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Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
Serves as the Assistant Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer, in a Regional Office setting, providing administrative and technical direction and professional leadership to a professional and technical staff of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and clerical staff in the Regional Office and its out-based locations. In the absence of the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer, will function as the Acting VRE Officer exercising all appropriate duties and responsibilities.
What You'll Do
- →Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRCs) provide and coordinate a wide range of rehabilitation, counseling, and case management services to disabled veterans and other eligible individuals.
- →The purpose, objectives, services, and outcomes are developed by the VRC during the evaluation.
- →The program's primary focus will be on helping the Veteran find work and set goals and objectives to help them become more independent in their daily Duties are divided between counseling duties and case management which include the following, but are not limited to: Supervises Vocational Rehabilitation 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.
- →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.
- →Works closely with division teams in planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, or other work to support the mission.
- →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.
- →Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period 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 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.
Personality Fit
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