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Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position serves as the Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Assistant Veterans Readiness and Employment Officer (AVREO), within a Regional Office setting, providing administrative, technical direction, and professional leadership to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and clerical staff within the Regional Office and its out-based locations.
What You'll Do
- →Duties are divided between counseling duties and case management which include the following, but are not limited to: Supervises Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) staff at out-based locations and within the Regional Office.
- →The AVREO is responsible for the administration and workflow of the VR&E Division program.
- →Facilitates operations with major public and private universities, community colleges, and vocational/technical institutes in the state to resolve training issues.
- →Works closely with division teams in planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, or other work to support the mission.
- →Serves as a technical representative in developing, awarding, implementing, and evaluating contracts to provide professional counseling, evaluation, case management, employment, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) services.
- →Gathers and interprets a wide range of data addressing service concerns and is able to recommend appropriate action based on that data.
- →Evaluates the work performance of subordinates, make recommendations to fill division positions, receive employee complaints, approve employee travel, recommend awards and determine alternative courses of action to reduce work backlogs and barriers to production.
- →Develops multi-year plans for scheduling in-service and contract work.
- →The incumbent provides supervision of contract quality reviews and ensures that all contracting activity in the out-based offices or under the division control is consistent with regulatory requirements.
- →Possess extensive knowledge about Department of Veterans Affairs laws, regulations, policies, and procedures and their proper utilization and application and must be aware of the full scope of benefits and services available through the Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies or sources.
- →Assists the VR&E Officer by providing professional and technical expertise in all phases of rehabilitation activities, including counseling, case management, rehabilitation plan development, and job development and placement.
- →Work Schedule: Full time, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
- →Hours to be determined by hiring office.
- →Compressed/Flexible: Hours to be determined by hiring office.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (OR INSERT "2-year trial period") during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period (OR INSERT "trial period"), your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year supervisory probationary period.
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application.
- ✓It must include your coursework and date of conferral of a Masters degree in vocational rehabilitation (or related) field.
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 3b715504-a749-4226-95ac-f5e8321d4e60
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