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Program Specialist
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 53 days ago
Hybrid Newark, NJ $73K – $95K Apply by Aug 7, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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As a Program Specialist in the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division, you will be assigned a variety of administrative and technical support duties in the division's front desk office.
What You'll Do
- →As a Program Specialist in VR&E you will support staff that is responsible for providing eligible Veterans benefits under Chapter 31 and Chapter 36 of Title 38 U.S.
- →Duties include: Assisting in all phases of the vocational rehabilitation program.
- →Preparing awards required to pay the Veterans subsistence while participating in the program and resolving issues regarding VR&E eligibility and entitlement.
- →Maintaining centralized purchase card for Newark VRCs.
- →Coordinating new applicants to the VR&E programs and facilitating group orientation sessions.
- →Managing inquiries and providing assistance with financial oversight of the successful administration of the VR&E program for participants.
- →Serving as timekeeper for the VR&E division.
- →Supporting the Division's front desk office.
- →Work Schedule: Regular office hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 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 is not a virtual position Position Description Title/PD#: Program Specialist, 099210 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Bargaining Unit: Yes
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 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.
- ✓Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion.
- ✓The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.
- ✓Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
- ✓It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
- ✓This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
Benefits
- ★Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
- ★VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service.
- ★This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
- ★Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 97f3b412-800e-448e-81fd-277996c6dc91
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