Employment Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Veteran Affairs. The Employment Specialist works as an employee in the Veteran Readiness and Employment Division (VR&E). 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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Major duties include, but are not limited to: 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 through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible: Available. Telework: 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#: Employment Specialist, 31623A, 11623A, 01623A. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Bargaining Unit: No. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 11/18/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must 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. If you are a current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS- 09 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your

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