Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Serves as a first-line supervisor for professional counseling staff and other VR&E staff as assigned. Serves as a subject matter expert in the area of Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling case processing for the staff. Provides general guidance to employees on both work and administrative matters, in accordance with established regulations, policies, procedures, and practices. Assists with the staffing of difficult cases with the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Employment Coordinator(s). Identifies problems with the work, making adjustments as needed, to keep the cases moving and ensure accurate, successful rehabilitation scenarios. Ensures that caseload is appropriately balanced among the professional staff. Responsible for carrying out case reviews for and training for assigned professional staff on a regular and recurring basis and for conducting these reviews on Baltimore and other out-based locations as needed. In addition, he or she will help to support the quality assurance integrity of the division. Provides extensive training to incoming Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors within the office. Evaluatestraining needs of all existing professional staff, and conducts refresher training, training on new technology/processes, and makes decisions on mission related training scenarios for individual staff. Is responsible to the VR&E division for Systematic Analyses of Operations in area of program review. Is responsible for identifying and correcting deficiencies recognized through systematic analysis, and for using the information to make improvements and streamline processes. Reviews Veterans' Counseling, Evaluation, Rehabilitation (CER) records to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures and to promote among staff members high quality of performance in entitlement determinations, evaluation, planning, rehabilitation and placement services. Assists the division level management in the process of understanding, implementing, and monitoring a management system of work measurement, program evaluation, accountability and a management information reporting system as it applies to VR&E. Manages and assesses employee performance. Makes decisions on inquiries or issues presented by subordinate professional employees, advises the division level management, and assesses the impact on the VR&E program. Takes measures, within VBA guidelines, to mitigate negative impact on the mission, with concurrence of division level management. Interviews candidates for employment and internal merit promotion, keeping meticulous records of scoring on records review, written portion of interview, oral interview, etc. in compliance with VBA human resource policies. Recommends performance, special contribution, and other awards for subordinate employees, providing full justification in each package. Takes appropriate disciplinary action when warranted, carefully adhering to agency, local procedure, and legal requirement for doing so, with the approval of upper level management. Responsible for handling employee and Veteran complaints and grievances and brings them to successful resolution. Only those which cannot be resolved within the authority of the Supervisory VRC are referred to the AVREO. Serves as a VR&E Leave Approving Official for Professional Staff and other staff as assigned. Makes recommendations to the division level management in planning and implementing the VR&E Professional Staff Development Program in Baltimore and/or San Antonio. As directed by the Director's Office or division level management as assigned conducts formal investigative inquiries surrounding employee issues and questionable work scenarios. Provides narrative, written reports on investigative inquiry findings that are used by top division management to make decisions on these issues. Work Schedule:
Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Available Telework:
Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position Position Description Title/PD#:
Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; 389870 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
10/30/2020 1. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. 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. 2. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
To be eligible for this position, you must have one of the following degrees. Your application MUST include a transcript (not diploma) stating the degree has been conferred or that you have graduated. A master's degree in rehabilitation counseling; OR A master's degree in counseling psychology (or related field) supplemented by at least 30 semester hours of course work in a majority of the following areas (coursework MUST have an emphasis on vocational rehabilitation counseling):
foundations of rehabilitation counseling, human growth and development, counseling theories and techniques, vocational assessment, career development, job placement, case management, and medical/psycho-social aspects of disability. 3. INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENT:
Your degree must have included either an internship or experience as described below. The experience or internship/practicum must have been supervised by a professional in vocational rehabilitation or a closely related professional field that typically has oversight for vocational rehabilitation programs. An internship in rehabilitation counseling; OR One year post-masters degree experience in direct delivery of vocational rehabilitation services to adults with disabilities in rehabilitation programs (other than those in correctional facilities). 4. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
In addition to the time-in-grade and education requirements, you must also meet the following grade-specific qualification requirements. NON-QUALIFYING
Experience:
Vocational rehabilitation experience obtained prior to completion of the requirements for the master's degree is not qualifying. If one year of work experience is substituted for an internship, that year cannot also be used for qualifying at the GS-13 level. GS-13 Grade Level:
Specialized experience is defined as post-master's degree, professional vocational rehabilitation counseling work in delivery to adults with disabilities. Cases must have involved determining entitlement ranges from simple to complex. This experience must be equivalent to the GS-12 level. Combining Education &
Experience:
If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. 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:
This position is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, bending, and/or carrying lightweight items.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Available Telework:
Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position Position Description Title/PD#:
Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; 389870 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
10/30/2020 1. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. 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. 2. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
To be eligible for this position, you must have one of the following degrees. Your application MUST include a transcript (not diploma) stating the degree has been conferred or that you have graduated. A master's degree in rehabilitation counseling; OR A master's degree in counseling psychology (or related field) supplemented by at least 30 semester hours of course work in a majority of the following areas (coursework MUST have an emphasis on vocational rehabilitation counseling):
foundations of rehabilitation counseling, human growth and development, counseling theories and techniques, vocational assessment, career development, job placement, case management, and medical/psycho-social aspects of disability. 3. INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENT:
Your degree must have included either an internship or experience as described below. The experience or internship/practicum must have been supervised by a professional in vocational rehabilitation or a closely related professional field that typically has oversight for vocational rehabilitation programs. An internship in rehabilitation counseling; OR One year post-masters degree experience in direct delivery of vocational rehabilitation services to adults with disabilities in rehabilitation programs (other than those in correctional facilities). 4. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
In addition to the time-in-grade and education requirements, you must also meet the following grade-specific qualification requirements. NON-QUALIFYING
Experience:
Vocational rehabilitation experience obtained prior to completion of the requirements for the master's degree is not qualifying. If one year of work experience is substituted for an internship, that year cannot also be used for qualifying at the GS-13 level. GS-13 Grade Level:
Specialized experience is defined as post-master's degree, professional vocational rehabilitation counseling work in delivery to adults with disabilities. Cases must have involved determining entitlement ranges from simple to complex. This experience must be equivalent to the GS-12 level. Combining Education &
Experience:
If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. 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:
This position is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, bending, and/or carrying lightweight items.
- Department:
0101 Social Science - Salary Range:
$102,663 to $133,465 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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