Supervisory Social Worker (Program Coordinator Outpatient Mental Health)
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01Basic Requirements
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005. Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the Advance Practice level.
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.
References: VA handbook 5005 Appendix G39 Physical Requirements: WORKING CONDITIONS: Usually works indoors in areas which normally have adequate heat, light, and ventilation.
02PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The work is primarily sedentary, however, there is some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as papers, files, manuals and records.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU The incumbent is the supervisor for the Outpatient Mental Health Team (OPMH) within the Mental Health Service Line (MHSL); Tuskegee OPMH Social Workers, RANGE, Homeless Services (HUD-VASH, Homeless Coordinator/VJO/GPD/CES), and TSES. OPMH is a comprehensive team which delivers high quality and timely care to Veterans in our catchment area suffering from a broad spectrum of mental health problems.
The OPMH is part of the continuum of care within the MHSL. The OPMH Program includes the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's). OPMH consists of several multidisciplinary teams responsible for assessment, provision (psychotherapeutic and medication management) and coordination of general outpatient mental health care for a panel of assigned patients. The incumbent supervises an interdisciplinary staff of employees having work assignments at various off site VAMC CBOCs.
In conjunction with the MHSL Chief or designee, the incumbent plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, patient and personnel activities for the program. The incumbent manages and controls the use of data related to the OPMH Program including monitoring of patient outcomes using standard forms and generating reports to evaluate progress towards Joint Commission (JC) Performance Measures. The incumbent is licensed at the advanced practice level.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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This job's listed pay is 45% above the benchmark.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
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- O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
Official routes: USCIS
Answered at our last check on Oct 23, 2026.
Closes on Oct 29, 2026.
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