VA Benefits Service Officer needed to help homeless/at-risk vets!

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Part of our multi-faceted approach to preventing veteran homelessness is to address financial and medical barriers to self sufficiency. Veteran access to federal entitlements from the Department of Veteran Affairs address both of these barriers; via no-cost VA medical treatment facilities and potential life changing compensation for service and non-service connected disabilities. To help us address these barriers, we are looking for an experienced veteran VA benefits service officer to review homeless and at-risk veteran client data from our outreach efforts to identify potential VA benefits that could be available to them, and work with the client to file or update claims with the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Duties:
-Processes, develops, and presents claims for federal entitlements; advises veterans on the re-evaluating of their claims; reviews Veterans Administration (VA) decisions as they apply to claims when submitted on behalf of the veterans.
-Responds to veterans’ inquiries pertaining to the establishment of claims, payments, benefits, checks, disability pension, education, home loan guarantee, and burial benefits.
-Acts as veterans’ advocate in liaison with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
-Assists veterans in the appeal process and when claiming secondary disabilities.

Qualifications:
-Must be passionate about our mission to Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans
-Must be a veteran of the United States Armed Forces
-Must have a minimum of 3 years experience as a certified VA Service Officer; 5 years preferred.
-Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to aid in the success of VA application filings and corrospondence.
-Must be proficient at the use of Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF programs