Supervisory Social Worker
What you'd do
The Social Work Supervisor manages the administrative and clinical aspects of the work of the outpatient primary care social work staff, along with the inpatient and specialty programs to include, Primary Care at three different locations, Urgent Care, Non-Institutional Care, Community Nursing Home, Cancer Care Navigation, Palliative Care, Medical Foster Home, Compact Act, Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program, Medical Surg Unit, Community Living Center, and Acute Psychiatric Unit.
Major duties
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Supervisory Social Worker is responsible for coordination, day-to-day management, and clinical oversight of assigned social work services and programs, which may include Geriatrics and Extended Care, inpatient units and specified specialty programs. The incumbent provides professional practice oversight, direct clinical services, and program coordination for the assigned area, and participates in staff development, education, and competency training activities. The Supervisory Social Worker is responsible for the professional and administrative management of assigned social work staff and program(s), including monitoring workload, quality of care, and compliance with applicable standards and policies. The Supervisory Social Worker provides daily clinical and administrative supervision to assigned social workers, including guidance and technical direction needed to accomplish the work. Duties include orienting and training new staff, developing and maintaining position descriptions and functional statements, establishing performance standards, completing competency assessments, and preparing timely performance appraisals. The incumbent evaluates staff performance, provides counseling and coaching when performance is marginal or unsatisfactory, initiates disciplinary action when necessary, and helps resolve conflicts among staff. The incumbent plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short- and long-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work based on program needs. The Supervisory Social Worker participates in recruitment activities, serves on interview panels, and makes recommendations regarding selection and retention of social work staff. The incumbent identifies staff training needs and facilitates access to continuing education, including opportunities such as case conferences, workshops, and other professional development activities. The Supervisory Social Worker assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures for assigned programs, and provides input into service-level policy development when appropriate. The incumbent oversees the professional practice functions of assigned staff, ensures appropriate documentation and hand-off of patient care, and promotes effective collaboration with other disciplines and services. The Supervisory Social Worker may provide direct clinical services, including assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, resource coordination, and supportive counseling, in accordance with the needs of the program and the Veteran population served. Work Schedule: Monday Thru Friday 8:00-4:30pm. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). 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). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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: AD-HOC only Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 70703-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
What you need to qualify
NOTE: THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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/. Loss of Licensure or Certification: Once licensed or certified, social workers must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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. *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. Preferred Experience: One year of supervisory experience preferably in a medical setting. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: This job requires light lifting, under 15 pounds, walking, standing and operation of motor vehicle.
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