Supervisory Social Worker-Deputy Section Chief-Homeless and Justice Clinical Recovery Program

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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.

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 and 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 http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.

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: (a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.

(b) Skill in a range 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 by supervised social workers.

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

(e) 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.

(f) Ability to provide staff training and development. Preferred Experience: Prior supervisory experience.

Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and involvement in the criminal justice system.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. Major Duties:

VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Homeless and Justice Clinical Recovery (HJCR) Program includes the following sections: Community Employment, Health Care Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Outreach, Grant and Per Diem (GPO), Homeless-Patient Aligned Care Team (H-PACT), Housing Urban Development (HUD)-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), and Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO).

The program provides services throughout the State of Utah, as well as in Southeastern Idaho and Elko, Nevada.

Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of assigned sections of the program, including data collection, administrative records keeping, monitoring patient/program indicators, managing staff workload and productivity, collecting outcome measures, meeting multiple deadlines, measuring Veteran satisfaction, and meeting formal and descriptive performance measures.

Prepare reports and statistics for the HJCR Section Chief, facility, VISN, and national use.

Establish, implement, and maintain referral, screening, and admission procedures for program participants meeting national standards as well as the needs of VASLCHCS services and programs.

Incorporate screening and admission criteria based on established guidance for program eligibility, prioritization of subsets of the homeless Veteran population, VA/HUD/Public Housing Agency (PHA) requirements, and other policies, regulations, or laws pertaining to program administration.

As a leader of the team, provide primary input for participant admission based on structured interviews and clinical assessments.

Assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures.

Serve as the first-line supervisor of specific sections/teams, including Veterans Justice Programs and H­ PACT, and assist with other areas as assigned, providing supervision and programmatic support.

Complete performance appraisals and assign related performance ratings, approves awards, and initiates performance-based corrective action.

Receive and complete consults requesting services from interdisciplinary team members and other health care professionals on complex, difficult cases, using advanced practice skills and expertise.

Provide consultation to interdisciplinary team members and ensure development and maintenance of professional standards of practice and educating others about them.

Work with other VASLCHCS interdisciplinary teams and community agencies to strive for developing more effective and efficient ways of delivering healthcare services.

Facilitate and develop Memorandums of Understanding (MOU's) with community-based and private sector providers emphasizing collaboration in the care of homeless Veterans.

Evaluate the quality control and evaluation of professional services provided. Implement/update related policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

Ensure the staff under their leadership are aware of and adhere to all current directives of VHA.

Interpret data and identify viable treatment options to make referrals to VA and community-based services, including VA benefits and other non-VA entitlement programs.

Conduct ongoing reviews and appraisals to ensure the accomplishment of objectives and adherence to standards set by governing bodies. Provide orientation and on-going training for team members.

Serve as a mentor to other social workers and mental health staff.

Provide training to students, residents, interns, and fellows from other disciplines, conducting formal workshops and classes as needed/requested.

Participate in and assist Section Chief in strategic planning, set of operational priorities and allocation of resources, engage in quality improvement, monitor and address performance measure outcomes.

Work with the Veteran, family members, and/or significant others, to develop psychosocial treatment plans including goals for program participation and clinical treatment..

Communicate confidence in the Veteran's ability and worth, helping them address problems utilizing external support systems as appropriate.

Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnoses and treatment within approved clinical privileges.

Has knowledge in developing & implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and service in the Homeless and Justice Clinical Recovery Program, utilizes outcome evaluations to improve treatment services, and to design system changes.

Work Schedule: M-F 8-4:30pm 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 VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Telework: Ad-hoc May be Authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 61180-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized