VA Work Study Students - Part Time
Job Description
Working Title
VA Work Study Students - Part TimePosition Status
Part TimeDepartment
Student ServicesGeneral Summary
Position Summary:
To provide veteran education services and assist with documentation of student enrollments and certifications. Serve as a Veterans Affairs generalist at Odessa College assisting VA students with their records and concerns; perform office functions relative to the VA enrollment process and the maintenance of student records. No prior military experience required.
Specific Position Duties
- Maintain coverage in the Veterans Center to assist students as they come in to the VA office for questions, receive information, or turn in VA documentation.
- Answer phones for the VA office.
- Direct students to the appropriate office to assist them further with their needs on campus as a student.
- Assist students to complete admissions online application and/or benefit application.
- Assisting new students by providing information regarding to the benefits and documents required to use their educational benefits.
- Provide required documentation to students to complete for their file.
- Provide a one-on-one orientation to each student.
- Reach out to students about completing their VA file to receive benefits.
- Reach out to students who have not registered for the upcoming semester.
- Monitor student’s records.
- Help with checking final grades and monitoring for GPA requirements.
- Scan documents into the college archive system.
- File all documents after they are complete.
- Shred documents no longer required to maintain in the office.
- Serve as a representative of the VA office at college events.
- Assist in contacting veterans who have not returned to school over the last year to provide outreach.
- Assist setting up for Veterans activities for all campuses.
Reporting Relationship
Gloria Rangel, Veterans Affairs Coordinator
(432) 335-6833
grangel@odessa.edu
Posting Number
S00155PQuick Link for Internal Postings
https://jobs.odessa.edu/postings/9707*Please mention you saw this ad on BlacksinHigherEducation.*