Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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
• 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
• English Language Proficiency
• Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• Supervisory Social Worker - GS-12: (1) Experience and Education
• 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
• AND (2) 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
• AND (3) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Ability to independently organize work - set priorities - and meet multiple deadlines
• (b) Knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision - consultation - negotiation with other departments and quality improvement
• (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services
• (d) Ability to provide staff training and development
• (e) Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees - team leaders - and managers
• (4) Assignment
• For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity (difficulty) - and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• At the GS-12 grade level - supervisory social workers typically have significant personnel management responsibilities for a small to moderate sized professional and non-professional staff - including support staff and professional staff at the GS-12 grade level and below
• The supervisory social worker is responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service - in a care/product line - or multiple facilities
• They provide direct clinical services with or without program coordination responsibilities
• Preferred Experience: At least two years of managerial/supervisory and coordinator experience
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS12
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf The Supervisory Social Worker provides medical Social Work services to the Veteran population within Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (VAMC) - as well as supervision to GEC Social Workers within the following programs: Hospice Palliative Care Social Workers - Community Living Center Social Workers - and Acute Care Social Worker
• Major duties include - but are not limited to: Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: Provides consultative services within Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) for clinical treatment - advocacy - and coordination of care
• Independently provides clinical psychosocial consultative services to GEC staff - Veterans - and their family members to meet physiological - psychological - social - and environmental needs
• Supervises a group of employees performing work at the GS 12 and below
• Provides administrative - clinical - and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing Social Work Services within the CLC - HPC (facility and community hospice care) - outpatient Palliative Care Services - Acute Care - and supportive services within the Decedent Affairs/SAMS Program
• Performs administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff
• Observes workers' performance
• demonstrates and conducts work performance coaching/remediation
• Monitors and addresses staff workload - productivity - and utilization as well as conducts random chart reviews to ensure accuracy and timeliness of documentation - completion of clinically indicated assessments/interventions - and provides feedback to staff consistently
• Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance.??????? Participates in proposing - developing - implementing - and evaluating key project activities effectively and efficiently using established VA supported strategies
• Establishes quality improvement projects within assigned programs - collects - and analyzes data - and reports to appropriate staff timely
• Supervises GEC Social Work employees to accomplish the work of the organization unit - exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review - as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised
• Performs a wide range of services and provides technical assistance to State - local - and private agencies - and universities
• Performs clinical social work duties with Veterans - families - and survivors
• Demonstrates advance skills in building rapport - assessment - goal setting - and discharge planning
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as needed - presents assessment findings - and provides recommendations for care - and participates in discharge planning services
• Works with a diverse population who may experience a variety of psychiatric - medical - and psychosocial challenges utilizing individual - group - and family counseling skills
• maintains advanced knowledge and application of various psychosocial treatment modalities
• demonstrates advanced clinical judgement and skill
• Provides a broad range of Social Work Services within accepted Social Work best practices and VAMC guidelines/directives
• Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm - Monday - Friday Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact VHA.ELRSPROGRAMSUPPORT@VA.GOV - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• 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) Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 58875F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.