FEDERAL Special Hiring Authorities VETERANS Tonja Pardo Director

FEDERAL Special Hiring Authorities VETERANS Tonja Pardo – Director DOL VETS 1

VETS - 4 P’S PREPARE America’s veterans, transitioning service members, and their spouses for meaningful careers PROTECT Employment rights PROVIDE Employment resources and expertise PROMOTE Employment opportunities 2

WHY HIRE VETS? es c n a ear l c y urit Sec Leadership Glo per ba spe l ctiv First c lass ap e peara nce e m i t On 3

Veterans Special Hiring Authorities Veterans Recruitment Authority • Excepted authority, appoint eligible vets without competition Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) • Used when filling permanent, competitive service positions. Allows Vets to apply when agency announces to “current competitive service employees” 4

Veterans Special Hiring Authorities 30% or More Disabled Veterans • Applicants are retired from active military service with a serviceconnected disability rating of 30% or more; OR have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable serviceconnected disability of 30% or more. Military Spouse and family member • Appointment of a military spouse into competitive service, if qualified. No grade level limitation • Relocation with their service-member spouse as a result of permanent change of station (PCS) • Spouses of service members who incurred a 100% disability because of the service member's active duty service, and • Spouses of service members who gave their lives killed while on active duty. 5

Other veteran hiring options Veteran and Military Internships: • • • DOD Warfighter (post injury work experience) DOD skill bridge program Vets-to-Feds Career Development Program Disabled Veteran Enrolled in VA Training Program: • • Non-Paid Work Experience and OJT (VA): Enroll for training or work experience, tailored to individual needs and goals and no set length. • If intended for eventual appointment, agency must ensure training will enable vet to meet qualifications. 6

TIPS for recruiting Veterans • Familiarize yourself, staff with Military Occupation Codes https: //www. onetonline. org/crosswalk/ • Contact Local Veteran Employment Outreach (LVER) staff • Attend local job fairs or military installation events • Hiring Our Heroes • Host workshops on federal application processes • EX: USFS in Salem 7

RESOURCES • FEDSHIREVETS Who’s your VEPO? • OPM VET GUIDE: https: //www. opm. gov/policy-dataoversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hrprofessionals/ • Work. Source Oregon local vet representatives: 8

CONTACT US US Dept of Labor - VETS Tonja Pardo Director pardo. tonja@dol. gov (503) 947 -1491 Eddie Abrams Assistant Director abrams. eddie@dol. gov (503) 947 -1490 Physically located Oregon Employment Dept HQs 875 Union Street, NE Salem, OR 97311 9