Title: Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) Lead

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist I

Hiring Range: $54,450 - $65,450

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Department of Workforce Development and Advancement

Location: PRINCE WILLIAM

Agency Website: https://www.virginiaworks.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Work with employers, employer associations, and business groups to advocate on behalf of eligible veterans and individuals and promote the advantages of hiring veterans. Conduct outreach to area employers to assist veterans in gaining employment; discuss services and employer needs; create job placement opportunities; refer eligible clients for consideration; conduct job searches, workshops, and seminars; establish job search groups; and monitor, evaluate and report progress. Facilitate employment, training, and placement services for veterans under the applicable State employment service delivery systems. Provide supervision, management, training, and support to assigned staff, working to promote the Veterans Program to employers and obtain suitable employment for eligible veterans and individuals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of career counseling, interviewing, and job placement principles and techniques; community resources, counseling services and social programs; and veteran issues and services.
• Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, supervisory, problem solving, decision making, customer service, marketing, and computer skills using Microsoft Office Professional or comparable software programs.
• Ability to supervise and manage staff; interact effectively with various parties; conduct research; collect and analyze data; work with employers to identify employment and training opportunities; assess and match client skills to open positions; work with clients in crisis; work independently and as a team member; prepare and manage file documentation; prepare reports and narratives; and apply agency program standards and procedures.
• Must be willing to travel about 75% of the time to attend training, conferences and meetings.

Additional Considerations

• Experience working with agency programs; veteran’s affairs and services; and/or federal or state employment and training programs.

Hiring Preference is given as follows: first, qualified service-connected disabled veterans, as defined by 38 U.S.C. § 4211(3); second, qualified eligible veterans, as defined by 38 U.S.C. § 4211(4); third, qualified eligible persons, as defined by 38 U.S.C. § 4101(5).

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license; some travel within region required.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. Is an Equal Opportunity
Employer/Program, and a Virginia Values Veterans certified employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a comprehensive background check including an FBI fingerprint background investigation.

Applications for this position must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and résumés will not be accepted.
Applications are not accepted after the recruitment closing date.

Please carefully review the details of this recruitment including the location of the position and the posted salary before applying. DWDA does not provide relocation assistance, and no salary will be offered outside of the posted salary range / flat rate.
Consideration for an interview is based solely on the information within the application (and/or resume).

You must ensure your application/resume includes the scope of your experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as it relates to the position you are applying for. Information not stated will not be assumed.
This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration.

For the status of your application and this position, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. We do not provide application status updates via email or telephone.
Auxiliary Aids and Services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Applicants needing accommodations should contact the Human Resource office for additional information.

The DWDA does not provide sponsorship; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work in the US.
NOTICE: DWDA will record information from each new employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources / Recruitment

Phone: For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. We do not provide application status updates via phone

Email: Careers@virginiaworks.gov for recruitment related questions. Emailed applications, resumes, or cover letters will not be accepted. For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.