Veterans Specialist

**Job Description:**Incumbent creates, manages and provides services to veterans within all programs. Develops community opportunities for veteran employment, education, and provision of services. Evaluate needs and identify strategies that will improve care provided to veterans and develop plans to implement approved strategies.**Essential Job Functions:*** Develop and align the Veteran Program’s focus, mission, vision, and objectives.* Establish community resources for veterans, including employment, education, support systems, and connections.* Lead collaborative community projects enhancing and improving veteran quality of life.* Negotiate contracts terms and conditions for pre-approved programs with fiscal departments.* Represent the organization to attract military and financial support from businesses and organizations.* Advocate and educate communities to enhance veteran services/supports.* Provide veteran cultural awareness training to team members.* Collaborate with Veteran Administration services and community resources to improve veteran care.* Organize pro-social activities and engage veterans in the community.* Assist individuals in accessing rehabilitative, entitlement, medical, legal, and wellness services.* Remain current on laws and regulations influencing veteran care ensuring quality services.* Perform other duties as assigned.**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*** Proficient in case management and rehabilitation techniques* Familiar with challenges faced by Veterans with mental illness or substance abuse disorders and accessing community resources.* Skilled in evaluating services and providing valuable input within assigned programs.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of producing clear and concise reports.* Ability to travel with int service area, covering approximately eighteen counties.**Experience and Education Qualifications:*** Direct experience with military culture.* Bachelor’s degree in related field or a minimum of three years’ experience working in a similar role required.* One year of experience delivering services to individuals with mental illness, substance abuse or developmental disabilities including:* Providing one-on-one /group services focused on rehabilitation, recovery, or resilience.* Personal military involvement or relevant education.* Teaching coping strategies for psychiatric, developmental, or substance abuse issues.* Supporting employment, a dysfunctional skill in various settings.* Assisting individuals in achieving their treatment goals.**Supervisory Requirements:*** N/A**Employment Requirements:*** Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.* Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.* All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.* Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.**Physical Requirements:**ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.**Position Perks & Benefits:****Paid time off:** full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life**Employee benefits package:** full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more**Top-notch training:** initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive**Career mobility:** advancement opportunities/promoting from within**Welcoming, warm, supportive:** a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness #J-18808-Ljbffr