Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This job is a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The specialist helps Veterans with vision loss gain independence, safety, and a better quality of life through assessments, training plans, and teaching. It is a full-time, on-site job with one vacancy, and telework is not available.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
The job is open to the public, but the agency clarified that all applicants must be U.S. citizens. Non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be found.
What you would do
- Assess Veterans' goals, interests, and training needs for rehabilitation planning.
- Evaluate Veterans' safety and confidence in daily living activities.
- Use, maintain, and troubleshoot assistive technology such as Braille and speech systems.
- Lead an interdisciplinary team and monitor individualized care plans.
- Teach Veterans and caregivers adaptive skills and rehabilitation strategies.
Do you qualify for GS-9 to GS-11?
With experience: For the GS-9 level, you need a bachelor's degree plus one year of experience. For the GS-11 level, you need one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to GS-9, plus the basic requirements. The experience must show skills in blind or vision rehabilitation work.
With education: You need a bachelor's degree from an accredited college in blind or vision rehabilitation, a closely related rehabilitation program, special education for the visually impaired, family and consumer science education, or technology and industrial arts education. A degree in another field can count if it also includes at least 30 semester hours of upper-level courses in the field, one year of related graduate coursework, or a related certificate with a practicum or internship. At GS-9, two full years of graduate education or a master's degree in a related field can also qualify. At GS-11, three years of graduate study toward a doctorate, or a doctorate in blind rehabilitation or a related field, can qualify. Foreign graduates need proof of a bachelor's degree with a blind rehabilitation specialization.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Active, current, full and unrestricted certification from ACVREP or an equivalent related credential (required at GS-11 and above)
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV) describing your experience clearly and specifically
- Transcript, if you use education to qualify
- SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-15 for 10-point veterans' preference, if you are a disabled veteran or other eligible person
- VA disability letter, if applicable
- Copy of your professional certification, if applicable
- Certificate of Foreign Equivalency, if you use foreign education
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your questionnaire and documents, and the agency will verify what you submit. Missing information or errors may lower your rating or make you ineligible. Applications are reviewed in this order: current permanent VA employees at the facility, other VA employees, current permanent federal employees of other agencies, then all other applicants.
Tips for this job:
- Describe your experience in detail with dates and specifics, because the agency will not assume anything about your work.
- If you use education to qualify, upload your transcript, or your application may be marked incomplete.
- Submit the full package, including the questionnaire and all documents, by 11:59 PM ET on 11/30/2026.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized for this job.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required
- Drug test (urinalysis) for tentatively selected applicants
- Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English
- May have a probationary period
- Background and security investigation
- Online onboarding process
- Pass a pre-employment physical exam
- Seasonal flu vaccination required
- Regular standing or walking up to two hours, and lifting under 40 pounds
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $61,722 – $97,087 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-9 to GS-11 · General Schedule
- Location
- Augusta, Georgia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- General Health Science (0601)
- Announcement
- CBTB-13089245-27-TM
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