Social Worker Program Manager

Veterans Health Administration; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration seeks a Social Worker Program Coordinator (GS-13) to lead the facility's program initiatives. The role requires completing or meeting credential requirements and supervising licensure activities.

Applicants must have a CSWE-accredited MSW, state licensure, and relevant advanced practice experience; grandfathering provisions may apply for current VHA staff. Duties include coordinating programs and ensuring compliance with national CSP initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work is required and must be fully accredited.
• Licensed or certified to independently practice social work at the master's level.
• One year of experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities for program coordination

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement one or more specialty programs across the facility.
• Provide supervision for licensure and support professional staff.
• Apply advanced practice skills to supervision and program development

Skills

Program coordination

Advanced practice

Licensure supervision

KSAs knowledge

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

The Caregiver Support Program Manager leads the local facility's caregiver support services, overseeing implementation of national CSP initiatives - including the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and general caregiver support services - for family caregivers of eligible Veterans.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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. English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. 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. Licensure: must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. 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). Grandfathering Provision. The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all title 38 hybrid qualification standards. Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/registration requirements that apply to this occupation. (1) All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure or certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all of the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (2) Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure or certification, 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 journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (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 initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all of the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. (5) If an employee who was retained in an occupation listed in 38 U.S.C. § 7401(3) under this provision leaves that occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. NOTE: If social workers covered under the grandfathering provision of the 1991 Federal law regarding licensure or certification of VHA social workers leave the GS-0185 social work series, they lose the grandfathering protection. If they choose to return at a later date to the GS-0185 series, they must be licensed or certified to qualify for employment as a social worker.

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 of the following KSAs (must be clearly demonstrated in your resume): (a) Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility. (b) Skil