Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VREO).

Responsibilities

• Directs the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VRE) Program, which performs technical, administrative, and professional work.
• Serves as the Regional Office's professional and technical expert in conducting, administering, and advising in the areas of education, training, testing, evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, psychology, job development, job placement, and entitlement.
• Provides administrative and technical direction and professional leadership to a professional and technical staff of Counseling Psychologists, Rehabilitation Counselors, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Employment/Program Specialists, and support staff as well as providing oversight of contractors.
• Oversees a team of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRCs) and other staff in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Regional Office (RO), RO Out-based office locations, VetSuccess On Campus (VSOC) school sites, or Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) locations on military installations.
• Develops short- and long-term plans to assure work is accomplished in a timely manner, is of acceptable quality, and accomplishes the changing initiatives and emphasis established by VA Central Office managers, as well as local management policy changes and procedural modifications.
• Ensures that his/her staff provides expert and high-quality services to Veterans with a service-connected disability such as vocational counseling and consultation; counseling interventions; and superb case management.
• Responsible for managing allocated budgetary resources and for authorizing and supervising the expenditure of funds such as staff travel, beneficiary travel, tools, supplies, equipment, revolving fund loans, tutoring or reader services, individual instructor fees, tuition, and subsistence allowances.
• Meets with senior managers at the Regional Office, State or Labor representatives, focal VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics, and other facilities.

Requirements

• Must serve a 1‑year probationary period; continued employment depends on performance, conduct, agency needs, organizational goals, and efficiency of Federal service.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selectees must complete a one‑year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selected applicants must complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable identification required for pre‑employment; effective May 7, 2025, non‑REAL‑ID‑com