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Program Specialist (Program Support Specialist)
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 54 days ago
Hybrid Fort Knox, KY $62K – $80K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Louisville Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) division; and serves as a Program Support Specialist responsible for administrative and technical work.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: Program Specialist supports Veteran Readiness & Employment staff assigned to supervise and assist participants of Chapter 31 and Chapter 36.
- →Title 38, U.S.
- →Assistance is required in all phases of the Veteran Readiness program.
- →Primarily responsible for the preparation of the awards required to pay the Veterans subsistence while participating in the program.
- →Responsible for resolution of issues regarding VR&E eligibilty and entitlement.
- →Responsible for coordination of new applicants to the VR&E programs, and facilitation of group orientation sessions.
- →Responsible for inquiries and assistance with financial oversight of the successful administration of the VR&E program for participants.
- →Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- →Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Program Support Specialist); PD397510 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
- →Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the Agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period and/or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: 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 or trial period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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.
- ✓You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying.
Benefits
- ★Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO).
- ★Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf
Personality Fit
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