Senior Social Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Lake City (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in North Florida/South Georgia seeks a Senior Social Worker (GS-12) to provide specialized psychosocial treatment to Veterans with substance use disorders.

The role includes coordination with SATT, supervision of staff, and outreach to Veterans to assess needs and facilitate care within the VA system. The position emphasizes advanced practice in psychosocial treatment, supervision for licensure, and documentation for program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen per VA policy.
• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program.
• Must be licensed or certified at the MSW level in state where employed.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the SATT Supervisor coordinating assessments, treatment, and referrals for Veterans in the North Florida/South Georgia catchment area.
• Assists with the clinical supervision of unlicensed and multi-disciplinary staff (e.g., Addiction Therapists, Peer Specialists, RNs).
• Performs outreach to identify and assess Veterans' needs related to substance use, mental health, and medical issues.
• Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions.
• Develops and implements methods to measure the effectiveness of social work practice and services.

Job description

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.

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

• 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 4 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/
• Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• Senior Social Worker - GS-12 (1) Experience/Education
• The candidate must have at least two years of experience 9 post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty
• (2) Licensure/Certification
• Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination - unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California - which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• (3) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
• This includes individual - group - and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management
• (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
• (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
• (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Preferred Experience: Substance abuse counseling/case management Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• SOCIAL WORKER QUALIFICATION STANDARD GS-0185 - PART II APPENDIX G39 Physical Requirements: Able to meet the physical demands of the position - reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• They must have good manual dexterity
• Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken and written word
• Must be able to view and read information on computer screens
• This position involves sitting a majority of the workday - with some standing - bending - and walking.

Duties

• Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties
• A
• Works closely with the SATT Supervisor on programming issues and coordinates assessments - treatment - and referral services provided to Veterans in the North Florida/South Georgia catchment area
• B
• Assists with the clinical supervision of unlicensed and multi-disciplinary staff - which may include Addiction Therapists - Peer Specialists - RN's and other program and support staff
• C
• Perform outreach - identifying and assessing Veterans' needs related to substance abuse - mental health - and medical issues
• Specific tasks may include: screening of consults - biopsychosocial assessments - treatment planning/goal setting - referral(s) to service providers and other specialty treatment clinics - resource utilization and development - advocacy - crisis intervention - education and prevention - case management and care coordination - psychotherapy and supportive counseling - and administrative responsibilities to the assigned duty areas
• D
• Provides individual - group - and family psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions used in the treatment of Veterans with substance use disorders
• provides services on an outpatient basis but may interact and coordinate with inpatient treatment team members across a continuum of care
• E
• Develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the SATP - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services
• and demonstrates the ability to design changes based on empirical findings
• F
• Offers consultation to colleagues and students of all disciplines and of various clinics on the psychosocial treatment of Veterans with substance use disorders - rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills
• G
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications
• H
• Willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #:55465F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized