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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
VETERANS PROGRAMS
WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?
VETERANS SERVICES VIDEO
PRIORITY OF SERVICE
• AFTER ARRIVING TO
THE AMERICAN JOB
CENTER AND SELF
IDENTIFYING AS A
VETERAN (OR SPOUSE
OF ELIGIBLE VETERAN),
YOU WILL BE GIVEN
PRIORITY OF
SCREENING FOR
PROGRAMS AND
(when appropriate)
CONNECTED TO
“INTENSIVE SERVICES”
WHAT ARE INTENSIVE
SERVICES?
ONE ON ONE HELP WITH:
• JOB SEARCH
• INTERNSHIPS
• NETWORKING
• FREE TRAINING
• JOB REFERRALS
• MOCK INTERVIEWS
• EMPLOYERS INTROS
• RESUME ASSISTANCE
• CONNECTIONS TO THE
BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM
OR - HELP OVERCOMING:
• HOMELESSNESS
• HEALTHCARE ISSUES
• COMPUTER LITERACY
• WORK/LIFE - BALANCE
• CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS
• FILING A CLAIM FOR
BENEFITS
• INTRODUCTION TO
PROGRAMS
WHICH PROGRAMS ARE
AVAILABLE THROUGH JOB
CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY?
– WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT
• {WIOA} FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM WHERE THE
GOVERNMENT STATES THAT IF YOU LOST YOUR JOB
TO NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN (DRAWING
UNEMPLOYMENT) THEN YOU PRE-QUALIFY FOR THE
PROGRAM
– SERVICES CAN INCLUDE TRAINING FUNDS UP TO $7000
PER VETERAN
• {WIOA} YOU CAN ALSO PRE-QUALIFY IF YOU ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR OR DRAWING STATE ASSISTANCE I.E.
BASIC FOOD ASSISTANCE, ETC.
WHAT IF I HAVE A SERVICE
CONNECTED DISABILITY?
ENROLL IN THE VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT (VR&E)
PROGRAM FOR THE VA!
ACCESS…
• REVIEW & BE EMPOWERED
– HYPERLINK
FINANCIAL STIPENDS…
• WHAT HAPPENS IF THE
REHABILITATION PLAN IS
ESTABLISHED?
– HYPERLINK
BUSINESS SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT REFERRALS…
• AFTER WORKING
SUCCESSFUL WITH THE
DISABLED VETERANS
OUTREACH PROGRAM (DVOP),
“INTERNAL” REFERRALS ARE
THEN MADE TO THE BUSINESS
SERVICE TEAM!
• THE BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM
THEN MAKES REFERRALS TO
EMPLOYERS AFTER MAKING
THEM AWARE OF THE
ADVANTAGES, INCENTIVES
AND STRENGTHS TO HIRING
VETERANS!
WHO MAKES UP THE
BUSINESS SERVICES TEAM?
• BUSINESS SERVICE COORDINATORS AND LOCAL
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES –
MAKE UP THE TEAM FOR LAKE COUNTY
– THEY ARE;
• GREGORY MYSKO – BSC
• KATHLEEN WAGER – LVER
– THEIR ROLES ARE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS
AND ENCOURAGE HIRING OF VETERANS
WHO ARE THEIR EMPLOYER
CONTACTS SO FAR?
ILLINOIS HIRES HEROES
WEBSITE
JOB CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY
STAY IN THE KNOW...
(CLICK)
ACCESS TO
INFORMATION…
IN CLOSING…
HELP ME TO HELP YOU BY…
KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS
• REVIEW WHAT STATE
VETERAN PROGRAMS HAVE
TO OFFER AND THEN LET’S
TALK…
IDES - WEBSITE
KNOW MY AVAILABILITY
• BECAUSE MY JOB
CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF
OUTREACH, THE BEST WAY
TO REACH ME IS EMAIL…
WILLIE.GREGORY@ILLINOIS.GOV
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE OF SERVICE
~ Willie ~

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Veterans Employment Programs

  • 1. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY VETERANS PROGRAMS
  • 2. WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? VETERANS SERVICES VIDEO
  • 3. PRIORITY OF SERVICE • AFTER ARRIVING TO THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER AND SELF IDENTIFYING AS A VETERAN (OR SPOUSE OF ELIGIBLE VETERAN), YOU WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY OF SCREENING FOR PROGRAMS AND (when appropriate) CONNECTED TO “INTENSIVE SERVICES”
  • 4. WHAT ARE INTENSIVE SERVICES? ONE ON ONE HELP WITH: • JOB SEARCH • INTERNSHIPS • NETWORKING • FREE TRAINING • JOB REFERRALS • MOCK INTERVIEWS • EMPLOYERS INTROS • RESUME ASSISTANCE • CONNECTIONS TO THE BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM OR - HELP OVERCOMING: • HOMELESSNESS • HEALTHCARE ISSUES • COMPUTER LITERACY • WORK/LIFE - BALANCE • CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS • FILING A CLAIM FOR BENEFITS • INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMS
  • 5. WHICH PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH JOB CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY? – WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT • {WIOA} FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM WHERE THE GOVERNMENT STATES THAT IF YOU LOST YOUR JOB TO NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN (DRAWING UNEMPLOYMENT) THEN YOU PRE-QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM – SERVICES CAN INCLUDE TRAINING FUNDS UP TO $7000 PER VETERAN • {WIOA} YOU CAN ALSO PRE-QUALIFY IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OR DRAWING STATE ASSISTANCE I.E. BASIC FOOD ASSISTANCE, ETC.
  • 6. WHAT IF I HAVE A SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY?
  • 7. ENROLL IN THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT (VR&E) PROGRAM FOR THE VA! ACCESS… • REVIEW & BE EMPOWERED – HYPERLINK FINANCIAL STIPENDS… • WHAT HAPPENS IF THE REHABILITATION PLAN IS ESTABLISHED? – HYPERLINK
  • 9. EMPLOYMENT REFERRALS… • AFTER WORKING SUCCESSFUL WITH THE DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM (DVOP), “INTERNAL” REFERRALS ARE THEN MADE TO THE BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM! • THE BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM THEN MAKES REFERRALS TO EMPLOYERS AFTER MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE ADVANTAGES, INCENTIVES AND STRENGTHS TO HIRING VETERANS!
  • 10. WHO MAKES UP THE BUSINESS SERVICES TEAM? • BUSINESS SERVICE COORDINATORS AND LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES – MAKE UP THE TEAM FOR LAKE COUNTY – THEY ARE; • GREGORY MYSKO – BSC • KATHLEEN WAGER – LVER – THEIR ROLES ARE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND ENCOURAGE HIRING OF VETERANS
  • 11. WHO ARE THEIR EMPLOYER CONTACTS SO FAR?
  • 13. JOB CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY STAY IN THE KNOW... (CLICK) ACCESS TO INFORMATION…
  • 15. HELP ME TO HELP YOU BY… KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS • REVIEW WHAT STATE VETERAN PROGRAMS HAVE TO OFFER AND THEN LET’S TALK… IDES - WEBSITE KNOW MY AVAILABILITY • BECAUSE MY JOB CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF OUTREACH, THE BEST WAY TO REACH ME IS EMAIL… WILLIE.GREGORY@ILLINOIS.GOV
  • 16. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE OF SERVICE ~ Willie ~