Military Service Coordinator

Veterans Benefits Administration

Tampa (FL)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 97,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The Veterans Benefits Administration in Florida’s Tampa area seeks a Military Service Coordinator to brief servicemembers on Veterans Compensation processes and represent VBA at events in Nevada and Northern California.

Responsibilities include conducting transition briefings, liaising with military commands, explaining benefits, gathering evidence, and preparing briefing slides for military and community events.

Qualifications

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.

Responsibilities

Conducts comprehensive transition assistance briefings to large groups of service members using briefing techniques and communication skills.
Performs liaison activities with Military command structures to schedule and conduct transition briefings.
Explains benefit programs, collects evidence, and inputs data to develop VA claims.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Veterans Benefits Administration
Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Incumbent conducts comprehensive briefings to servicemen and women on the processes involved with Veterans Compensation claims. Incumbent is required to represent the VARO at functions in Nevada/Northern California such as VHA events, Veterans Service Organization events and report back the status of these efforts to the Service Center.

Key Responsibilities

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Conducts comprehensive transition assistance briefings to large groups of service members using a wide range of briefing techniques and communication skills. Performs liaison activities with Military command structures to properly schedule and conduct transition briefings.

Explains benefit programs and entitlement criteria, conducts interviews, identifies issues, gathers relevant evidence, & inputs data necessary to properly develop claims. Conducts thorough Service Treatment records reviews to ensure appropriate disabilities are included on VA claim form. Serves as intake specialists ensuring compensation and pension claims are received, established, exams ordered, developed and properly routed for processing.

Conducts group and individual counseling sessions as necessary, advising service members and Veterans of available VA and ancillary benefits programs. Represents VARO at functions in the community. Maintains excellent rapport with community partners, Veteran service organizations, peers, VARO staff and the Veterans in the community. Recognizes importance of teamwork and sensitive to contribution of others.

Demonstrates ability to work independently, adjust to changing work schedules and locations and to handle differences of opinions in a businesslike fashion. Maintains professional, positive and helpful relationships with customers by exercising tact, diplomacy and cooperation with all VBA partners. Communicates, shares ideas and demonstrates respect for differing viewpoints. Recommends changes to work processes and/or policies to enhance customer service.

Consistently and conscientiously exercises sound and equitable judgment in applying stated laws, regulations, policies and procedures to ensure dissemination of accurate information. Prepares, composes or reviews correspondence prepared for the purpose of obtaining or supplying information. Prepares briefing slides and content for specific topic briefings for military and community events.

Uses office automation software such as word processing, presentation software and spreadsheet programs to create reports, presentations and similar documents. Composes statements or develops factual information that supplement letters and determine extent and tone of replies independently. Work schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only.

The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position. Virtual: This not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#: Military Service Coordinator/ 39669A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements & Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying.

However, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to provide an official transcript or a statement from the institution (e.g., from the registrar, dean, or other appropriate official) or equivalent documentation prior to the start date.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-08.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.