Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (AVREO)

Veterans Benefits Administration•Guaynabo, PR

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent serves as the Assistant Veteran Readiness and Employment Officer (AVREO) in a Regional Office, providing administrative and technical direction and professional leadership to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, and clerical staff at the Regional Office and its out-based locations. The AVREO administers and manages workflow for the VR&E Division program and provides professional and technical expertise in rehabilitation activities, including counseling, case management, rehabilitation plan development, and job development and placement. The position advises higher management on education, training, psychology, testing, evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, job development, and job placement. It requires extensive knowledge of Department of Veterans Affairs laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and available VA and other-agency benefits and services. The incumbent supports implementation of counseling, training, and rehabilitation services under Chapter 31 and other VA rehabilitation, education, and training programs. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is not virtual and requires reporting to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Situational (ad hoc) telework may be approved case by case with supervisory approval; routine or recurring telework is not authorized. The position is primarily sedentary, with some walking, standing, bending, stooping, and carrying lightweight items. Relocation is not authorized, and a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) is required before entering on duty and annually thereafter.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement: for GS-13, 52 weeks at GS-12 as a current Federal GS employee, with supporting SF-50 documentation.
Meet the basic occupational requirement through a four-year degree in behavioral or social science or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience; or four years of appropriate experience demonstrating equivalent knowledge.
Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including assessing veterans’ employability; developing vocational goals and objectives in rehabilitation plans; providing case management to veterans pursuing rehabilitation plans; and interpreting VR&E benefits and services for veterans.
Submit transcripts if qualifying through education or a combination of education and experience.
Serve a one-year probationary or trial period as applicable, including a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
Complete required background and security investigation and online onboarding, and provide acceptable identification for I-9 requirements.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) before entering on duty and annually thereafter.

Responsibilities

Supervise VR&E staff at out-based locations and within the Regional Office.
Administer the VR&E Division program and manage its workflow.
Facilitate operations with public and private universities, community colleges, and vocational and technical institutes to resolve training issues.
Serve as a technical representative in developing, awarding, implementing, and evaluating contracts for counseling, evaluation, case management, employment, and traumatic brain injury services.
Gather and interpret data concerning service issues and recommend appropriate action.
Work with division teams to plan, design, and carry out programs, projects, studies, and other work supporting the mission.
Evaluate subordinate employees’ work performance; recommend candidates to fill division positions; receive employee complaints; approve employee travel; recommend awards; and determine alternative courses of action to reduce backlogs and production barriers.
Develop multi-year plans for scheduling in-service and contract work.
Supervise contract quality reviews and ensure contracting activity in out-based offices or under division control complies with regulatory requirements.
Advise higher management as the professional and technical expert in education, training, psychology, testing, evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, job development, and job placement.
Assist the VR&E Officer with professional and technical expertise in counseling, case management, rehabilitation plan development, and job development and placement.
Implement counseling, training, and related rehabilitation services under Chapter 31 and other VA rehabilitation, educational, and training programs.