DVOPs and LVERs are fully housed at local AJCs. Each AJC has a minimum of one DVOP and each county has an LVER assigned to it. DVOPs and LVERs report directly to the Area Office Manager who is responsible for the operations of the local AJC. Each Through their outreach efforts to employers, LVER staff will develop hiring opportunities for veterans by making employers aware of LVER Services as well as promoting the benefits of hiring and retaining veterans. As we continue to improve our web–based, talent/job bank, Delaware JobLink (DJL), LVERs will continue to play a key role in recruiting employers to utilize our system. We will coordinate these outreach activities with LVER staff in order to target their efforts to Federal contractors and subcontractors. LVER staff shall increase employer contacts annually. Subsequently LVER staff shall enter the employer contacts in the Delaware Job Link job order system. We expect these efforts to result in more viable job orders, increased employment placement of veterans, and possible certification opportunities for veterans and placement of veterans in apprenticeships. The duties of the LVER staff will include: planning and participating in job and career fairs; conducting employer outreach, conducting job searches, workshops and job search groups with employers; coordinate employment and training opportunities for veterans with unions, apprenticeship programs, business organizations; inform Federal contractors of the process to recruit and hire qualified veterans; and coordinate/participate in other business outreach efforts. In coordination with the AJC, Area Operations Manager; LVER staff will also monitor the provision of services to veterans through the Center, and assist in preparation of the quarterly Managers Report on Services to Veterans. DVOP specialists will continue to provide employment services to veterans enrolled in or who have completed training or education, under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program, and veterans who have significant barriers to employment. Veterans within these targeted groups seeking services at AJCs will be encouraged to engage with DVOP staff. Veterans within these targeted groups participating in AJC services will also be encouraged to engage with DVOP specialists whenever their circumstances or barriers impede their success in gaining employment. DVOP specialists are fully integrated into the AJC service delivery system and their clients have complete access, on a priority basis, to all core, intensive, and training services. DVOP specialists are cross trained in all programs and services available at the AJC, and through their case management efforts facilitate the provision of services to eligible veterans and eligible persons as they move from core services to intensive and, when necessary, training services.
