DOL TAP Senior Employment Navigator - MCAS Cherry Point, NC
About the role
The Department of Labor (DOL) Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) program requires contractor services to support transitioning Servicemembers through its highly successful Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Our team ensures servicemembers and their families have the necessary career tools and information to seamlessly transition into the civilian workforce.
Responsibilities
- Assist and prepare ~200,000 servicemembers who separate annually from the United States Military begin a new life chapter as a civilian.
- Assess the transitioning Servicemember and/or transitioning spouse’s acquired skills via tools/software provided and assist with career exploration and translating their military experience desired by future employers.
- Support the utilization of the program and its services through proactive marketing and outreach efforts, including, but not limited to, presentations, informational tabling, networking activities, and relationship development.
- Provide job search guidance and career advice and ensure the Servicemember or spouse understands and can access available employment related resources.
- Assist with job matching of vacancy postings, with TSM’s skills and work requirements.
- Provide labor market information, identify companies and industries in specific areas, capture skills and experience required in certain areas, and offer advice on how to apply for jobs.
- Aid individuals with Career Readiness Standards (CRS) verification and serve as the DOL initial point of contact for warm handovers.
- Connect transitioning Servicemembers and/or spouses to DOL approved government and non-government partners as well as American Job Centers/State Workforce Agencies.
- Possess extensive knowledge of the current labor market information.
- Provide resume and cover letter advice.
- Provide general information on apprenticeships, describe Registered Apprenticeship Programs and their benefits, and walkthrough tools that clients can use in their research for apprenticeship opportunities.
- Aid in training and mentoring Employment Navigators as well as possess the sound organizational and positive leadership skills for site management support.
- Promote services using approved messages and materials to enhance program awareness and conduct ongoing marketing and outreach to potential clients.
Qualifications
- A High School Diploma and 5 years of military Transition Assistance Program (TAP) experience, OR
- A Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of employment counseling or career counseling experience.
Knowledge of the civilian workplace, translating military skills/language, assessing job market, and researching/interpreting job requirements.
Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite of Applications and virtual meeting platforms.
The ability to work well with the Military community.
A high level of coordination, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to speak in front of groups and engage audiences.
Benefits
To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have:
- A High School Diploma and 5 years of military Transition Assistance Program (TAP) experience, OR
- A Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of employment counseling or career counseling experience.
Knowledge of the civilian workplace, translating military skills/language, assessing job market, and researching/interpreting job requirements.
Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite of Applications and virtual meeting platforms.
The ability to work well with the Military community.
A high level of coordination, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to speak in front of groups and engage audiences.
Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations.
Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Benefits – Comprehensible benefits for full-time employees (part-time employees receive a limited package tailored to their role):
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Roads vacaion and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
- 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan
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