Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Workplace Violence Prevention Program

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Little Rock (AR); Presencial; USD 92 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Social Worker Program Coordinator (GS-13) to lead program operations within a VA facility, applying advanced practice skills and supervising licensure.

Required: MSW from CSWE-accredited school, advanced-practice licensure, and KSAs including program coordination, policy development, budgeting, collaboration, and staff supervision in a patient-centered care environment.

Qualificações

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited school.
• Licensed or certified to independently practice social work at the master's level.
• One year of experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent.
• Demonstrated KSAs: coordination of specialty programs, policy development, prioritization, collaboration, supervision, budgeting, and staff leadership.

Conhecimentos

Program coordination

Supervision

Policy development

Budget management

Formação académica

Master's in Social Work

Ferramentas

Licensure

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

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/.

Grade Determinations

Social Worker (Program Coordinator), GS-13

• Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidates 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 social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs:
  1. Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility
  2. Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive
  3. Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s)
  4. Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care
  5. Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action
  6. Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget
  7. Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations

Preferred Experience

• Three (3) or more years of experience coordinating and implementing Disruptive Behavior Committee (DBC), the Employee Threat Assessment Team (ETAT), and conduction of annual Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment (WBRA) within VHA
• Proficiency in current evidence-based behavioral threat assessment and management practice
• Experience working as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary care team
• Experience educating others
• Experience building coalitions
• Experience presenting to a wide variety of customers, including leadership, managers, stakeholders, police, patient safety officer, clinical staff, and Veterans and civilian family members

Reference

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

The above full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Demands

Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation, see Duties section for essential job duties of the position. May require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, puling, and pushing. May be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as conditions of employment.

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office/clinic setting with minimal risks that requires normal safety precautions; the area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. However, the work environment requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks at once in sometimes stressful situations.