This coming Monday, March 8, at the order of Governor Northam through Executive Order 42, the Adjunct Emergency Workforce (AEW) will be reactivated so that eligible employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia can assist with vaccination clinics throughout the state in an effort to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The AEW was established in 2007 during Governor Kaine's administration to support state response and recovery activities during declared emergencies. State employees whose jobs normally don't require their presence during emergencies can volunteer to be temporarily reassigned to help during an emergency.
Given the incredible response of DJJ's amazing professionals during the pandemic, I have no doubt that many will step forward for the greater good to volunteer to help. This note is to provide you with some preliminary information about who is eligible, how employees can volunteer, where you'll be able to find answers to questions that will arise. While there may be exceptions to these guidelines at the discretion of each agency, state employees will be eligible to participate in the AEW if they:
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Eligible employees will be able to register for the AEW in EmployeeDirect beginning this coming Monday, March 8. AEW participants will be required to complete training to qualify them to perform AEW roles. The state is in the process of identifying 13 locations for clinics that will each require 157 employees. They may be requested to work shifts up to 12 hours per day for a period of up to two weeks at any location across Virginia depending on the needs of the emergency. The clinics are scheduled to begin later this spring. As the AEW expands in the future, other types of emergency roles may be available and eligibility for AEW may be expanded. Employees without access to EmployeeDirect may have opportunities to register and participate in an expanded AEW program in the future.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact your supervisor to determine eligibility.
We will provide key information about the current Governor's order on this page as we learn it, including answers to frequently asked questions. If you have a question about the program not answered here, please submit it to hrhelp@djj.virginia.gov, and we will get it and a response to our webmaster for posting. We will do our best to update it at least once a day.
We are DJJ strong, and we now have an opportunity to help make our entire Commonwealth even stronger.
-- Valerie Boykin, DJJ Director
Suggestions submitted by participants of the 4/15/20 Manager's Meeting - click here for document
Suggestions submitted by participants of the 4/15/20 Manager's Meeting - click here for document