Supervisory Social Worker chez Department of Veterans Affairs

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Duties

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to: The Supervisory Social Worker will function as the subject matter expert in addition to functioning as a supervisory Social Worker for their assigned teams and the greater Social Work Team. The supervisory social worker works closely, in collaboration, with the PACT SW Program managers, to seamlessly manage the PACT SW team across 13 sites of care. The Supervisory Social Worker will be assigned staff to supervisor, across up to 3 sites of care, this includes training and mentoring assigned staff. The incumbent: Knowledge and ability to provide clinical supervision, consultation, and work across service lines and departments. Skillful communication and ability to navigate interpersonal relationships and dealings with employees, team leaders, and managers. Identifies areas for improvement, gather relevant data, assess the data, develop and implement ideas for improvement, and evaluate efficacy of improvements. Will participate in program development and other special duties and projects as assigned by the Chief Provides supervisory leadership to the PACT Social Work Team. Is an expert concerning the provision of case management services. Will assist less experienced and less knowledgeable staff with complicated medical and mental health conditions. Provides assistance for social work and other staff as needed or requested. This includes the interpretation of VHA Directives, Medical Center Policies, Program Handbooks, and applicable state laws and guidelines. Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license and driving requirement of approximately 50%. Regularly address the most difficult, challenging, complex, and acute patient care needs encountered in the Medical Center treatment areas and communities served, including special populations. Coordinates and collaborates with the facility level case management teams to include nurse and social worker case managers. Establishes collaborative relationships with physicians, psychologists, pharmacists, and other disciplines to foster their involvement in the case management of Veterans. Advocates on behalf of case management services and facilitate communication with facility executive leadership on case management strengths and challenges. Collaborates with internal stakeholders to assess case management composition, structure and services to identify promising practices and gaps in case management services. Identifies opportunities to enhance communication, collaboration and coordination across the care continuum. Education, Coaching, Consulting and Mentoring: Directs activities to maximize effectiveness, efficiency and continuity of care for veterans. Provides case management services to those veterans at high social, psychiatric, or medical risk, serving as the liaison to other treatment programs. Represents the program in contacts with other agencies and the public. Provides orientation and on-going training to social workers and interdisciplinary team members. Develops, plans and facilitates in-service training programs and works with individual staff to identify learning needs and necessary educational programs and literature to meet their needs in order to develop their professional/clinical knowledge and skills. Constructs orientation schedules and time frames for meeting competencies and VACO licensing and certification standards are established for new social work staff. Serves as a mentor to other social workers, particularly those at the entry level. Program Evaluation: Provides timely and accurate information both verbally and in writing for reports to leadership. Develops and implements program specific guidelines and policies as required. The incumbent keeps staff fully informed at monthly staff meetings of changes as they occur within their program. Explains Veteran's treatment and progress to third parties as appropriate. Manages the quality control and evaluation of the professional services provided. Devises methods of obtaining data and evaluates data to determine the effectiveness of treatment. Coordinates team reviews of medical records and assures that the documentation of the assigned staff reflects the services provided and meets requirements of JCAHO, VHA, Medical Center, and Care Management and Social Work Service documentation policies and standards. Performs other duties and tasks for the good of the service, as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday. 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Available Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 61025-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken & written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to SW Licensure Summary by State. Grade Determinations: Supervisory Social Worker, GS-12 Education and Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. Candidate may have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience. Licensure/Certification: Individuals assigned as Supervisory Social Workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services. Ability to provide staff training and development. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. Preferred Experience: Current medical or hospital social worker. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is 12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is 12. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably while working. However, there may be some light exertion required when walking, standing, bending, climbing stairs, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small objects, or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Travel is required within the Eastern Colorado VA Healthcare Catchment area. Incumbent must possess and maintain a current, valid, unrestricted valid state driver's license.

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/.

Other Information

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) 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. 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.