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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
VETERANS PROGRAMS
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?
JOB CENTER OF LAKE COUNTYSTAY 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…
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE OF SERVICE
~ Willie ~
