Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use appropriate heading names. We have Duties (could be Responsibilities). We'll use Responsibilities
for duties list. Then Requirements
for conditions of employment (probation, citizenship, etc). Then Qualifications
for education, experience, etc. Then Schedule
for work schedule details.
We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Position Description/PD#, etc. Should we include that? It's minor metadata; we can drop or fold into short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we could include a short p for Position Description/PD# maybe but better to drop as it's minor. We'll drop. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all duties listed, all requirements (conditions of employment), all qualifications details (basic requirements, specialized experience, etc), and schedule details. We must use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Thus for Responsibilities: we need a list of duties. The duties are a paragraph with many sentences separated by periods. We need to break into list items? The instruction: use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The duties are enumerated but not explicitly bullet list. We can treat each sentence as a list item. Must preserve all substantive information; we can split into items.
Similarly for Requirements: conditions of employment (probationary period, citizenship, etc). Also maybe physical requirements etc. We'll list each requirement as li.
Qualifications: includes basic requirements (education, internship, experience), specialized experience, etc. We'll list each requirement as li.
Schedule: we have prose about work schedule, compressed/flexible, telework, virtual. We'll put as
maybe with details. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's extract duties text: "Duties Duties are divided between counseling duties and case management which include the following, but are not limited to: Supervises Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) staff at out-based locations and within the Regional Office. The AVREO is responsible for the administration and workflow of the VR&E Division program.Facilitates operations with major public and private universities, community colleges, and vocational/technical institutes in the state to resolve training issues. Works closely with division teams in planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, or other work to support the mission.Serves as a technical representative in developing, awarding, implementing, and evaluating contracts to provide professional counseling, evaluation, case management, employment, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) services. Gathers and interprets a wide range of data addressing service concerns and is able to recommend appropriate action based on that data.Evaluates the work performance of subordinates, make recommendations to fill division positions, receive employee complaints, approve employee travel, recommend awards and determine alternative courses of action to reduce work backlogs and barriers to production.Develops multi-year plans for scheduling in-service and contract work. The incumbent provides supervision of contract quality reviews and ensures that all contracting activity in the out-based offices or under the division control is consistent with regulatory requirements.Possess extensive knowledge about Department of Veterans Affairs laws, regulations, policies, and procedures and their proper utilization and application and must be aware of the full scope of benefits and services available through the Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies or sources.Serves as the professional and technical expert to advise higher management in areas of education, training, psychology, testing, evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, job development, and job placement in this capacity is responsible for implementing the counseling, training, and related rehabilitation services under Chapter 31 and other VA rehabilitation, educational, and training programs as well. Assists the VR&E Officer by providing professional and technical expertise in all phases of rehabilitation activities, including counseling, case management, rehabilitation plan development, and job development and placement." We need to split into sensible list items. Each sentence ends with period. We'll create li for each sentence. Now Requirements (conditions of employment): Paragraph: "Conditions of employment Required As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (OR INSERT "2-year trial period") during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct;the needs and interests of the agency;whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;andwhether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period (OR INSERT "trial period"), your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this jobPhysical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.Subject to background/security investigationSelected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year supervisory probationary period.Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment." We need to extract each distinct requirement: - Serve a 1-year probationary period (or 2-year trial period) during which fitness evaluated. - Evaluation criteria: performance and conduct; needs and interests of agency; whether continued employment advances organizational goals; whether advances efficiency of Federal service. - Upon completion, employment terminated unless certification that continued employment advances public interest. - Must be a U.S. Citizen. - Physical requirements: none inherent; can be performed with accommodation; no pre-placement physical exam required. - Subject to background/security investigation. - Selected applicants must complete online onboarding process. - Acceptable ID required for pre-employment; effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued ID not REAL ID compliant cannot be used. - Also mention 1-year supervisory probationary period (duplicate). We'll include as part of probation. We'll list each as li. Qualifications: We have many details. Let's parse: "Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/22/2026. If you are a current VBA employee requesting a reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-13 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-13. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.Note: This series has a Basic Requirement per the following Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR), and applicants will be required to meet both the IOR and the Specialized experience as listed on the announcement.The IOR for this position is as follows:2. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: To be eligible for this position, candidates must meet the following basic requirements: Education: Successful completion of a master's degree (or higher) in rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation services, clinical rehabilitation counseling, counseling psychology, mental health counseling, career counseling, or social work from an accredited college or university. AND OR Reference: Additional information on the qualification requirements for this position can be located on the OCHCO VA Qualifications Standards website found Internship or Experience Requirement: The required supervised internship or post-master's degree experience is described as follows:Supervised Internship: The education in the Basic Requirements above must have included a supervised internship in rehabilitation counseling or case management specialization. The internship must have been supervised by a professional in vocational rehabilitation or a closely related professional field that typically has oversight for vocational rehabilitation programs.Experience: One-year post-master's degree experience in direct delivery of professional vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities.Grandfathering Provision: VRCs employed in VBA on the effective date, July 28, 2023, 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: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.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.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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the time-in-grade and education/internship requirements, you must also meet the following grade-specific qualification requirements. Creditable experience must have been obtained post-graduate and be directly related to the duties to be performed to qualify to work as a professional VRC. NOTE: If work experience is credited for the basic requirement, that experience cannot also be used for qualifying at the GS-13 level. GS-13 Grade Level: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements stated above, one year of post-graduate level professional vocational rehabilitation counseling experience, equivalent to the GS-12 level is required. Specialized Experience: One year (52 weeks) of specialized vocational rehabilitation experience in a federal, state, and/or private vocational rehabilitation setting equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as:(1) Specialization in vocational rehabilitation and employment programs;(2) Possessing knowledge and proficiency in the regulations of vocational and rehabilitation law;(3) Having the skills needed to administrate and counsel in the areas of entitlements for career development, job placement, psychology, rehabilitation, and counseling and;(4) The authority to control budgetary resources for approving and monitoring financial expenditures. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The duties are enumerated but not explicitly bullet list. We can treat each sentence as a list item. Must preserve all substantive information; we can split into items.
Similarly for Requirements: conditions of employment (probationary period, citizenship, etc). Also maybe physical requirements etc. We'll list each requirement as li.
Qualifications: includes basic requirements (education, internship, experience), specialized experience, etc. We'll list each requirement as li.
Schedule: we have prose about work schedule, compressed/flexible, telework, virtual. We'll put as