Summary

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

Qualifications

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/
• 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)
• Grandfathering Provision: The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all title 38 hybrid qualification standards
• Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/registration requirements that apply to this occupation
• All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title - series and grade held - including positive education and licensure or certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
• For employees who do not meet all of the basic requirements in this standard - but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it - the following provisions apply: Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure or certification - may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level - or changed to lower grade within the occupation - but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions
• Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed - on a temporary or permanent basis - until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard
• Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation - who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all of the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation
• If an employee who was retained in an occupation listed in 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) under this provision leaves that occupation - the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation
• NOTE: If social workers covered under the grandfathering provision of the 1991 Federal law regarding licensure or certification of VHA social workers leave the GS-0185 social work series - they lose the grandfathering protection
• If they choose to return at a later date to the GS-0185 series - they must be licensed or certified to qualify for employment as a social worker
• 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
• 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
• Supervisory social workers at the GS-13 grade level typically supervise professional and non-professional staff
• They are responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service - in a care/product line - or across multiple sites - (e.g. - multi-division facilities and CBOCs)
• Incumbent may also provide direct clinical services.] References: VA Handbook 5005/120 - Part II - Appendix G39 - Social Worker Qualification Standard - GS-0185 - Veterans Health Administration - dated September 10 - 2019
• Driver's License: Candidate must have a current state issued driver's license
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Employee Occupational Health Service

Duties

• Major duties include but not limited to: Responsible for day-to-day management and operational aspects of the Addictive Disorder Treatment Program (ADTP) Provides leadership - guidance - and coordination of ADTP staff following the mission/vision of the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System and program direction of the Mental Health Service
• Conduct - evaluate - and coordinate the execution of the program (this may include coordination of day-to-day staffing schedules - coordination of staff productivity - coordination of program/staff efficiency - coordination of program/staffing cost effectiveness - coordination of quality performance - outcomes and/or coordination of clinic effectiveness and clinic productivity)
• Review program analysis and provide appropriate assessments of the outcomes and make recommendations as needed
• Expected to advise the ACOS - Mental Health Service on the goals - objectives - and needs of the program
• Knowledge and use of Quality Performance and Improvement - survey instruments and techniques - computer analysis - research design - and VA regulations concerning program operation - business planning or operations of programs
• Have a full understanding of the requirements of various accrediting bodies - Joint Commission - and VACO regulations - so that recommendations to correct deficiencies may be made and implemented
• Administers information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of service provided to patients
• Develops implements and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriate utilization of services
• Skilled in providing networking - communication and marketing
• Knowledge and expertise in a variety of such as telecommunication
• listening - equipment - customer relations - data collection - data organization - setting up a variety of meetings with interdisciplinary and/or community agency staff and other marketing techniques
• Ensures ADTP biopsychosocial assessments - treatment plans - and other clinical documentation are completed on veterans referred to ADTP
• Plans work to be accompanied by employees under his/her span of control - setting and shifting priorities and schedules to the mission requirements of VASNHCS as it applies to the management of the ADTP
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff
• He/she observes workers' performance
• demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques
• Develops work improvement plans - recommending personnel actions as necessary
• Advises - counsels and instructs employees on both technical and administrative matters
• interviews candidates for positions in the section
• recommends appointments - promotions and reassignments
• resolves problems and referring serious matters to the next higher level of management or source of resolution
• Responsible for ensuring organizational training objectives are met by assessing training needs for employees and ensuring that a mechanism for achieving the objectives are met
• Expected to continually seek out process improvements (QA/QI initiatives) for all work assignments within his/her area of assignment - which will increase efficiency and decrease operating costs
• Develop performance standards for employees assigned to the section
• Performs the administrative and personnel management function relative to staff supervised
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff - which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system
• Develops work improvement plans - recommending personnel actions as necessary
• Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmative action objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices in regard to race - color - religion - sex - and affirmative action for the area under his/her supervision in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants
• (2) fair treatment of all employees
• (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements
• (4) career development of employees
• and (5) full utilization of their skills
• Exercises supervisor 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 work related to the review - monitoring - analysis - planning and assessment of various programs
• Responsible for key project activities related to the planning - development - and implementation of the project component
• Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday Telework: This position is eligible for telework on an Ad-Hoc Basis EDRP Authorized: Contact V21CCOEEDRP@VA.GOV - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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