Assistant County Veterans Service Officer

This position provides high-level administrative support to the Department facilitating advocacy for Veterans and their family members to improve their quality of life-related to their eligibility for monetary and ancillary benefits from Federal, State, and County Programs.

Requirements

• Provides direct assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors.
• Maintains customer engagement within VA claims timelines.
• Aids Veterans and dependents with transportation issues.
• Provides administrative Support.
• Develops annual VA Medical Center Shuttle schedule, scheduling drivers and patient riders.
• Drives VA Medical Center Shuttle when required.
• Assists with developing and processing veterans’ assistance claims.
• Validates a variety of information necessary for claims processing.
• Completes applications for VA health care.
• Assists survivors in acquiring veteran’s death benefits.
• Scans and archives documents, department records, and files.
• Maintains electronic database to include military records, disability, financial, insurance, death, and burial information and performs database annual audits

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance