This position is located in the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Montgomery, AL. The incumbent will serve as a "triage" team member to help disabled Veterans make an informed choice regarding the appropriate employment track that best meets their needs with the understanding that Veterans can move between tracks.

Duties

Duties: Markets to employers based on vocational goals of the job-ready disabled Veterans Markets and provides special employer incentives such as on-the-job training, non-paid work experience, special employer incentives, and available tax information Coordinates employment readiness classes for Veterans ready to go to work but lacking important traits in employment readiness Maintains and promotes a positive image of the VR&E program through active networking and ongoing contacts with employers Offers direction to employers regarding reasonable accommodation and rehabilitation technology accommodations Disseminates labor market information to assist counselors and Veterans with "informed choice." Provides Employment Services Performance Data for local office Maintains and continually updates a database of job-ready disabled Veterans (incorporate Corporate WINRS tracking system) Assists Veterans with job networking, development, and placement Develops partnerships with employers and other agencies to assist Veterans with employment services (e.g. - the Department of Labor, Small Business Administration, local and state agencies, and private sector businesses and employment services) Assists counselors with employment follow-up according to regulatory requirements Coordinates efforts to develop job clubs, job labs, or job readiness resource rooms for use by Veterans in job readiness preparation and self-directed job search Maintains records of employment activities through case notes in Corporate WINRS Markets to and becomes initial "point of contact" for employers who need assistance with return-to-work cases of disabled Veterans whose job is affected by disability Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is: GS-09/11/12. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework Eligible: Yes, as determined by the Agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Employment Specialist; GS-301-9/11/12; PD#31623A,11623A, 01623A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Bargaining Unit Position: Yes

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 07/23/2024 1. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. 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. 2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-09 - Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least grade the next lower grade (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience involving job networking, development and/or placement and employment assistance to various groups of individuals. The experience may have been gained in the federal, military, or private sector. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Recruiting for/placing candidates for a hiring firm or large corporation Employment assistance duties for a non-profit or community organizations Human Resources experience in staffing, employee relations or reemployment assistance. GS-11 - Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience working with individuals with disabilities and providing individuals with work experiences, internships, or volunteer experiences related to overall employment goal. The experience may have been gained in the federal, military, or private sector. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Employment assistance duties for state or federal vocational rehabilitation offices Account management/liaison for staffing or employment firms in the public or private sector Federal Human Resources experience in staffing, employee relations or reemployment assistance. OR One year of post-master's degree professional vocational rehabilitation counseling experience or successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or have a PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling or counseling psychology. OR A combination of specialized experience as described in A, and more than two years but less than three years of education as described in B. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. NON-QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE: Vocational rehabilitation experience obtained prior to completion of the requirements for the master's degree is not qualifying. If one year of work experience is credited for the Basic Requirement, that year cannot also be used for qualifying at the GS-11 level GS-12 - Applicants 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 organization. Direct delivery of vocational rehabilitation services to adults with disabilities in rehabilitation programs, other than those in correctional facilities. Specialized experience is defined as experience involving coordination of federal, private and public hiring authorities, working with Veterans with disabilities to access Veteran's employment goals and aligning them to the employment track that best meets their needs. The experience may have been gained in the federal, military, or private sector. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Human Resources experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs or Veterans Service Organization that involves staffing and/or employment law Employment coordination duties for private, public or government entities that involve coordinating targeted outreach at various career fairs, jobs clubs, and/or job labs.

Contacts

• Address Montgomery Regional Benefit Office 345 Perry Hill Rd Montgomery, AL 36109 US
• Name: Teha Lee
• Email: [email protected]