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Job description
Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (AVREO)
Specific duties include:
Supervises Vocational Rehabilitation 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.
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.
Analyzes VR&E service and operational data, including quality, timeliness, and productivity; identifies deficiencies and recommends corrective actions and resource improvements.
Works closely with division teams in planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, or other work to support the mission.
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.
Interprets and applies VA regulations and VR&E Central Office procedures; provides technical guidance to staff on their implementation and resolves complex procedural questions
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.
In the absence of the VR&E Officer, serves as Acting VR&E Officer and exercises the appropriate administrative, technical, and program oversight responsibilities to maintain VR&E Division operations and service delivery.
Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Yes - This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (AVREO); PD
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Required - Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, under 5 CFR (a) prior to entering on duty and annually thereafter.
Worksite address
sioux falls, SD, 57102, US
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