Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (AVREO)

Summary

As the Assistant Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer (AVREO) serves as the professional consultant and technical expert in administering and advising in areas of education, training, psychological testing and evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, job development, and placement for disabled veterans receiving VA benefits.

Duties

Specific duties include: Assists the VREO and manages broad-based and multifaceted programs through a team of supervisors and team leaders. The AVREO has delegated authority on behalf of the VREO, to make decisions including basic eligibility for programs administered by the VR&E. Maintains essential resources for referral for special rehabilitation procedures. Provides advice and recommendations to meet major goals and assists with the assessment of priorities. Provides administrative expertise in all phases of rehabilitation activities, including counseling, case management, rehabilitation plan development, and job development and placement. Provides internal policy direction and supervision of the RO VR&E staff through onsite visits and inspections, review, and analysis of standard or specifically requested data and individualized or telephonic and written communication. Assumes final responsibility for proper interpretation and uniform application of laws, regulations, and instructions in conformance with mandatory policies, procedures and practices, reconciling divergent options. Provides oversight of Privacy Act/FOIA requests. Ensures staff responds timely to Congressional, White House and other special inquiries concerning VA benefits for Veterans and other claimants. Responsible for the development of subordinate supervisors regarding administrative, managerial, and leadership skills. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Yes - 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 (AVREO); PD39403A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required - Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, under 5 CFR 2634.904(a) prior to entering on duty and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:10/05/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-14 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-14. 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. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: To be eligible for this position, you must meet one of the following requirements. If qualifying based on education, your application must include transcripts. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-13. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Leading and coordinating teams, including planning and assigning work activities with final technical responsibility for completed work. Training, teaching, and presenting to groups of varied sizes, including explaining complex regulations and policy. Managing multiple concurrent tasks, projects, and assignments with a high level of organization. Gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data related to service delivery and recommending appropriate actions based on findings. Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of the Vocational Rehabilitation &Employment (VR&E) program, including initial evaluations, case management, and employment services. 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. Physical Requirements: No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.