This Military Service Coordinator serves as an integral participant and POC in the Integrated Disability Evaluation and Systems (IDES) process, Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) program, quick start claims (QS) and Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for military service members who are separating/retiring from active duty and for their dependents and beneficiaries.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note: To support your claim of time in grade, you must submit your most recent appointment, promotion, within grade increase SF-50 (not an award or general adjustment SF-50). See the required documents section for more information. Note: multiple SF-50s may be required to adequately illustrate you have the requisite time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Analyzing evidence (medical, benefit and/or legal documents); developing case file records and reports to support claim decisions; and interpreting and applying laws, regulations and official guidance sufficient to evaluate the adequacy of collected information to determined claimant eligibility for benefits. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, If related. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (GS-09) may be used to qualify at the GS-11 level. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS for your education to be considered. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: A high level of physical energy is required, as the incumbent will be expected to meet with many people in many different locations in the course of a workday. Work Environment: The incumbent will have an office within the VSC. However, it is expected that a major portion of the services provided will be conducted away from the office, in the office of other agencies, and in Non­-Traditional setting and in military, reserve and National Guard facilities. The nature of the job requires travel throughout an assigned geographical area away from the work setting. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Atlanta Regional Benefits Office 1700 Clairmont Rd Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Marraine Melton
• Email: [email protected]