Peer Support Apprentice (Women Specific - Community Based)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Summary: This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory requirements that are detailed in the qualifications section. Additionally - in accordance with the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and Public Law 115-271 - in order to meet the needs of women Veterans - the Office of Personnel Management has authorized this recruitment to women only. A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
- Qualifications: many details: Basic Requirements FOR PEER SPECIALISTS aStatutory Requirements... etc. Also includes Basic Requirements FOR PEER SUPPORT APPRENTICES - GS-102-5.
- Duties: description of duties.
- Work Schedule: Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service; Compressed/Flexible: May be available based on the needs of the service; Telework: Not available; Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized; Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
- Position Description/PD#: Peer Support Apprentice (Women Specific - Community Based)/PD99333s - PD99328s - PD99323S - and PD99318S
- Also mention: "Candidates who resides in the West Los Angeles commuting area will be required to attend in person Candidates who reside outside of West Los Angeles commuting area will have the opportunity to tele-interview: Date: Saturday - November 7 - 2026 Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location of Hiring Event: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Ave Los Angeles - CA 90073". This is about hiring event, maybe part of duties? It's not a duty but a process. Might be considered metadata; but we can include as a short paragraph under maybe "Hiring Event" but we don't have a heading for that. The instructions say we can only use headings from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to those.
We have:
- About the role: could be summary description of role (mission, etc). Use
About the role
with prose.
- Responsibilities: duties list.
- Requirements: qualifications (statutory, experience, certification, etc). Could be Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe separate but we can combine? The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (which includes qualifications). Benefits: we have recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized; PCS not authorized. That's benefits? Could be Benefits section.
- Pay: not specified; we should not create Pay section because no actual pay info.
- Schedule: we have work schedule details: Various tours of duty based on needs; Compressed/Flexible may be available; Telework not available; Virtual not a virtual position. That's schedule info, so we can create Schedule section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule.
We must not include empty sections.
Now we need to extract substantive info and format.
About the role: from summary and description: "This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory requirements... Additionally - in accordance with the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and Public Law 115-271 - in order to meet the needs of women Veterans - the Office of Personnel Management has authorized this recruitment to women only. A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants." Also description of role: "The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is Seeking Highly Energetic Candidates! This position plays a vital role in supporting the Center's mission to enhance Veteran independence through coordinated services - strategic outreach - and programmatic excellence Ideal candidates are motivated - adaptable - and committed to improving Veteran outcomes through collaboration - innovation - and high-quality service delivery The role involves supporting interdisciplinary teams - managing key program functions - and helping drive initiatives that empower Veterans to thrive in their communities This vacancy is a solicitation for a Hiring Fair Event - which will be offered on an invite-only basis once the minimum position qualifications have been verified Candidates who resides in the West Los Angeles commuting area will be required to attend in person Candidates who reside outside of West Los Angeles commuting area will have the opportunity to tele-interview: Date: Saturday - November 7 - 2026 Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location of Hiring Event: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Ave Los Angeles - CA 90073 The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member - assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness - learning - and practicing new skills - helping them monitor their progress - assisting them in their treatment - modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience - and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services This position will serve as a community-based peer specialist within the local VA facility catchment area The working environment may include providing peer support services in places such as Veterans' homes - prisons - jails - treatment courts - shelters - tent encampments - street outreach - etc"
We need to preserve all substantive info, but we can condense into prose but not lose details. However we must not invent or summarize away detail. We can keep details but maybe as bullet list? For About the role we can use prose paragraphs.
Responsibilities: list of duties from "Duties include - but not limited to the following:" bullet list.
Requirements: all qualification details: statutory requirements, veteran definition, recovery length, certification, English language proficiency, physical requirements, work environment, etc. Also includes Peer Support Apprentice basics.
We need to list as - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Requirements we can make a list.
Benefits: recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized; PCS not authorized. Also maybe mention "Open to current - permanent employees of the VA ..."? That's eligibility, not benefit. But we could include as part of Requirements? Actually eligibility is part of qualifications. Benefits: recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized; PCS not authorized. Also maybe mention "A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants." That's benefit.
Schedule: Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service; Compressed/Flexible: May be available based on the needs of the service; Telework: Not available; Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
We also have Position Description/PD# maybe not needed.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... prose ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
...
Benefits
- Recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.
Schedule
- Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service.
- Compressed/flexible schedules may be available based on the needs of the service.
- Telework is not available.
- This is not a virtual position.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract details.
About the role details:
- Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran meeting statutory requirements (see qualifications).
- In accordance with VA MISSION Act of 2018 and Public Law 115-271, recruitment authorized to women only to meet needs of women Veterans.
- A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System seeking highly energetic candidates.
- Position plays vital role in supporting Center's mission to enhance Veteran independence through coordinated services, strategic outreach, programmatic excellence.
- Ideal candidates motivated, adaptable, committed to improving Veteran outcomes through collaboration, innovation, high-quality service delivery.
- Role involves supporting interdisciplinary teams, managing key program functions, helping drive initiatives that empower Veterans to thrive in communities.
- Vacancy is a solicitation for a Hiring Fair Event, invite-only after minimum qualifications verified.
- Candidates residing in West Los Angeles commuting area required to attend in person; those outside have tele-interview opportunity: Date: Saturday - November 7 - 2026; Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Location: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90073.
- Peer Specialist functions as interdisciplinary team member assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in rehabilitation treatment program.
- Peer specialists perform variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks: assisting Veterans articulate goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning and practicing new skills, helping monitor progress, assisting in treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on peer specialist's own recovery experience, supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
- Position serves as community-based peer specialist within local VA facility catchment area.
- Working environment may include providing peer support services in places such as Veterans' homes, prisons, jails, treatment courts, shelters, tent encampments, street outreach, etc.
We need to include all that in About the role prose. Could be multiple paragraphs.
Responsibilities list: from "Duties include - but not limited to the following:" then list:
- Participates in the service - training - consultation - and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team
- Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness
- Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g. - missed assessment appointments - failure to attend or maintain abstinence - risk to self or others - disruptive behavior) - completes appropriate documentation - and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner
- Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences
- As necessary - handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions
- Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources - including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process
- Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books - journals - and other
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - Summary: This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory requirements that are detailed in the qualifications section. Additionally - in accordance with the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and Public Law 115-271 - in order to meet the needs of women Veterans - the Office of Personnel Management has authorized this recruitment to women only. A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants. - Qualifications: many details: Basic Requirements FOR PEER SPECIALISTS aStatutory Requirements... etc. Also includes Basic Requirements FOR PEER SUPPORT APPRENTICES - GS-102-5. - Duties: description of duties. - Work Schedule: Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service; Compressed/Flexible: May be available based on the needs of the service; Telework: Not available; Virtual: This is not a virtual position. - Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized; Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. - Position Description/PD#: Peer Support Apprentice (Women Specific - Community Based)/PD99333s - PD99328s - PD99323S - and PD99318S - Also mention: "Candidates who resides in the West Los Angeles commuting area will be required to attend in person Candidates who reside outside of West Los Angeles commuting area will have the opportunity to tele-interview: Date: Saturday - November 7 - 2026 Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location of Hiring Event: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Ave Los Angeles - CA 90073". This is about hiring event, maybe part of duties? It's not a duty but a process. Might be considered metadata; but we can include as a short paragraph under maybe "Hiring Event" but we don't have a heading for that. The instructions say we can only use headings from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to those. We have: - About the role: could be summary description of role (mission, etc). Use
About the role
with prose. - Responsibilities: duties list. - Requirements: qualifications (statutory, experience, certification, etc). Could be Requirements. - Qualifications: maybe separate but we can combine? The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (which includes qualifications). Benefits: we have recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized; PCS not authorized. That's benefits? Could be Benefits section. - Pay: not specified; we should not create Pay section because no actual pay info. - Schedule: we have work schedule details: Various tours of duty based on needs; Compressed/Flexible may be available; Telework not available; Virtual not a virtual position. That's schedule info, so we can create Schedule section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule. We must not include empty sections. Now we need to extract substantive info and format. About the role: from summary and description: "This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory requirements... Additionally - in accordance with the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and Public Law 115-271 - in order to meet the needs of women Veterans - the Office of Personnel Management has authorized this recruitment to women only. A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants." Also description of role: "The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is Seeking Highly Energetic Candidates! This position plays a vital role in supporting the Center's mission to enhance Veteran independence through coordinated services - strategic outreach - and programmatic excellence Ideal candidates are motivated - adaptable - and committed to improving Veteran outcomes through collaboration - innovation - and high-quality service delivery The role involves supporting interdisciplinary teams - managing key program functions - and helping drive initiatives that empower Veterans to thrive in their communities This vacancy is a solicitation for a Hiring Fair Event - which will be offered on an invite-only basis once the minimum position qualifications have been verified Candidates who resides in the West Los Angeles commuting area will be required to attend in person Candidates who reside outside of West Los Angeles commuting area will have the opportunity to tele-interview: Date: Saturday - November 7 - 2026 Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location of Hiring Event: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Ave Los Angeles - CA 90073 The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member - assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness - learning - and practicing new skills - helping them monitor their progress - assisting them in their treatment - modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience - and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services This position will serve as a community-based peer specialist within the local VA facility catchment area The working environment may include providing peer support services in places such as Veterans' homes - prisons - jails - treatment courts - shelters - tent encampments - street outreach - etc" We need to preserve all substantive info, but we can condense into prose but not lose details. However we must not invent or summarize away detail. We can keep details but maybe as bullet list? For About the role we can use prose paragraphs. Responsibilities: list of duties from "Duties include - but not limited to the following:" bullet list. Requirements: all qualification details: statutory requirements, veteran definition, recovery length, certification, English language proficiency, physical requirements, work environment, etc. Also includes Peer Support Apprentice basics. We need to list as- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Requirements we can make a list.
Benefits: recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized; PCS not authorized. Also maybe mention "Open to current - permanent employees of the VA ..."? That's eligibility, not benefit. But we could include as part of Requirements? Actually eligibility is part of qualifications. Benefits: recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized; PCS not authorized. Also maybe mention "A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants." That's benefit.
Schedule: Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service; Compressed/Flexible: May be available based on the needs of the service; Telework: Not available; Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
We also have Position Description/PD# maybe not needed.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... prose ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ... ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ... ...
Benefits
- Recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.
Schedule
- Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service.
- Compressed/flexible schedules may be available based on the needs of the service.
- Telework is not available.
- This is not a virtual position.