Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

Duties for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Manages the administrative and clinical aspect of the Compensated Work Therapy Program and the Transitional Residence Program.
• Responsible for the supervision of CWT staff developing performance plans for subordinates reviewing their work and evaluating their performance in relation to the plan.
• Responsible for managing budgets and fund control points associated with program operations that includes budget analysis and projection of funding needs.
• Completes quarterly budget reports and daily monitoring of the CWT fiscal budget and the completion of Bi-weekly CWT payrolls.
• Develops work improvement plans recommending personnel actions as necessary.
• Responsible for screening setting up medical clearances answering consults admissions to the CWT/TR House Program treatment planning monitoring conducting individual and group therapy and discharges.
• Works closely with community agencies and companies to secure employment contracts for CWT that offer potential employment to Veterans.
• Provides vocational and readjustment counseling to Veterans.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Work schedules may change based on agency needs
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist/PD110910
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. This position requires the application assessment and questionnaire to be fully completed. The assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public 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; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/23/2026.

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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirements: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- vocational rehabilitation vocational or educational counseling or other fields related to the position.-OR-Experience: Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Work that required obtaining and applying occupational information for people with disabilities knowledge of the interrelationships of the involved professional and specialist services and skill in employing the methodology and techniques of counseling to motivate and encourage individuals served by the program.
• Experience that demonstrated knowledge of the vocational rehabilitation problems characteristic of the disabled including familiarity with available resources and skill in identifying evaluating and making effective use of such resources to serve individuals with disabilities; or of the disadvantaged including knowledge of adjustment problems of the educationally or culturally disadvantaged familiarity with available adult education and training resources and ability to recognize problem areas needing special attention.
• Experience in vocational guidance or teaching in a recognized vocational rehabilitation program or school developmental or supervisory work in programs of vocational rehabilitation or training programs for the disadvantaged or personnel or employment placement work that provided extensive knowledge of the training and adjustment requirements necessary to place persons having disabilities or social adjustment problems.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to:

• Work that required obtaining and applying occupational information for people with disabilities knowledge of the interrelationships of the involved professional and specialist services and skill in employing the methodology and techniques of counseling to motivate and encourage individuals served by the program.
• Provides delegated managerial and supervisory responsibility for all functions and staff of the programs under his/her direction.
• Conducts interviews to evaluate the Veterans vocational aptitudes.
• Develops policies and procedures for program operation.
• Prepares reports recommending program effectiveness improvements.
• Oversees the programs budget and various control points assigned to the program.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Conflict Management
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Manages Resources
• Partnering
• Planning and Evaluating

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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is typically sedentary and is performed in an office more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at