Supervisory Social Worker

Full Job Description

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.

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.

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: Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13 Experience/Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 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.

Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement.

Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.

Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.

Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service.

Ability to provide staff training and development. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is 13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is 13.

Physical Requirements: The Incumbent must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands, exercise patience, and control emotions, with reasonable accommodation, if necessary, without endangering the health and safety of the incumbent or others.

May carry and lift items weighing up to 20 pounds. The incumbent must possess a current Driver's License and drive a government vehicle in carrying out professional duties when deemed necessary.

Major Duties:

The program supervisor position for the 3 programs including Triage and Rapid Evaluation Clinic (TREC), Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) program and Suicide Prevention Program.

Suicide Prevention Program consists of three different programs: Suicide Prevention Coordinators (SPC), Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinators (CEPC) and REACH VET Coordinator.

Suicide Prevention staff are located at multiple sites across Montana VA.

The incumbent functions in an active role ensuring the TREC, ICMHR, and Suicide Prevention Programs are operated in compliance with VA directives and guidance, as well as standards of Joint Commission (JC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

The incumbent is responsible for the administrative and personnel functions of all TREC, ICMHR and Suicide Prevention staff, they can function independently and with minimal direct professional supervision.

The incumbent is also responsible for direct service provision within one or more of the programs served.

The incumbent may supervise multidisciplinary staff including Psychologists, Social Workers and or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors (LPMHC).

They are also responsible for working with other care lines (nursing, pharmacy, psychiatry) who staff support the programs.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://www.youtube-nocookie.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: Administrative responsibilities include but are not limited to: Monitoring and updating operations to ensure compliance with standards; completing all mandatory evaluations and reports; completing strategic planning and program improvements; ensuring compliance with EEO policies and program activities; directly administratively supervising clinical staff of various disciplines within TREC, ICMHR, SP and completing associated activities (e.g., completion of ePerformance, Functional Categories, etc.); maintaining good working relationships with Fort Harrison Medical Center ED, Med/Surge Unit, ICU, and other relevant programs; timely reporting of any significant events through chain of command including writing issue briefs when required; reporting to hospital leadership or committees on programs as needed; ensuring program requirements for TREC, ICMHR, and suicide prevention are met; completion of Human Resource tasks monitor performance metrics and serve on quality improvement workgroups Clinical responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing care within TREC or ICMHR Programs diagnosing mental health and high-risk factors related to suicide and suicide prevention; completion of required suicide prevention activities; exercising the full extent of psychologist core privileges; working with courts for civil commitments and other related civil competencies when indicated; supervising interns and graduate social workers; serving as SME on psychological assessment and psychological interventions for TREC, ICMHR and Suicide Prevention provides clinical oversight of suicide prevention program (Veteran Crisis Line follow-ups, safety plan, placement high risk flags) The incumbent must possess a current Driver's License and drive a government vehicle in carrying out professional duties when deemed necessary.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 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 vhaedrpprogramsupport@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: Available ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 61172-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized