2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Wounded Warrior Program Roberta Allen Director Human Resources Service Center, SW February 23-24, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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, Virginia 2

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Commands We Service February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 3 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)

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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 February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 4

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 5

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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 The Path to Where We are Today (cont) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 6

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference – SPAWAR – HRSC, SW – Veteran’s Affairs 2011: – January – attended the Career Learning and Employment Centers (CLECs) Conference in San Antonio, TX The Path to Where We are Today (cont) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 7

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Wounded Warrior List February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 8

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Wounded Warrior List (cont) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 9

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Wounded Warriors hired at HRSC, SW Abel Rosas Rhonda Sanchez Jimmy Swift February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 10

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Job Seekers: – Resume writing, review and filing – Phone calls, s, counseling and meetings – Determining Basic Qualifications Management: – Phone calls and meetings – Resume searching – Presentations Wounded Warrior Support February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 11

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference As of Feb 2011, we have: – assisted 265 – resumes on hand 85 – placements 23 Wounded Warrior Support (cont) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 12

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference OUTREACH COMMANDS February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 13 HRSC SW Wounded Warrior Battalions State EDD & Veteran Groups VA & Other Federal Agencies Navy & MC Commands

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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 February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 14

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference – 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) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 15

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference – 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) February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 16

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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 February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 17

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference 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: February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 18 Alternatives

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference Dennis Eley, Jr (619) , DSN: Manuel Maciel (619) , DSN: Edgar Renales (619) , DSN: DoN HRSC, SW Points of Contact February 23-24, 2011 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 19