Supervisory Social Worker - Military2VA Program

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.

Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. 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). GS-13 Grade Determinations: 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.

Supervised professional experience includes providing oversight of direct clinical and case management services; engaging with federal, state, and local agencies as well as community partners; completing performance appraisals for supervisees; resolving informal complaints and grievances and developing work improvement plans; recommending personnel actions; performing program analysis, development, review, research, and design in collaboration with various agencies; and conducting work related to reviewing, monitoring, analyzing, planning, and assessing programs, including responsibility for key activities involved in planning, developing, and implementing program components.

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.

Preferred Experience

Experience with transitional services Experience engaging with the Department of Defense Knowledge and experience supporting Post-9/11 Veterans Knowledge and experience with consult management Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as a Post-9/11 Military2VA Case Management and other VAPHS aligned social work programs supervisory social worker for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

Provides oversight of the direct clinical and case management services of 60,500+ Post-9/11 era Veteran registered within the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System averaging 456 unique Post-9/11 Veterans being registered with the healthcare system monthly Completes program oversight for the M2VA, Polytruama Coordinator, Case Manager(s), Transitional Patient Advocate(s) and Social Work Program Coordinator(s) and other multidisciplinary staff as assigned.

Provides professional, clinical, and administrative management of their assigned teams and other social work programs as assigned in the Comprehensive Social Services (CSS) Service Line. Serves as members of multi-disciplinary teams in a variety of specialty treatment programs in support of post-9/11 era Veterans.

Facilitates relationships both internally and externally to provide comprehensive services to a highly vulnerable veteran population Assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating, and overseeing the M2VA staff to which they are assigned.

Oversees the revision of the local M2VA Program processes and formulate and implement protocols and policies for the program on an on-going basis to meet the ever-changing needs of the program's target population. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 02802F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized