- Position Title
- Supervisory Vocational Rehab Counselor (Assistant Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer)
- Agency
- Veterans Benefits Administration
- Announcement Number
- C348-22-MM-11529552-NBU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, June 8, 2022 to Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Assessment 1
This vacancy is open ONLY to current permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) CTAP eligibles. You must submit documentation to verify your eligibility.
1.
Are you a current, permanent employee of the Department Veterans Affairs (VA) as described above?
If you are a VBA employee and currently hold the grade level of this vacancy (or higher) AND the promotion potential of this position does not exceed the promotion potential of your current position, you may request a non-competitive reassignment or change-to-lower grade into this position. You MUST submit your most recent (non-award) SF-50 and the SF-50 placing you into your current position to receive consideration.
2.
Do you wish to request a non-competitive reassignment or change-to-lower grade into the advertised position and grade?
3.
What is your current grade?
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4.
What is the full performance level (highest promotion potential) of your current position?
(limit 20 characters)
TIME-IN-GRADE - As a current Federal employee, you must meet time-in-grade requirements, in addition to minimum qualifications, in order to be considered. For a GS-13 position, you must have at least 52 weeks (one year) at the GS-12 grade level, or higher, by the closing date of this announcement (unless you are eligible for a non-competitive hiring authority (Schedule A).
5.
Do you have at least one year (52 weeks) of time-in-grade at the GS-12 level or higher to qualify at the GS-13 grade level? Please select the response that most accurately describes you. (Submitted documentation must support your response).
INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: This occupation requires specific educational requirements be met. These basic educational requirements must be documented AND supported by submitting legible transcripts. This requirement is in addition to specialized experience requirements. This position requires a master's degree in either rehabilitation counseling or a related field with an emphasis in vocational rehabilitation counseling. Your degree program must have included a supervised internship in vocational rehabilitation counseling. For programs without the required internship, you may substitute one year of post-degree work delivering vocational rehabilitation services to adults with disabilities in rehabilitation programs (other than those in correctional facilities). (LEGIBLE COPY OF MASTER'S TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED - If you do not submit a copy of your transcript, your application will not be considered.)
6.
Do you possess a Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, including a supervised internship; OR a Master's degree in counseling psychology or a related field, including 30 semester hours of course work in such areas as 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. Total graduate study must have included or been supplement by a supervised internship. (For Master's degree programs without a supervised internship, substitution of successful professional experience ***following completion of your degree*** must be one full year in direct delivery of vocational rehabilitation services to adults with disabilities in rehabilitation programs, other than those in correctional facilities.)
MINIMUM Qualifications: This section includes questions regarding qualifications for this position. Select the appropriate response to the following question based upon your current level of experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of the position. Your response(s) must be clearly documented AND supported in your submitted resume/application materials. This is IN ADDITION to meeting the educational requirements above. DISCLAIMER: Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your selection is subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and other relevant documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability.
7.
Do you have one full year, or more, of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level that has provided comprehensive knowledge of VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has provided a technical knowledge of applicable laws affecting Veterans' testing and evaluation, rehabilitation, job development and job placement and full and complete knowledge of Chapters 18, 30, 31, 34, and 35 of Title 38, USC. Documented specialized experience will illustrate conducting, administering and advising in areas of education, training, counseling, and psychology affecting the entire field of VA's vocational rehabilitation and employment programs.
Your rating is subject to verification based on your resume, narratives, and other relevant documents you submit AND through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information is grounds for non-selection and/or termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment.
8.
Please certify that your answers are accurate, true and complete.