Office Specialist II - VA - Veteran Services

Central Texas College
March 17, 2023
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Offerd Salary:$10.63
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Posting Information Position Details

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Position Information

Position Title Office Specialist II - VA - Veteran Services

FLSA Non-Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Department Veterans Servcies Campus Central Campus Location Central Campus Hourly Rate $10.63 Hours Full-time, indicate working hours - 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Summary of Position

Overall duties and responsibilities are:

  • Certify all students applying for VA educational benefits to the appropriate VA Offices.
  • Provide student appointments to obtain necessary information to complete their file.
  • Document transactions and upload required documentation timely for VA certification in the students file.
  • Verification of student degree plans and educational transcripts.
  • Prepare correspondence relative to Veteran Educational Benefits.
  • Provide Veteran Educational Benefit information to students visiting the campus and on local high school campuses.
  • Verify enrollment to the Veterans Administration as requested by VA.
  • Work closely with essential departments on campus and other educational institutions.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.
  • Minimum Required Education

    High school diploma or GED and one (1) of the following are required:

    Minimum Required Experience

    • Four years wage earning clerical experience or certification/successful completion of relevant trade school from a US regionally accredited institution of higher education with at least one year wage earning clerical experience. Two years of experience in student services preferred. Knowledge of Veteran Educational benefits preferred. Knowledge of VA certifying software (VA- Once) and Ellucian's Colleague system is beneficial.

    Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong working knowledge of various software programs to include Microsoft Office (to include Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Adobe Docs.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multi-task with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to be detail-oriented.
  • Ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
  • Ability to learn software programs such as Colleague and VA-Once systems.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of all information.
  • Posting Detail Information

    Other Information

    Management reserves the right to change the above duties and responsibilities at any time.

    Supplemental Questions

    Required fields are indicated with an asterisk ().

  • What is your highest level of education attained or conferred? (Transcripts must be uploaded showing conferred date of degree or credit will not be granted)
  • GED
  • High School Diploma
  • Associates Degree-Transcripts must be attached to application
  • Bachelors -Transcripts must be attached to application
  • Masters-Transcripts must be attached to application
  • Doctorate-Transcripts must be attached to application
  • JD-Transcripts must be attached to application
  • Certificate of Completion-Transcripts must be attached to application
  • I do not have a GED or High School Diploma
  • Do you have experience using Colleague data system?
  • Yes I have experience using Colleague
  • No I have no experience using Colleague
  • How many years clerical/administrative assistant experience do you have in the workforce?
  • No experience
  • Less than 2 years
  • 2 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • 6 years
  • 7 years
  • 8 years
  • 9 years
  • 10 years
  • Over 10 years
  • Are you a current CTC employee or were you part of a CTC layoff in the last 12 months?
  • Yes-Current CTC Employee
  • Yes-Former CTC Employee laid off in last year or notified of upcoming layoff
  • No-not current CTC employee
  • Are you a Veteran of the US Armed Forces?
  • Yes
  • No
  • How many years experience do you have working in a student services area?
  • no experience
  • Less than one year
  • 1 year
  • 2 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • Over 4 years
  • How many years of full time wage earning experience do you have with the VA certification process?
  • No experience
  • Less than 1 year experience
  • 1 year experience
  • 2 years experience
  • 3 years experience
  • 4 years experience
  • More than 4 years experience
  • Documents Needed to Apply

    Required Documents

  • Resume
  • Optional Documents

  • Cover Letter
  • Transcripts- upload as one single PDF document- MUST BE INCLUDED IF YOU STATED YOU HAD DEGREE
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • License/certifications (upload all certificates as one single PDF document)
  • DD214-Military Discharge
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