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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Southeast Network (VISN 7), VA Augusta Health Care System (VAAHCS) in Augusta, Georgia located in the Mental Health Service. Rehabilitation Counselor position within VHA Vocational Rehabilitation Service. The incumbent provides vocational rehabilitation services to Veterans with a variety of psychiatric, physical, and psychosocial challenges.
What You'll Do
- →Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial and vocational assessments using medical records, interviews, observations, and psychometric instruments.
- →Develops and implements individualized, patient-centered rehabilitation treatment plans using SMART goals and provides ongoing progress evaluation.
- →Selects, administers, and interprets vocational and psychological assessments, synthesizing results into treatment planning and vocational recommendations.
- →Provides professional counseling, case management, and therapeutic interventions to support personal adjustment, work readiness, and independent living.
- →Provides supervision and training to rehabilitation counseling trainees and contributes to professional development of peers and staff.
- →Consults with interdisciplinary teams, providing expertise on vocational rehabilitation needs and barriers to employment.
- →Participates in program evaluation, quality improvement activities, and compliance with accreditation standards (e.g., Joint Commission, CARF).
- →Leads psychoeducational and vocational groups focused on work skills, soft skills, and independent living strategies.
- →Provides job development, placement, coaching, retention, and adaptation services for Veterans with complex disabilities.
- →Develops job opportunities through outreach to employers and community organizations, negotiating job accommodations and partnerships as needed.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 60190F & 60191F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 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 trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 6cfdba90-a5a5-426c-b078-b530ddb7a232
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