Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Job Title

Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; PD38427A

Duties

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Specific duties include:

• Manages broad-based and multi-faceted programs through a team of supervisors and team leaders.
• Directs and supervises the administration of work involving eligibility criteria, vocational exploration, conducting assessments of both the local labor market, plan development based on appropriate vocational goals, examination of medical information, making legally binding entitlement decisions, award adjustments, award authorization, and case management services.
• Frequent collaboration and referrals are maintained with employers, school officials, medical and rehabilitation officials, contractors, state employment service personnel, and other community resources.
• Provides advice and recommendations to meet major goals and assists with the assessment of priorities.
• Makes decisions related to assigning and allocating program resources and directing and reviewing personnel within the assigned staff complement to accomplish the changing initiatives and emphasis established by Central Office Program Managers.
• Provides internal policy direction and supervision of the RO VR&E staff through on-site visits and inspections, review, and analysis of standard or specifically requested data and individualized or telephonic and written communication.
• Review personally the most difficult and complex cases and elements such as fraud, high-cost programs, independent living cases to include home adaptation, category one and two self-employment cases, re-entrance into a rehabilitation program cases, retroactive induction cases, and extension of entitlement cases.
• Assumes final responsibility for proper interpretation and uniform application of laws, regulations, and instructions in conformance with mandatory policies, procedures, and practices, reconciling divergent opinions.
• Responsible for the interview and selection of candidates for appointment, promotion, or reassignment.
• Utilizes judgment and independence when brokering partnerships with school officials, Vet Centers, military installations, federal, state, and local agencies to identify specific Servicemember and Veteran needs and deliver appropriate services.
• Provides management and direction to staff on a wide range of rehabilitation counseling and case management services provided to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
• Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to individual employees on both work and administrative matters and is responsible for ensuring disciplinary actions are properly taken and employees are properly rewarded.

Work Schedule

Full Time, Monday - Friday, hours to be determined by hiring office.

Compressed/Flexible

May be available as determined by the hiring office.

Telework

This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Relocation Incentives

Authorized. Relocation expenses and services (Permanent Change of Station - PCS) are authorized for this recruitment. PCS is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with the transfer between duty stations or facilities. In consideration of the payment of expenses for travel and transportation, the selectee agrees to remain in federal service for twelve (12) months following the date of transfer. Failure to complete all conditions of the obligated service may result in repayment of travel/transportation expenses.

Financial Disclosure Report

Required - Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, under 5 CFR 2634.904(a) prior to entering on duty and annually thereafter.