Senior Social Worker- HUD VASH Case Manager

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Chillicothe (OH); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 105 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Social Worker to support veterans under the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). Eligibility requires a CSWE-accredited MSW, state licensure to practice at the master's level, US citizenship, and proficiency in English.

Applicants must apply within the program's specified window. The role emphasizes advanced clinical skills, adherence to VA policies, and serving veterans and their families with comprehensive psychosocial assessments and

Qualifications

• Master's in Social Work from CSWE-accredited school is required.
• Licensure to independently practice social work at the master's level is required.
• United States citizenship and English language proficiency are required per policy.

Connaissances

English proficiency

Formation

Master's in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Social Work licensure

Description du poste

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.

Eligibility 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: You must possess 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. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.
• Licensure: You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
• English Language Proficiency: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)

Grandfather Provision

1. Employees 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 journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
2. Employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/ registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/ certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels.
3. 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.
4. Employees who are converted to title 38 hybrid status under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of re-entry to the occupation.
5. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.

Grade Determinations

Licensure Requirement: You 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 must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Experience Requirement: You must possess at least two years of experience 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. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence; use of clinical social work skills; maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives; acting as an advocate with appropriate community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the patient and family members/caregiver; independently assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, identifying the patient's strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and psychosocial acuity. Applicable experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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.

• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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: None

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

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

This position requires the operation of a government-owned or -leased motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties. Refer to VA Handbook 5019/1, Part II, Appendix A for requirements related to motor vehicle operators.

Traveling throughout the medical center and the community is required, as is performing activities involving sitting, talking, driving, walking, standing, bending, the use of a computer and telephone and carrying such items as books, papers and files not to exceed facility determined weights. In carrying out responsibilities, it is necessary for the incumbent to travel into the community where they provide care to Veterans. Care provided in emergency shelters, Veteran homes or other community locations may require the use of stairs, walking on uneven terrain and reasonable exposure to the elements. Strenuous physical activity is not anticipated, although the incumbent is expected to withstand stress and interact with crisis situations as part of day-to-day activity.