Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Duties

The Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (SVRC) duties are:

• Serves as a first-level supervisor for the VR&E personnel located at the Regional Office or out-based facility, providing advice and guidance on unusual or unprecedented problems. The work supervised is vital to the processes through which VBA directly serves the public.
• Responsible for interviewing and recommending selection of employees to the VR&E Officer. Is also responsible for training and monitoring performance of employees within the unit. Prepares performance ratings, assists on preparing division reports, resolves disciplinary and performance problems, and assesses the ongoing training needs of the employees supervised at the out-based locations.
• Reviews and provides consultation and supervision regarding the most difficult cases, using expertise, training, and experience beyond the journeyman level of line VR&E Counselors. This also includes broad expertise of divisional operations to provide supervision and management of the Employment Coordinator and Program Specialist positions.
• Provides quality assurance, contributing to the development of reports, such as Strategic Oversight and Analysis Review (SOAR) quarterly reports, congressional and AVA inquiries and white papers. The SVRC is supervised and accountable to the VR&E officer, with consultation of the Assistant VR&E officer.
• Collects data and prepares accurate reports and analysis as required by the VR&E officer, including systematic analysis of operations (SAO's) and reports on special projects. Identifies and recommends to the VR&E officer changes needed for improvement of operations or service and acts as directed. The incumbent prepares a budget for travel funds for employees under their supervision and monitors the use of travel funds.
• Provides technical support and supervision as needed for accomplishing the work of the unit. Analyzes, interprets, and managerially enforces the application of laws, regulations, and rules as they affect policies, procedures and methods of operations. Also performs administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised as directed.

Promotion Potential: Position is at Full-Performance Level. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM. 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 Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; 39814A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required Bargaining Unit: No