Location: Olympia,WA, USA
Position Information Position Title Fiscal Specialist 1 Working Title Fiscal Specialist for Military Benefits Location Olympia EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information regarding Evergreen's non-discrimination policies or to report discrimination, please visit the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity webpage at www.evergreen.edu/equalopportunity or contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Officer at (360) ###-####, Room 3102 Library Building, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505. Union Represented Yes Overtime Eligible Yes Monthly FTE 0.5 Salary Step (minimum monthly amount) $1,756.50 Salary Step (maximum monthly amount) $2,340.50 Cyclic Position No Cyclic Details n/a Project Position No End Date n/a Special Note This is a part-time .5 FTE (20 hours per week), overtime eligible position in the Veterans Resource Center on the Olympia Campus of The Evergreen State College. Position Purpose This position prepares and processes paperwork necessary to fund student veterans, dependents, and survivors who are using VA and other veterans' educational benefits, processes payments, and maintains records of educational benefit transactions. This position provides information to student veterans, dependents, and survivors about educational benefits programs and eligibility and assists these students in completing the application process for benefits by ensuring students are providing the correct information to prove eligibility. The incumbent follows the parameters and requirements set by the VA or program administrator to advise students and follows through with the funding source to establish the eligibility and educate the student on how the benefit will be administered. The incumbent acts as an advisor to student veterans, dependents, and survivors on the status of their educational funding and refers students to appropriate departments as needed. Nature and Scope This position reports to the Director of the Veterans Resource Center and is responsible for processing Third Party Guarantees pertaining to veterans and dependents and payments and returns on Veterans Affairs (VA) educational benefits (Chapter 30, 31, 33, 35, and 1606). Additionally, the position processes paperwork to receive and verify active-duty tuition assistance payments and is responsible for coordinating any state or federal waivers pertaining to veterans, dependents, and survivors with other departments, such as Financial Aid. The incumbent works with the Academic Budgeting and Student Accounts to process any additional class fees or class fee refunds. This position communicates on a regular basis with the VA and various branches of the service to reconcile differences in payments provided by the VA and those charged to the VA and to solve issues surrounding students' eligibility for VA educational benefits. The incumbent acts as a backup School Certifying Official when necessary. Essential Functions Educational benefits programs and eligibility Provide information to student veterans, dependents, and survivors about educational benefits, tuition assistance, and tuition waivers, including Veterans Administration (VA) educational benefits, Department of Defense tuition assistance, WA state dependents and veterans' tuition waiver, etc. Provide information on eligibility and assistance with application requirements for each educational benefit and tuition assistance/waiver program. Third Party Guarantees Receive documentation for vetera