[rehab] FW: Opening at VA Puget Sound

Tue Dec 16 22:35:16 UTC 2014

From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Baracco, Andrew W via Jobs
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:18 AM
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Subject: [Jobs] Opening at VA Puget Sound

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Subject: Opening at VA Puget Sound

Greetings,

VA Puget Sound has a current posting on USA Jobs for a VRS to run our IT program at the VA Medical Center in Seattle. The posting closes 1/2/2015.

We will also have 2 additional postings coming up in the next week or so. One is for a VRS for our SE program in Seattle, and the other is for two  VRSs for our CWT program. One in Seattle and one at American Lake. The IT and SE positions are GS-11s, while the VRSs for CWT are 5-7-9s.

We are looking for highly skilled, motivated people to join the CRS team at VA Puget Sound.

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Job Title:Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
Department:Department Of Veterans Affairs
Agency:Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Job Announcement Number:15-T5-1205590-TCP-MHS-BU
SALARY RANGE:

$61,867.00 to $80,427.00 / Per Year

OPEN PERIOD:

Monday, December 15, 2014 to Friday, January 2, 2015

SERIES & GRADE:

GS-1715-11

POSITION INFORMATION:

Full Time - Permanent

DUTY LOCATIONS:

1 vacancy in the following location:
Seattle, WA

WHO MAY APPLY:

Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles)

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Public Trust - Background Investigation

SUPERVISORY STATUS:

No

JOB SUMMARY:
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1205590
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to veterans?
Every job at the VA impacts the Veterans that we serve. You can be part of that team, helping to make sure that our Veterans receive the top-quality care they deserve.
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
·        Not Required
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
·        No
KEY REQUIREMENTS
·        Random drug testing may be required.
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DUTIES:
The position is part of Community Reintegration Services and the incumbent serves as the Incentive Therapy (IT) Coordinator. The purpose of the position is to provide the opportunity for persons with severe disabilities to participate in therapeutic work.The IT Program primarily provides therapeutic work opportunities for patients who are not currently capable of obtaining or maintaining competitive employment, but are interested in a structured work activity.The principle duties and responsibilities include: administrative oversight of the incentive therapy program in Seattle; conducting IT Program initial assessments and developing service delivery plans; providing case management services to active IT Program participants; conduct and administer discharge planning for IT Program participants; assists persons with disabilities in preparing for or obtaining employment; provides individual career/counseling to persons with disabilities; coordinates and provides services to eligible individuals necessary to accommodate their disabilities and obtain employment; obtains services from other community agencies for people with disabilities; and provides job placement, post-employment, and follow-up services.

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

PD#: 40494-0

Recruitment/Relocation incentive has not been authorized.
This is a non-bargining unit position.
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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement [or insert date as determined by the facility merit promotion policy].
Time-in-grade: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. Applicants applying for the GS-11 level must have held grade GS-9 or higher for at least one year to be eligible.
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. 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 will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
1)Knowledge and experience in vocational rehabilitation counseling, procedures, processes, and techniques.
2)Knowledge of a wide variety of conditions that interfere with a person's ability to be vocationally successful.
3)Knowledge and experience in completing comprehensive initial assessments and the development of individualized service delivery plans.
4)Knowledge and experience in therapeutic work case management including experience establishing appropriate work settings, assistance with employment retention and problem resolution.
5)Ability to provide discharge planning to program participants.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE . If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: 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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accred-itation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** 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. ***
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
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BENEFITS:

OTHER INFORMATION:

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HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1.    Your Résumé
2.    A complete Occupational Questionnaire
3.    Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below)
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, January 02, 2015
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
Note: To return to a previously Saved or Incomplete application you may use the following link: https://applicationmanager.gov/ After applying, return to Application Manager or your member account in USAJOBS to see the status of your application, including any messages that may have been sent to you.
If you cannot apply online:
1.    Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire<https://ApplicationManager.gov/Questionnaire.aspx?ID=5229081&PreviewType=Questionnaire>,
2.    Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnaire http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf, and
3.    Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to (478)757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload:
1.    Complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID 1205590
2.    Fax your documents to (478)757-3144.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The following documents are required:
1.    Résumé
2.    Unofficial college transcript if substituting college education for the experience requirement. (An official college transcript will be required before being hired.).
3.    If you are a Federal Employee please submit your current SF 50.
4.    Veterans Documentation i.e. DD 214 if applicable
5.    VA Disability Letter if applicable
6.    Responses to the questionnaire.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Tammy Peterman
Phone: (206)658-4268
Fax: (206)658-4283
Email: TAMMY.PETERMAN at VA.GOV<mailto:TAMMY.PETERMAN at VA.GOV>
Agency Information:
VHA Puget Sound HCS
1660 S Columbian Way S-005A -HRMS
Seattle, WA
98108
USA
Fax: (206)658-4283
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.
The first area of consideration are current, permanent, VA Puget Sound Health Care Employees (must submit SF 50).
Second area of consideration are current, permanent VA Nationwide applicants (must submit SF 50).
Third area of consideration are current permanent Federal Employees.
The last area of consideration are all other status candidates not mentioned above.

Control Number: 388704400
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