Transition and Employment
Our program assists transitioning service members, veterans of all eras, spouses and their family members in gaining meaningful employment.
What to Expect
The Transition & Employment Team has a collective goal of assisting veterans and their family members in gaining meaningful employment. Based on your specific situation, you will get one-on-one assistance by a peer navigator counselor that has been in a situation very similar to yours. You will have the support of the entire team and access to all of Mt. Carmel’s wrap-around services. Our team helps you determine your career goals, develop a resume, practice interviewing techniques, identify and network for jobs. We also host job fairs, networking events, employer days, and job search skills workshops.
Available Services
- Peer Navigator - Veterans Integration Program
- MilSpouse Career Program
- Veterans Service to Career Program
- Military Community Career Development Program
The nationally recognized Veterans Integration Program (VIP) at Mt. Carmel specializes in providing customized employment assistance to transitioning service members from all branches of service. This program, facilitated by Peer Navigators who are themselves military veterans, aims to ease the military to civilian career transition stressors by connecting job seekers to community employers and partners though employment focused events and networking opportunities.
The MilSpouse Career Program (MCP) provides employment assistance services to military spouses of all eras through direct support and integrated use of existing community resources and partnerships.
Available services include:
Coaching Services
Career readiness workshops
Networking opportunities and other special employment-related events such as industry spotlight days, employer recruiting events and employment-focused panel discussions
Resource referrals to our valued community partners and others in the Colorado Springs area
Volunteer opportunities at Mt. Carmel which enable spouses to gain marketable skills and work experience which can also be documented on their resumes
The Veterans Service to Career Program (VSCP) provides customized job coaching, job search skills training, resource referrals, employer connectivity and provision of work-related supportive services funded in part by private grants and through Colorado House Bill 18-1343, and administered in partnership with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center.
Key components of the VSCP include job coaching, internships, training and work-related supportive services.
Through community and industry partnerships the Military Community Career Development Program (MCCDP) promotes career development, skills training, and education pathways. for Mt. Carmel clients. This includes service members, veterans, military spouses, caregivers and dependents who reside with the veteran. Key components include DoD SkillBridge/Army Career Skills Programs (CSP), Prep Connect 360, Level Up Scholarship Program, Internships (paid & nonpaid), VA Work Study programs, and volunteer opportunities.
Message to Employers:
As our five local military installations continue to track approximately 400 service members transitioning out of our local military force each month, there are multiple opportunities for local corporations, businesses and organizations to get involved in and support Veteran job seekers. The Mt. Carmel Transition & Employment Team looks forward to working with your company to find the best way for you to make a difference in veterans!
Critical for all clients, whether they be in transition from active duty, or years into their civilian lives, finding meaningful employment can be the difference for them and their ability to be happy, productive and engaged members of our community. By assisting our veterans and family members you help everyone in the community. Keeping these very talented individuals in our communities will help to grow your business and our economy.
Employers
As our five local military installations continue to track approximately 400 service members transitioning out of our local military force each month, there are multiple opportunities for local corporations, businesses and organizations to get involved in and support veteran job seekers.
Critical for all clients, whether they be in transition from active duty, or years into their civilian lives, finding meaningful employment can be the difference for them and their ability to be happy, productive and engaged members of our community. By assisting our veterans and family members you help everyone in the community. Keeping these very talented individuals in our communities will help to grow your business and our economy.
Here are a few ways you can help:
Hire a Veteran
If you have employment opportunities and are looking for veterans to hire let us help you find those individuals. We work with veterans and their family members seeking jobs every day. If we know of specific employment opportunities in the community, we can send the best candidates your way!
Mentorship
Each month, Mt. Carmel hosts Networking and Mock Interview events to teach transitioning service members these vital job seeking skills. We always bring in community employers to assist us, and their coaching and mentorship is invaluable! We would love to have you on our team!
Spread the Word
Guide veterans and their families to Mt. Carmel so we can provide additional support and help. Remember, we do more than just employment at Mt. Carmel, if you know a veteran who needs any type of support, please send them our way so we can get them the best resources possible!
Join our Internship Program
Critical to the veteran population and to their spouses is the opportunity to gain relevant civilian workforce experience. Veterans often have little concept of what working in an office or a particular industry environment would be like. There also can be hesitation on the part of employers to hire and train a transitioning service member given their lack of civilian experience. Equally challenging is the ability for the spouse of a veteran to enter the workforce with the gaps in employment history and potentially lost work experience due to frequent moves and managing the family dynamic during their spouse’s deployments.
In both cases, having the opportunity to earn experience through internships at reputable organizations that potentially have permanent positions available at the conclusion of the assignment represents the perfect entrée into civilian employment. Even if the hiring organization is unable to offer the intern permanent employment, the experience will provide the veteran or eligible family member with valuable experience to contribute to a stronger resume and afford them greater job prospects in the future. We are currently seeking employers who would be willing to participate in this great program by hiring veterans and eligible family members through this wonderful internship program.
Employer Days
If your organization is looking to fill a wide variety of positions or a large number of positions, do not hesitate to contact Mt. Carmel to have your very own Employer Day at our beautiful facility. Basically, this is your very own recruiting event or job fair!
Industry Specific Job Fairs
Mt. Carmel hosts industry specific job fairs. With these industry specific events, anyone that walks through the door is a possible candidate for your organization.