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This position is a Rehabilitation Specialist assigned to the Mental Health Service Line. This position requires innovative strategies, interventions, and approaches in working with Veterans with complex medical, mental health, and psychosocial histories. The primary purpose of the position is to obtain and maintain employment for Veterans through vocational assessment, treatment planning and educational preparation for competitive employment and/or Transitional Work Experience (TWE).
Learn more about this agency12/10/2024 to 12/27/2024
$76,671 - $99,670 per year
GS 11
Few vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—Ad-Hoc
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
No
No
CBTB-12627573-25-JMM
823013300
**Additional selections may be made from this announcement**
Administrative Responsibilities (10%)
- Adheres to Medical Center policies. Utilizes Automated Data Processing (ADP) system in accordance with established procedures and documents all Veteran encounters CPRS. Adheres to Medical Center ADP Security policy.
- Employee monitors and designs quality control measures in the areas of treatment services, skills, and documentation.
- Educates and orients new staff members as deemed necessary and suitable to establish and support cohesive work relationships.
- Employee will perform other administrative duties as delegated by the program director, with the primary reference of carrying out the policies and procedures of this VA HCS and the Mental Health Service Line.
- Establishes training programs to meet the vocational needs of Veterans served in the MHSL (i.e., literacy training, customer service training, effective communication, etc.). Finds suitable employment opportunities. Monitors placement, promoting successful adjustment.
Clinical Responsibilities (70%)
- Provides assessment, education, and training in resume writing, employment applications, building references, interviewing skills, work readiness skills, social skills acquisition, cultural diversity in the workplace, and career progression outlook.
- Counsels and guides Veterans with dependency, difficult emotional and economic problems through difficult transition or rough spots in the adjustment to the job. Helps the employer understand the nature of the client's limitations while maintaining a positive impression of the client's capability to succeed.
- Provide direct linkage from MHSL programs to community services that support Veterans' vocational and employment goals.
- Develop strategies to engage Veterans who may be reluctant to actively pursue employment or risk a reduction of benefits.
- Support Veterans in all work related tasks, including but not limited to, transportation, on the job training, support with co-workers and supervisor negotiations, ongoing and follow along supports, and compliance with specification of appropriate clinical support(s).
- Provide clinical services and appropriate clinical documentation. Ensure timely and accurate entry into VA data systems and review the data to improve performance and delivery of services to Veterans.
- Contributes actively to multidisciplinary treatment team meeting where clinical concerns, strategies, progress, and needed support are shared by treatment team members. This is includes contributing to treatment plans in the required computer programs (e.g., MH Suite).
- Develops training strategies to motivate Veterans who have been out of the work arena for some time to gain the necessary work habits needed to return to competitive employment; to consider the difficulty in employment placement based on their disability; and assigns Veteran to training program(s) that best meets their needs.
Other Key Responsibilities (20%)
- Pursues employment contacts for community jobs and small business opportunities based on and supports individual Veterans' interest. This includes knowledge of companies and/or agencies that work with individuals with complex legal histories.
- Coordinates with various resources to locate a training facility in the community that meets the Veterans' needs.
- Establishes training programs to satisfy common needs of the client base (i.e., literacy training, customer service training, effective communications, etc.). Finds suitable employment opportunities. Monitors placement, promoting successful adjustment.
- Ability to complete a worksite analysis and negotiate reasonable work accommodations and/or modifications to meet the Veterans' needs.
- Maintains day-to-day contact with potential employers, placement personnel, or other likely placement resources. Oversees the placement program, evaluates the results of the program, and makes sound professional arguments for recommended changes. Reports program progress in accordance with established procedure(s). The Incumbent must be skilled in marketing Veterans to potential employers based on their current skills and abilities.
- Communicates vocational rehabilitation strategies and Veteran's progress to the team. Participates in appropriate job-related training opportunities as offered and recommended by the supervisor.
- Notifies and obtains approval from the Supervisor regarding any significant modifications to the placement contract prior to its implementation. Evaluates the results of the program and makes sound professional arguments for recommended changes.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Ad-hoc Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 58011F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for 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; 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.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/27/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12627573.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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