Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
In this position you will assess the vocational potential of all veterans in the program, and to utilize other VA programs, state, and community agencies as appropriate for needed services. The assignment will take place at the Brooklyn Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP). The major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Participates within the interdisciplinary team coordinating Vocational Rehabilitation services; Provides outreach and identification of homeless veterans who are participating in the Brooklyn PRRTP; Provides vocational assessment and testing; Formulates treatment plans and setting vocational goals; Designs pre-vocational programs; Provides individual vocational counseling along with vocational groups; i.e., resume writing, interviewing skills, job search, and job placement; Utilizes Federal, State, and Community agencies as vocational resources and referral contacts; Coordinates Reintegration Program; Provides follow-up vocational services; and Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:
00 a.m. to 4:
30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. Driver's License:
Possession of a State issued driver's license is recommended but not required. To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given me the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist. Specialized experience may 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. NOTE:
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. -OR- Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in vocational rehabilitation, vocational or educational counseling, or other fields related to the Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist position. NOTE:
If you select this option, you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. -OR- Equivalent combinations of successfully completed progressively higher-level graduate education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist position. NOTE:
If you select this option, you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
CommunicationCreative ThinkingCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsPsychology IMPORTANT:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Participates within the interdisciplinary team coordinating Vocational Rehabilitation services; Provides outreach and identification of homeless veterans who are participating in the Brooklyn PRRTP; Provides vocational assessment and testing; Formulates treatment plans and setting vocational goals; Designs pre-vocational programs; Provides individual vocational counseling along with vocational groups; i.e., resume writing, interviewing skills, job search, and job placement; Utilizes Federal, State, and Community agencies as vocational resources and referral contacts; Coordinates Reintegration Program; Provides follow-up vocational services; and Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:
00 a.m. to 4:
30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. Driver's License:
Possession of a State issued driver's license is recommended but not required. To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given me the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist. Specialized experience may 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. NOTE:
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. -OR- Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in vocational rehabilitation, vocational or educational counseling, or other fields related to the Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist position. NOTE:
If you select this option, you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. -OR- Equivalent combinations of successfully completed progressively higher-level graduate education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist position. NOTE:
If you select this option, you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
CommunicationCreative ThinkingCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsPsychology IMPORTANT:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
1715 Vocational Rehabilitation - Salary Range:
$73,962 to $96,149 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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