Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Summary

This position is located within the Veteran Readiness and Employment Division (VR&E). The incumbent of this position will serve as a Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division in the Regional Office. The position supervises VR&E staff and is responsible for the administration and workflow of the division. The incumbent exercises technical and oversight responsibility for subordinate employees for the VR&E Division.

Duties

Specific duties include: Reviews VR&E claimants' records to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures, and to promote among staff members high quality of performance in entitlement determinations, evaluation, planning, case management, and rehabilitation and placement services (organizational awareness). Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, adjusts short-term priorities, prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, evaluates work performance of subordinates Prepares performance ratings, resolves disciplinary and performance problems, and assesses the on-going training needs of the employees (managing human resources). Communicates by giving advice, counseling, or provides instructions to employees on both work, personnel, and administrative matters (communication). Reviews electronic records and provides feedback for quality assurance, instructions to staff, contributes to the development of reports, congressional responses, inquiries, and special projects (written communication). Responsible for administrative actions affecting VR&E activity and provides advice, counsel, and provides instruction to individual employees and team on both technical and administrative matters (teamwork). Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm 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. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; PD39814A 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/16/2026. 1. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. If you are a current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-13 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. 2. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: To be eligible for this position, candidates must meet the following basic requirement: Master's Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Reference: Additional information on the qualification requirements for this position can be located on the Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Standards Social Science Series 0101 Individual Occupational Requirements website found here. 3. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the time-in-grade and basic requirements, you must also meet the following grade-specific qualification requirements. Creditable experience must have been obtained post-degree and be directly related to the duties to be performed to qualify to work as a professional VRC. Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-13 Grade Level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12). Specialized experience is defined as one full year of performance of technical assignments affecting the entire field of VA's Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) division. Your resume/application must support your response. To meet the specialized experience, your resume should reflect: Experience in conducting assessments of veteran's employability; Involvement in the development of appropriate vocational goals and subsequent objectives outlined in rehabilitation plans; Providing case management services to veterans while pursuing their rehabilitation plans (e.g. personal contact regarding achievement of vocational goals, referral for medical or ancillary services, and responding efficiently to veterans concerns); Experience in training, understanding, and clearly explaining to veterans, the benefits and services available through the VR&E program. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying. However, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to provide an official transcript or a statement from the institution (e.g., from the registrar, dean, or other appropriate official) or equivalent documentation prior to the start date.