- Position Title
- Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Quality)
- Agency
- Veterans Benefits Administration
- Announcement Number
- 322-24-YG-12391119-NBU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, April 22, 2024 to Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Eligibilities
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Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
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.
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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.
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Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
Preferences
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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
AREA OF CONSIDERATION CLARIFICATION - This vacancy announcement is open ONLY to current, permanent VBA Regional Office employees in the Southeast District and current/former VA employees who are CTAP eligible.
VA Regional Offices in the Southeast District: Atlanta Regional Office (Decatur, GA), Columbia Regional Office (Columbia, SC), Huntington Regional Office (Huntington, WV), Jackson Regional Office (Jackson, MS), Louisville Regional Office (Louisville, KY), Montgomery Regional Office (Montgomery, AL), Nashville, Regional Office (Nashville, TN), New Orleans Regional Office (New Orleans, LA), North Little Rock Regional Office (North Little Rock, AR), Roanoke, Regional Office (Roanoke, VA), San Juan Regional Office (Guaynabo, PR), St. Petersburg Regional Office (St. Petersburg, FL), and Winston-Salem Regional Office (Winston-Salem, NC)
VA Regional Offices in the Southeast District: Atlanta Regional Office (Decatur, GA), Columbia Regional Office (Columbia, SC), Huntington Regional Office (Huntington, WV), Jackson Regional Office (Jackson, MS), Louisville Regional Office (Louisville, KY), Montgomery Regional Office (Montgomery, AL), Nashville, Regional Office (Nashville, TN), New Orleans Regional Office (New Orleans, LA), North Little Rock Regional Office (North Little Rock, AR), Roanoke, Regional Office (Roanoke, VA), San Juan Regional Office (Guaynabo, PR), St. Petersburg Regional Office (St. Petersburg, FL), and Winston-Salem Regional Office (Winston-Salem, NC)
As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements.
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Time-in-Grade - Please select one response below that most accurately describes you:
Please ensure your resume clearly supports your responses to the questions by addressing experience and education relevant to this position and cross-referencing your responses to jobs/activities described in your resume. This position is covered by a single agency qualification standard VA HANDBOOK 5005/157 PART II APPENDIX F2, dated July 28, 2023. NOTE: SUBSTITUTION OF WORK EXPERIENCE ONLY APPLIES TO THE INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENT. IT DOES NOT REPLACE OR SUBSTITUTE THE BASIC EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT OF A MASTER'S DEGREE. [NOTE: If one year of work experience is credited for determining minimum qualifications, that year cannot also be used for determining grade level. Graduate Level Transcripts are REQUIRED.
GRANDFATHERING PROVISION: VRCs employed in VBA on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including certifications that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements in this standard but met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed, the following provisions apply: (1) VRCs who are grandfathered into the GS-0101 occupational series may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance level of a career ladder or changed to a lower grade within the occupation or placed in a supervisory or managerial position. (2) VRCs who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of this qualification standard may not be extended or reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of this standard. II-F2-2 July 28, 2023 VA HANDBOOK 5005/157 PART II APPENDIX F2 (3) If VRCs who are grandfathered under this provision leave the occupation, they lose protected status and must meet the full qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of re-entry to the occupation.
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BASIC REQUIREMENT - From the descriptions below, please select a response that best describes how you meet the basic requirements of this position.
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ESPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT - From the descriptions below, please select the one response that best describes how you meet the SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT for the Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Quality), GS-0101-13 position.
Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in not being considered for this position.