Veterans Assistance Regional Manager Southeast Region
Veterans Assistance Regional Manager Southeast Region
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Supplemental Information
The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
This position is located in Jefferson La (East Bank). The Veterans Assistance Regional Manager for the Southeast Region manages all parish Veterans Contact Assistance programs in the region assigned. This incumbent will have direct subordinates and receives direct supervision from the Deputy Assistance Secretary for Contact Assistance.
The position will be filled by promotion of a permanent LDVA employee.
There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:- Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent honest and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
- Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
- Demonstrating Accountability:The ability to accept ownership for your actions behaviors performance and decisions.
- Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
- Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
- Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules and all applicable federal and state laws.
- Learning Actively:The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
- Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.
- Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question analyze interpret and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
- Training Others:The ability to facilitate the acquisition of workrelated knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.
A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. Should you be selected for an interview you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.Note regarding the advertised pay range:The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.
Disqualification
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including but not limited to:- Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)
- Submission of a resume and/or SF10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.
- Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).
- Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.
Torin McClanahan HR AnalystMinimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Seven years of experience in veterans service work administrative services or social services; OR
Six years of fulltime experience in any field plus four years of experience in veterans service work administrative services or social services; OR
A bachelors degree plus four years of experience in veterans service work administrative services or social services; OR
A masters degree plus three years of experience in veterans service work administrative services or social services.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of fulltime work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
NOTE:
Incumbent may be required to provide a DD214 as evidence of being an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces who served on an active fulltime basis.Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To manage all veterans assistance offices in an assigned region the New Orleans Claims Office or administers the States Veterans Assistance Programs.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from the Veterans Assistance Deputy Director.
Supervision Exercised:
Direct over Veterans Assistance Counselor Supervisors and clerical employees.
Location of Work:
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Veterans Assistance Counselor Supervisor by the presence of responsibility for managing a region the New Orleans Claims Office or administering State Veterans Assistance Programs.
Differs from Veterans Assistance Deputy Director by the absence of responsibility for assisting in directing all Department activities.Examples of Work
Supervises all employees of the veterans contact assistance program in a region of the state the New Orleans Claims Office or administers the States Veterans Assistance Programs.
Administers the State Educational Assistance Program the State Military Bonus Program and other applicable Veterans Assistance programs by establishing verifying applicant eligibility and process to completion.
Prepares all news releases and publishes the Departmental publication SERVO.
Analyzes all changes in veteran laws and regulations issued by state and federal authorities. Prepares and distributes technical bulletins to keep all employees advised of changes in federal/ state laws and regulations.
Plans organizes and implements a statewide training program for Veterans Assistance Counselors through assessing training needs identifying resources establishing priorities designing/delivering training and evaluating training results.
Prepares the budget for the region or area.
Inspects the parish offices to determine compliance with policies procedures rules and regulations.
Promotes Veterans Assistance programs by meeting/addressing organizations civil groups and public officials.
Reviews the most complex and controversial claims submitted by subordinates.
Assigns Veterans Assistance Counselors to parish offices to relieve absent officers.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
