TAP & Employment Readiness Specialist

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Duties

In order to qualify for this position, resumes must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicant resumes are the key means for evaluating skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position therefore, applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing experience. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Facilitate and provide the full scope of operational management and oversight of TAP services for transitioning military members and/or family members, retirees, reservists, and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian members.
• Coordinate with counterparts from the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Small Business Administration (SBA) to plan and schedule various training events for service members and their families to prepare them for success in civilian life.
• Coordinate with counterparts on providing separating service members and their families access to an array of workshops, programs, services and support to meet their needs on various topics (i.e., relocation assistance, personal financial management, career coaching and planning, resume writing, interview preparedness, job hiring fairs and job search strategies, military and civilian social service resources; and non-medical individual and family counseling).
• Assist clients with creating and maintaining their Individual Transition Plan (IDP) and identifying personal and vocational needs to help them outline milestones to achieve their goals.
• Work with separating service and family members, individually and in groups, on their career, occupational, volunteer, and educational goals to equip customers with career/job search skills, resume development, and interview techniques to assist in obtaining employment.
• Provide personalized guidance and advise on resume development, interview techniques, salary negotiation, military spouse employment and licensure reimbursement, etc.
• Facilitate classes for customers on applying professional analytical skills and negotiation techniques to identify job opportunities and develop an automated inventory to list such job opportunities.
• Develop a volunteer recognition system to acknowledge volunteer milestones during the All-Hands meetings, installation volunteer recognition event, upon completion of short-term projects, etc.
• Provide staff training on volunteer-related topics such as: utilizing, motivating, and recognizing volunteers; procedures for recruiting, interviewing, and placing volunteers; making accommodations, when necessary; and providing diverse volunteer opportunities to assist individuals with disabilities to become involved. Brief organizations on the FFSC Volunteer Program, and encourage staff to promote volunteerism in programs, presentations, and briefings.
• Monitor and network with local installation and community organizations seeking volunteers.
• Launch and support volunteer programs to grow services offered by the FFSC, installation, state, and local community.
• Collect and process volunteer data for reports and disseminate quarterly reports reflecting pertinent statistical information.
• Manage the overall implementation of group volunteer events.
• Oversee major volunteer projects and assignments, including installation-wide, state/local family events and outreach activities.
• Manage Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and contracts with significant partner organizations, including large local colleges and universities.
• Represent the organization during communications between the FFSC and partner agencies, including corporate, educational, and faith-based supporters.
• Maintain and update TAP and FERP records and statistics, and complete required reports timely and accurately, utilizing the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and applicable databases.
• Maintain certification standards for the local TAP and FERP per CNIC FFSP certification standards.
• Disseminate pertinent transition and employment information to various individuals and stakeholders within the local area (e.g., commands, command ombudsman, family members, enrollees) via newsletters, emails, and/or social media.
• Serve as an active participant on DoD and CNIC TAP/FERP working groups and in transition/employment seminars, carrying out various tasks such as updating curricula, facilitating aspects of programs, and hiring fairs, etc.
• Develop, maintain, and update marketing materials and maintain up-to-date inventories on available transition and employment services and providers.
• Research and write articles and prepare and deliver briefings to market TAP and FERP and inform target population of programs and services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.