WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

JOB SUMMARY

The VETS Center Assistant Director and Certification-Finance Liaison represents the SNU Office of Veterans Services and VETS Center at the SNU-Tulsa campus. The Assistant Director oversees and manages all aspects of the Tulsa campus Veterans Office and assists the VETS Center main office in Bethany with implementing its education certification processes. Responsible for the daily operations and plans for the Tulsa Veterans Office; will meet with individual veterans, military service members, and military dependents to assist and support on VA/DOD education benefits, career transition resources, and academic persistence and special accommodations resources. Responsible for liaison with the greater Tulsa-Muskogee-McAllester area for building relationships and initiating outreach efforts generally providing support for the SNU Veteran and Military Community. Also manages the Office of Veterans Services and VETS Center annual operating budget and provides fiscal advice to the Director on all financial matters. Coordinates with the VETS Center Outreach and Resource Coordinator on all outreach initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Plan and oversee campus information meetings and tours. Promote, coordinate, and conduct campus visit meetings for prospective students. Respond in a timely manner to requests for information on SNU programs and veteran education benefits.
• Provide QA/QC on the VETS Center processing of VA/DOD education benefits certification system and processes. Ensures collaboration and cohesion between team certification officials and with the university finance and business offices.
• Ensures accuracy of data inputting on the VETS Center Certification Date Tracker and ensures all certification officials update it regularly.
• Responsible for the Student Veteran Scorecard Analysis Report for the Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms.
• Liaise with community support organizations for veterans to provide information about SNUs veteran student programs and connect SNU Veterans to community resources and area veteran support organizations, including on and off-campus events.
• Integrate veteran information into an existing data tracking system and maintain records of program prospects until they are officially enrolled in their desired degree completion programs.
• Support as necessary the SNU-Tulsa Director and staff that assist all SNU Tulsa learners and degree program directors.
• Serves as VETS Center lead in coordinating, hosting, and facilitating financial synchronization meetings between the university finance office, business office, and VETS Center.
• Visit local community colleges and make contacts for veteran learners. Serves as the student veterans contact for the SALUTE National Honor Society.
• Attend and assist at the SNU-Tulsas new student organization nights.
• Engage and interact with local military/veteran support organizations.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to operate office equipment.
• Ability to provide quality customer service.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Director, Office of Veterans Services and VETS Center.

Required Qualifications:

• Southern Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. According to SNU policy, all faculty and staff must possess a strong personal Christian commitment and be committed to the SNU mission to make Christlike disciples through higher education in a Christ centered community.
• An understanding of the importance for diversity, inclusion and equity.
• Must have a bachelors degree.
• Military experience with minimum of two years of related work experience and/or relevant training.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills, including typing and spelling competency; and excellent organization skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple demands in fast paced work environment.
• Must be able to work effectively in a veteran-oriented and higher education team environment.
• Must have reliable transportation as a means of meeting with organizations within the greater Tulsa/Muskogee/McAllester areas and to make staff visits to the SNU main campus in Bethany, OK.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of all university business especially as it relates to records and personal information and finances.
• Must possess a professional demeanor and always maintain professional work attire.
• Knowledge of VA and DOD educational benefits and programs.
• Must have documented leadership experience. Must possess ability to identify and work on specified and implied tasks to accomplish the goals, objectives, and mission of the VETS Center and support the Directors vision and end state for the VETS Center. A self-starter who can operate from intent.
• Experience with various computer software applications utilized by the university, the DOD, and VA.
• Data entry and data analysis experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in higher education
• Documented experiences in recruiting and interacting with veterans and military service members and dependents.
• Experience in certifying VA/DOD educational benefits.
• Robust military career or experience.

Supervision Received:

Receives supervision and work assignments from a designated supervisor, although other staff members in the unit may provide work direction.

Supervision Exercised:

May be responsible for the coordination of work assignments for student employees. Has coordination responsibility for overseeing and ensuring quality control on the VETS Centers system and processes certifying education benefits on behalf of student veterans and military affiliated students at the university.

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BENEFITS

Generous benefit structure including family health insurance plan (shared cost), long term disability, dental insurance, group life insurance, retirement matching, tuition remission, vacation, sick leave, personal days, and holidays.