Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (AVREO)
What you'd do
The Assistant Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer (AVREO) supports the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer (VREO) manage and operate the VR&E Division. The AVREO provides leadership and direction to the VR&E staff and coordinates activities with other divisions in the Regional Office and the VA Medical Centers.
Major duties
Specific duties include: Assists the VREO and manages broad-based and multi-faceted programs through a team of supervisors and team leaders. Maintains essential resources for referral for special rehabilitation procedures. Provides advice and recommendations to meet major goals and assists with the assessment of priorities. Provides administrative expertise in all phases of rehabilitation activities, including counseling, case management, rehabilitation plan development, and job development and placement. Plans, formulates, and implements operational procedures and policies to maintain efficient operating performance of professional and support staff. 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. 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. Provides oversight of Privacy Act/FOIA requests. Responsible for maintaining effective communication and working relationship with labor representatives. Responsible for the development of subordinate supervisors regarding administrative, managerial, and leadership skills. Serves as a Regional Office consultant and expert one employment issues for Veterans with disabilities. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Yes - 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/PD#: Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (AVREO); PD39403A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:08/20/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-14 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: To be eligible for this position, you must meet one of the following requirements. If qualifying based on education, your application must include transcripts. Degree: Behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as work that involves: (1)One year of professional post-graduate level experience in rehabilitation counseling or as a professional counseling psychologist equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-13) level; (2) Experience using knowledge of laws, regulations, and procedures governing Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) programs; (3) Worked in a professional lead capacity in a vocational rehabilitation or counseling psychologist program and/or possess experience managing cases of individuals with disabilities; and (4) Must be able to demonstrate through work experience or training that you possess, or have the potential to develop, the qualities to successfully supervise. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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