Disabled Veterans Employment Services Consultant
Description of Work
Unleash your potential and make an impact! The Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions is currently accepting applications for the
Disabled Veterans Career Employment Services Consultant I in Asheville.
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including health insurance, as well as retirement.
***Recruitment Range: $34,270.00- $59,973.00 ***
Salary Grade: NC06
This position provides employment and employment related services to veterans with special emphasis on campaign badge veterans, other veterans having service-connected disabilities and any other veteran that has a SBE (Significant Barrier to Employment) that is listed in VPL 03-14. Work primarily involves outreach activities through veterans and civic organizations to locate members of the target group. Includes the development or appropriate employment and training opportunities and promotion of the hiring of disabled and other veterans. Work involves case managing and providing intensive services to veterans.
About the Division of Workforce Solutions
The mission of the North Carolina Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) is to develop North Carolina's workforce talent, help individuals advance their career opportunities, and meet business workforce needs by connecting talent to jobs.
Incentives of NC State Employment
We value our employees and offer a wide variety of competitive and family-friendly benefits. Benefits to include:
- 12 Annual Paid Holidays
- North Carolina State Health Plan administered by Aetna
- Supplemental Benefits including Flexible Spending Accounts, Accident Insurance, Cancer & Specified Disease, Critical Illness, Dental and Vision
- NC State Retirement (TSERS)
- WeSave Employee Discounts
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience Requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. We will not review resumes in lieu of the Experience and Education listed on the application (additional statement below).
To qualify for this position applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:
- Ability to interview the general public to appraise their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for either vocational, employment, or educational opportunities.
- Ability to answer questions, and explain or interpret state or federal rules, or regulations to military veterans or the general public.
- Ability to review employment applications and evaluate individual work history, military records, education, and training to assess job skills, compensation needs, or other qualifications.
Necessary Special Requirement:
Related public contact work dealing with veterans or job applicants and employers in a variety of functions. Title 38, United States Code (38 U.S.C.), Section 4103A requires that employees in this class be honorably discharged veterans who have served a minimum of 180 days on active duty in the Armed Forces or were discharged or relieved from active duty because of service-connected disability. Chapter 41 of Title 38 continues, "Preference shall be accorded in the following order:
- To qualified service-connected disabled veterans.
- If no veteran described in paragraph (1) is available, to qualified eligible veterans.
- If no veteran described in paragraph (1) or (2) is available, then qualified eligible persons.
Candidates will be required to verify they meet Federal Armed Forces service requirements associated with this position by providing a DD Form 214 prior to receiving any offer of employment. Candidates are encouraged to attach the DD Form 214 to the application.
Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference under N.C.G.S .126: Including the DD Form 214 is not optional, and it must be submitted at the time of application to obtain Veteran’s Preference. The DD Form 214 may be attached to the online application or faxed on or before the closing date.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.
Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution with related experience in human resource administration, case management, job development and placement, employment counseling, vocational guidance and counseling, social work, vocational rehabilitation, claims analysis, or related public contact work dealing with job applicants and employers in a variety of functions; or
Associate degree and two years of experience in human resource administration, case management, job development and placement, employment counseling, vocational guidance and counseling, social work, vocational rehabilitation, claims analysis, or related public contact work dealing with job applicants and employers in a variety of functions; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.