Veterans Services Specialist

Palomar College; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Palomar College is seeking three Veterans Services Specialists to manage certification and processing of VA educational benefits for students. The roles require ensuring compliance with applicable laws, researching VA programs, and coordinating with veterans, the district, and students.

Responsibilities include hiring and supervising temporary staff and volunteers, planning events, and serving as a liaison with the VA and campus community to support veterans’ success.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience involving college admissions, enrollment or records, and/or administrative support while serving in any branch of the U.S. military.
• Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/or to substitute education in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

• Certify and process student applications for VA educational benefits.
• Serve as the VA School Certifying Official with responsibility for compliance.
• Research the scope and requirements of VA programs, scholarships and grants.
• Hire and supervise short-term, volunteer and student workers; plan and implement activities and events.
• Serve as liaison for Veterans Services programs with the VA, the District and students.

Skills

Experience in college admissions/enrol

Administrative support experience

Education

Associate degree in business administration or related field

Job description

Veterans Services Specialist (Three positions)

Department: Veterans' Services Palomar College

Date Opened: 08/31/2026

Close Date: 09/14/2026

Primary Function

Performs the full range of duties associated with certification and processing of student applications for Veterans Administration (VA) educational benefits in accordance with all applicable legal requirements and guidelines; serves as the VA School Certifying Official with responsibility for all compliance activities on behalf of the District; under general supervision, responsible for researching the scope and requirements of a variety of VA programs, scholarships and grants; participates in hiring, schedules and oversees the work of short-term, volunteer and student workers; plans and implements a variety of on- and off-campus activities and events; serves as liaison for Veterans Services programs with the VA, the District and students.

Salary

• $5,733.10 [step 1] – $6,963.41 [step 5]. Step placement may be negotiable within this range dependent upon education and experience.

• If you are a current employee who applies via the external recruitment process and is selected for a promotion, step placement on the new grade will be in accordance with the applicable District agreement/handbook.

Benefits

• Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan(additional plans are available that require employee buyup/monthly contribution)
• Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
• $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy(additional buy up options available)
• Employee long-term care insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) - Confidential free counseling,financial, legal, personal and professional development resourcesfor all members of your household
• Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits
• Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees RetirementSystem)

The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits packageis approximately $31,245.84 annually.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Three years of experience involving college admissions, enrollment or records, and/or administrative support experience while serving in any branch of the U.S. military

• Note: For work experience, a "year" is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 12 months.

Education: Equivalent to an associate's degree in business administration or a related field.

Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/or to substitute education in lieu of experience (i.e. Bachelor's degree = 4 years of experience). Click here for Guidelines for Equivalency for Classified Positions.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service.

For a list of credential evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/index, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

Diversity Statement

Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities. All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

About the District

Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater North San Diego County region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100 Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that San Diego has to offer.

Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer(EOE).