughout the area of responsibility).
• Encourage employers and labor unions to employ eligible veterans and eligible persons and conduct job development, on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs for veterans (on-site visits required throughout the area of responsibility).
• Complete and submit all required reports, including ‘Veterans Quarterly Report to the Manager,’ in accordance with established timelines.
• Provide workshops and training to employers and Job Center staff.
• Provide veteran related services to Job Center staff.
• Document all services and activities in the Office of Workforce Development’s case management system.
• Enter employer job orders in case management system.
• Spend a maximum of 50% of work time providing services to individuals who are not eligible for CODL services. These services include, but not limited to:
• Job search assistance
• Interest and aptitude testing
• Resume preparation assistance
• Facilitating job preparation workshop

• Provide Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) and other services to Unemployment Insurance claimants
• Perform other related work as assigned.
• Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance

To view and apply click link: https://mocareers.mo.gov/hiretrue/ce3/job-board/5effe9b2-4b89-494b-ac76-c45e25190768