Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. No filler like "commensurate with experience". We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, navigation, cookie, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also do not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - Duties: description of duties, supervisory VRCs, etc. This is responsibilities. - Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm; Telework: situational ad hoc telework only; Virtual: not a virtual position. - Pay: Not mentioned? No salary range. So we should NOT include Pay section because no specific content. - Benefits: Not specific; only generic statement about benefits package but no details. Should we include Benefits? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. The posting mentions "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's generic, not specific. Likely we should not include Benefits because it's not specific detail. It says "Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold..." That's generic. So we should omit Benefits. - Schedule: we have specific schedule info: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm; Telework details. So we can include a Schedule section. - Requirements: includes Conditions of employment (probationary period, US citizenship, Selective Service, background investigation, etc). Also maybe "Additional Conditions Of Employment". That is requirements. - Qualifications: includes time-in-grade, specialized experience, education cannot be used, volunteer experience, full vs part-time, physical requirements. - Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe implied but not explicit. We should not create Skills section unless posting has specific content. There's no explicit skills list. So omit. - About the role: Could be a summary of purpose? The posting includes description of purpose: "Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRCs) provide and coordinate a wide range of rehabilitation, counseling, and case management services to disabled veterans and other eligible individuals. The purpose, objectives, services, and outcomes are developed by the VRC during the evaluation. The program's primary focus will be on helping the Veteran find work and set goals and objectives to help them become more independent in their daily". That's about the role. So we can have an About the role section (maybe using
About the role
) with that prose. - Responsibilities: The duties list. We'll put under Responsibilities. - Requirements: Conditions of employment. - Qualifications: qualifications section. - Schedule: schedule details. We must not repeat job title as heading. The posting includes "Position Description Title/PD#: Vocational Rehab Counselor; PD 002760." That's minor metadata; we can fold into a shortor drop. Probably drop. We must not include duplicated lines. Need to ensure we don't repeat same sentences. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft. Structure:
About the role
Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRCs) provide and coordinate a wide range of rehabilitation, counseling, and case management services to disabled veterans and other eligible individuals. The purpose, objectives, services, and outcomes are developed by the VRC during the evaluation. The program's primary focus is on helping the Veteran find work and set goals and objectives to help them become more independent in their daily life.
Responsibilities
- Supervises Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) staff at out‑based locations and within the Regional Office.
- Administers the workflow of the VR&E Division program (AVREO responsibilities).
- Facilitates operations with major public and private universities, community colleges, and vocational/technical institutes in the state to resolve training issues.
- Serves as a technical representative in developing, awarding, implementing, and evaluating contracts for professional counseling, evaluation, case management, employment, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) services.
- Gathers and interprets data addressing service concerns and recommends appropriate action.
- Works closely with division teams in planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, or other work to support the mission.
- Evaluates work performance of subordinates, makes recommendations to fill division positions, receives employee complaints, approves employee travel, recommends awards, and determines alternative courses of action to reduce work backlogs and barriers to production.
- Develops multi‑year plans for scheduling in‑service and contract work; oversees contract quality reviews and ensures contracting activity complies with regulatory requirements.
- Possesses extensive knowledge of Department of Veterans Affairs laws, regulations, policies, and procedures and their proper utilization and application; aware of the full scope of VA benefits and services and those available through other agencies.
- Serves as the professional and technical expert advising higher management on education, training, psychology, testing, evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, job development, and job placement; implements counseling, training, and related rehabilitation services under Chapter 31 and other VA rehabilitation, educational, and training programs.
- 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.
Requirements
Conditions of employment include a 1‑year probationary period during which fitness and continued employment advancing the public interest are evaluated; continued employment beyond the probation period requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants must complete an online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification (effective May 7, 2025, only REAL ID‑compliant driver’s licenses or state‑issued IDs are acceptable).
- May be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
Qualifications
To qualify, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date (09/22/2026).
- Time‑in‑grade: As a current Federal GS employee, must have served 52 weeks at the GS‑12 level for a GS‑13 position.
- Specialized Experience (GS‑13): One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑12 level, including:
- Specialization in vocational rehabilitation and employment programs;
- Knowledge and proficiency in vocational and rehabilitation law regulations;
- Skills to administer and counsel in entitlements for career development, job placement, psychology, rehabilitation, and counseling;
- Authorities to control budgetary resources for approving and monitoring financial expenditures.
- Education cannot be used to qualify for the GS‑13 level.
- Volunteer experience (including National Service programs) is creditable on the same basis as paid experience; applicants must indicate duties, responsibilities, and weekly hours.
- Full‑time employment is considered ≥35 hours per week; part‑time experience credited pro‑rata.
- Physical Requirements: Position is primarily office‑based; occasional travel may be required for training, meetings, or customer interactions.
Schedule
Work schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm. Telework is eligible only on a situational (ad hoc) basis with supervisory approval; routine or recurring telework is not authorized. This is not a virtual position.
We need to ensure no duplication. Check that we didn't repeat sentences. We omitted Benefits and Pay sections as not specific. We omitted Skills. We included About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Schedule. Check for any leftover boilerplate: We removed lines about "Additional information", "Career Transition Assistance Plan", "Placement Policy", "Veterans and Transitioning Service Members", "Fair Chance to Compete Act", "Reasonable Accommodation", etc. Those are considered boilerplate or not specific to the job? Some might be relevant but they are more about policies; the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Those items are more about policies; they could be considered legal/EEO. Safer to remove them. We also removed "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required Bargaining Unit: No". That's minor metadata; we could fold into a short p but we dropped. It's okay. We kept "Position Description Title/PD#: Vocational Rehab Counselor; PD 002760." as minor metadata; we dropped. We kept "Promotion Potential: None". That's minor; we could drop. We kept "Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm". Already in schedule. We kept "Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only...". Already in schedule. We kept "Virtual: This is not a virtual position". Already in schedule. We kept "Additional Conditions Of Employment Are As Follows ..." we incorporated. We kept "Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 09/22/2026". We used. We kept "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." We used. We kept "Specialized Experience Requirements GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization." We used. We kept "Education cannot be used to qualify for the GS-13." We used. We kept "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; religious; 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." We used. We kept "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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment." We used. We kept "Physical Requirements: The position is primarily in an office setting. Some travel may be necessary on occasion for training, meetings, or customer interactions." We used. We kept "For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at". That's a reference; we could drop as it's a link. Probably drop. We kept "Additional information The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for