SALARY:$21.46 - $31.56 Hourly

$1,716.80 - $2,524.80 Biweekly

$44,636.80 - $65,644.80 Annually

LOCATION:Mason City - 50401 - Cerro Gordo County

JOB TYPE:Full-time

AGENCY:309 Iowa Workforce Development

OPENING DATE:09/14/20

CLOSING DATE:09/24/20 11:59 PM

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Facilitate and document intensive services to veterans with special employment and training needs as part of integrated office skills development team. Services may include any combination of the following services, but at a minimum, the first two are required to commence a program of intensive services. Intensive services are defined as comprehensive and specialized assessments of skill levels and service needs; development of an individual employment plan to identify the employment goals, appropriate achievement objectives and appropriate combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment goals; group counseling; individual counseling and career planning; and short-term prevocational 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. Will develop and maintain a documented plan of action for veterans with proper & timely case notes. Will provide and facilitate employment and training services to veterans with at least one significant barrier to employment (SBE), and veterans aged 18-24. Full time DVOPs will have a goal of 40 eligible vets in service management at any one time. Will conduct ongoing followup meaningful activities that will enhance the veteran's employability (i.e. job development) to ensure successful outcomes, contacting all service managed veterans once a week at minimum.

Conduct "Bring Your A Game", Federal resume workshops, POETS, and other workshops to help offenders overcome barriers to employment. Refer all veterans to NCRC workshops. Maintain accurate and timely records of veteran attendance and progress.

Conduct outreach activities & develop relationships to locate veterans who could benefit from intensive services and market the services of organizations such as Veteran Service Organizations, CBOCs, Vet Centers, Department of Corrections, homeless shelters, ESGR, WIOA partners, civic and service organizations within local communities (outreach).

Advise local office staff in providing non-SBE veterans with timely and appropriate labor exchange services. Will interview new veteran applicants with significant barriers to employment (SBEs) for service. Coordinate with Business Services Team(s) to match SBE & 18-24 year old veterans with job opportunities, and provide labor exchange services to SBE veterans leading to job placement.

Advise local non-DVOP staff to facilitate the delivery of appropriate services to veterans, periodically analyze priority services to veterans, monitor job orders received from FCJL employers to ensure veteran preference, provide reports to management summarizing monthly activity, monitor Veterans Performance Standards for achievement of goals and direction of veteran services efforts, and submit all required reports, success stories and follow-up documentation as required on a timely basis.

Participate in quarterly case review meetings when selected.

 SELECTIVES:

A person who was discharged or released from military service with a service-connected disability recognized through the Veterans Administration. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university; 

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of full-time public contact work obtaining, analyzing and evaluating data such as job/claims interviewing, testing, referral and/or placement, sales representative, credit investigation, or related public contact work dealing with job applicants and employers in a variety of supportive clerical and outreach functions for one year of the required education with a maximum substitution of four years; 

employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to twelve months of full-time work as a Workforce Associate. 

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Travel may be required for positions in this class. Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work areas. 

1000 E Grand Ave

Des Moines, IA 50319

To Contact DAS HRE: dashre.info@iowa.gov

Position #21-00611

WORKFORCE ADVISOR (DVOP)

Workforce Advisor (DVOP) Supplemental Questionnaire *1.Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability?

Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely. Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question. Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa. Yes - I understand and agree.

 No

*2.PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq? No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

 Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

*3.Have you graduated from an accredited four-year college or university? Yes

 No

*4.How many years do you have of post high school education AND/OR experience in full time public contact work obtaining, analyzing and evaluating data such as job/claims interviewing, testing, referral and/or placement, sales representative, credit investigation, or related public contact work dealing with job applicants and employers in a variety of supportive clerical and outreach functions? 30 semester hours will be one year of post high school education and substitute for one year of the identified work experience. No post high school education or work experience in the areas identified

 Less than one year of post high school education and the specified work experience

 One year to less than two years of post high school education and the specified work experience

 Two years to less than three years of post high school education and the specified work experience

 Three years to less than four years of post high school education and the specified work experience

 Four years or more of post high school education and the specified work experience

*5.If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch) how many months of full-time experience as a Workforce Associate do you have? Not applicable

 Six months or less

 Six months to less than 12 months

 12 months or more

*6.Have you been discharged or released from military service with a service-connected disability recognized through the Veterans Administration? Yes

 No

* Required Question