Social Services Manager

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Social Services Manager for the Sallisaw Veterans Center in Oklahoma. The role oversees the Social Services program, directs staff, and ensures effective service delivery and compliance with policies.

The position emphasizes leadership, program analysis, and coordination with medical staff, with responsibility for staff development and supervision in a health-care setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and practices of social work; current social and health problems; psychosocial terminology; interviewing principles; social assistance requirements; psychosocial treatment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manages a major agency unit or program (Social Services); supervises staff in assigned functions and activities.
• Develops and recommends policies and regulations for administration of programs in line with laws; participates in program analysis.
• Directs studies of needs; analyzes information for program development; advises staff on rules and policies.
• Reviews staff reports and program activities; develops controls to ensure accountability and efficiency.
• Participates in staff training; performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Job Posting Title

Social Services Manager

Agency

650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

Sallisaw Veterans Center

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

Social Services Manager

This position is for a Social Services Manager for the Sallisaw Veterans Center.

Sallisaw Veterans Center

OK Department of Veterans Affairs

2343 S. Kerr Boulevard

Sallisaw, OK 74955

Basic Purpose

Positions in this classification are assigned responsibilities involving the direction or supervision of the Social Services Program for an Oklahoma Veterans Center having responsibility for the program area and will perform all essential functions related to the position.

Typical Functions

• Manages a major agency unit, section, division or program (Social Services); directs or supervises staff in the completion of assigned functions and activities.
• Develops and recommends policies, rules and regulations which pertain to the administration of assigned programs consistent with federal and state laws; participates in program analysis, including the analysis of problems and needed services.
• Directs studies of needs; reviews and analyzes information from studies and projects for immediate and long-range program development; advises subordinate program staff and other interested groups of the proper interpretation and application of agency rules and policies.
• Reviews periodic staff reports, administrative audits, program activities and other information to evaluate program effectiveness and quality of services; develops controls to assure accountability for program operation, policy implementation and the maintenance of efficiency in various units.
• Develops and maintains sound personnel policies and practices; participates in the selection of persons for educational scholarships; directs staff training programs
• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others. This is the leadership level where employees provide direct supervision to lower level staff. Responsibilities include planning, organizing and directing a social work department or an entire social work program in a state facility or may serve as a clinical supervisor in a mental health facility. Employees assigned to this level will supervise a staff of professional and paraprofessional social service specialists who provide a wide variety of case work and social services to clients and patients, as well as provide consultation and assistance to persons in other professional fields. Some employees direct comprehensive programs of social services and consultation in a number of treatment settings providing a wide variety of casework and social services to clients and patients; confer with medical staff and department heads on professional problems and assignment of work.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required include knowledge of principles and practices of social work: of current social and health problems; of the principles of family health and psychosocial aspects of human relations; of community, state and national health and welfare resources; of psychosocial terminology; of the principles of interviewing; of social assistance requirements; and of psychosocial treatment techniques. Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and choosing an appropriate course of action; to make decisions; and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Candidates must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements consists of a bachelor's degree from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (Note: A master's degree social worker with experience in long-term care is preferred), and a current social work license from the State of Oklahoma Licensed Social Workers Board, and a minimum of three years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals, plus at least two years of professional supervisory, managerial, consultative or administrative experience in social services or guidance/counseling services.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be willing