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2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference

Wounded Warrior Program

Roberta AllenDirector

Human Resources Service Center, SW

February 23-24, 2011 1 Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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Objectives

• Educate and assist discharging and soon-to-be- discharged military members on how to apply for jobs with the Department of the Navy (DoN)• Assist Wounded Warriors (WW) with resume preparation, applying to CHART DoN (soon to be USA Staffing), and benefits of civil service •Assist managers in locating WW candidates

February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia2


Commands We Service


• Human Resources Service Center, Southwest– Over 300 commands serviced

by HRSC, SW– To fill all Appropriated Fund

jobs for Navy & Marine Corps Commands & Activities (41,307)


• 2008:– HRSC, SW visited WW Battalion (WWBn) West– Submitted proposal to assist transitioning wounded

warriors for federal employment at WWBn– HRSC, SW & NE combined efforts to partner with WWBn

West• 2009: – HRSC, SW began outreach to local, state, and other federal

agencies such as EDD, VA, Veterans Village of SD, etc.

The Path to Where We are Today




• 2010:– February – attended the WW Conference in Alexandria, VA– April – HRSC, SW implemented the Wounded Warrior Team

(2 full time coordinators, .5 Program Manager, .5 Clerical)– June – HRSC, SW issued the first weekly Wounded Warrior

listing to the HROs and managers/selecting officials– The WW listing provides a synopsis of the WW’s

background, work experience, skills and discharge information

The Path to Where We are Today (cont)




• We received positive feedback from selecting officials/managers, and HROs and received numerous requests to forward specific WW resumes for possible job consideration

• Since the issuance of WW weekly listing, we have placed 23 Wounded Warriors in the following commands:

– FISC, North Island– NAVFAC (Pt Hueneme, Great Lakes IL, & SW)– PSD Afloat West





– SPAWAR– HRSC, SW– Veteran’s Affairs

• 2011:– January – attended the Career Learning and

Employment Centers (CLECs) Conference in San Antonio, TX





Wounded Warrior List




Wounded Warrior List (cont)




Wounded Warriors hired at HRSC, SW• Abel Rosas•Rhonda Sanchez•Jimmy Swift



• Job Seekers:– Resume writing, review and filing– Phone calls, emails, counseling and meetings– Determining Basic Qualifications

• Management:– Phone calls and meetings– Resume searching– Presentations

Wounded Warrior Support




• As of Feb 2011, we have:– assisted 265– resumes on hand 85– placements 23

Wounded Warrior Support (cont)




OUTREACH COMMANDS




• Conduct outreach activities to entities such as Army Wounded Warrior Program, Wounded Warrior Regiments, Veterans Affairs and Military Treatment Facilities.

• Provide quality federal resume workshops• Establish interagency partnerships• Participate in Wounded Warrior Job Fairs:

OUTREACH EFFORTS




– June 2010: North County Career Fair– July 2010: Attended Career Fair at MCAS Miramar Attended Career Fair at MCAS Camp Pendleton– Aug 2010: Supported Building Bridges in partner with other Federal, State and

Local agencies– Sept 2010: Wounded Warrior Initiative Brief-Camp Pendleton– Oct 2010: Hiring Event at Camp Pendleton Job Fair at MCAS Miramar Jobtoberfest, Balboa Park

OUTREACH EFFORTS (cont)




– Oct 2010 (cont): Vet Works at South Career Center Veteran Job Fair & USAJOBS workshop, EDD El Centro– Nov 2010: Attended Open House Event for AW2, Balboa Hospital Attended Hire-A-Hero Career Fair by EDD, Mission Valley– Dec 2010: None– Jan 2011: Career Fair MCAS Miramar– Feb 2011: WW Hiring Initiative & Federal Resume Workshop,

Twenty-nine Palms, CA

OUTREACH EFFORTS (cont)




• Need one wounded warrior definition• Hiring process is too long while wounded warrior

trying to figure out how to care for family (problem compounds if veteran has PTSD)

• Imbalance in supply and demand; vast supply of wounded warriors, low demand in recruitment

OBSTACLES & BARRIERS




• Engineering career paths from an entry-level position that leads to career advancement

• Educate customers of adaptive devices and reasonable accommodations resources i.e. CAP: http://cap.tricare.mil/WSM/Default.aspx


Alternatives



• Dennis Eley, Jr (619) 615-5617, DSN: 245-5617Email: [email protected]

• Manuel Maciel (619) 615-5725, DSN: 245-5725Email: [email protected]

• Edgar Renales (619) 615-5968, DSN: 245-5968Email: [email protected]

DoN HRSC, SW Points of Contact



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