Field Examiner

Job Title

Job duties include:

• Performs visits to veterans and beneficiaries to evaluate physical and mental conditions or capacity; independently determine ability to handle or manage funds
• Conducts field examinations to determine who to appoint as fiduciaries for incompetent or minor beneficiaries
• Verify the welfare and adequate living conditions of veterans under fiduciary care and make arrangements for deficiencies
• Conduct background investigations on proposed fiduciaries
• Reviews and reports on fiduciary performance; conduct investigations involving the misuse of VA funds
• Explain laws and regulations governing fiduciary responsibilities to veteran, beneficiary and fiduciary
• Investigate and make determinations on identified misuse, complaints, allegations, contested claims for benefits, special apportionments, eligibility for VA compensation, etc.
• Work with representatives of other Federal, State, and local police, social and protective services agencies and courts regarding the safety, protection and living conditions of veterans
• Supervises veterans transitioning to financial independence under the direct pay program

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-11.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Compressed/Flexible: 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. Travel Required: Mobile - Work that requires routine and regular travel to conduct work with customers or several worksites as opposed to a single authorized alternative worksite. Please note, all selectees must live within 50 miles of the location being announced. The employee is expected to perform official duties primarily at field locations within the assigned territory. When not conducting field work, work may be performed from an approved alternate worksite consistent with agency telework and mobile work policies. Regular reporting to an agency office is not required, except for official business, training, or other management-directed activities. Periodic overnight travel may be required based on mission needs; up to two to three weeks travel per month is possible.

Commuting areas listed: Columbus, GA; Florence, SC; Hickory, NC; Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers, FL; Daytona Beach/Port Orange, FL; Miami, FL; Panama City, FL; St. Petersburg, FL; and Anderson, SC.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: GS-09: 36002A, GS-11: 35092A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: This position requires completion of a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) under 5 C.F.R. § 2634.904(a). The selectee must submit the form before entering on duty and annually thereafter.