Senior Social Worker – EDRP Eligible (Advanced Practice)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Chico (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Chico, CA is seeking a Senior Social Worker (GS-12) to provide advanced clinical social work, intake assessments, and treatment planning within VA health care.

Candidates must have a master's in social work, state licensure, U.S. citizenship, and English proficiency; grandfathering provisions may apply. This role emphasizes expert practice and program development in a specialized area of social work.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited school.
• Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's level.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced psychosocial interventions, individual/group/family counseling and case management.
• Incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment.
• Develop and implement methods to measure effectiveness of social work practice.
• Provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on psychosocial treatment.
• Possibly supervise licensure or oversee clinical practices within the service.

Skills

Psychotherapy

Case management

Clinical supervision

Differential diagnosis

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

State social work licensure

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Chico, CA is seeking a Senior Social Worker (GS-12) to provide advanced clinical social work, intake assessments, and treatment planning within VA health care.

Candidates must have a master's in social work, state licensure, U.S. citizenship, and English proficiency; grandfathering provisions may apply. This role emphasizes expert practice and program development in a specialized area of social work.