Supervisory Social Worker

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervisory Social Worker within the Geriatric and Extended Care (GEC) Homecare section of the Social Work Service oversees homecare programs, supervises Social Workers in their assigned programs, and ensures coordinated psychosocial, mental health, and case management services for medically complex Veterans and their caregivers, within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.

Applicants pending licensure or certification may be referred but cannot be hired until all

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program.
• License or certification to independently practice social work at MSW level.
• Grandfathering provision applies to those employed in VHA prior to 9/10/2019.

Responsibilities

• Oversee homecare programs within GEC Homecare section.
• Supervise Social Workers and ensure coordinated psychosocial, mental health, and case management services.
• Ensure compliance with VHA requirements and program standards.

Skills

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Supervisory skills

Delegation

Staff development

Education

Master's in Social Work

Licensed/Certified social worker

Job description

The Supervisory Social Worker within the Geriatric and Extended Care (GEC) Homecare section of the Social Work Service oversees homecare programs, supervises Social Workers in their assigned programs, and ensures coordinated psychosocial, mental health, and case management services for medically complex Veterans and their caregivers, within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.

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

Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens).

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 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work.

Licensure-Documentation Required. 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/.

Grandfathering Provision. All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date (9/10/2019) 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.

Grade Determinations

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13 Grade Requirement

Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. Candidate 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-Documentation Required. Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers 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:

• Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
• Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service.
• Ability to provide staff training and development.

Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Supervisory social workers at the GS-13 grade level typically supervise professional and non-professional staff. They are responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service, in a care/product line, or across multiple sites, (e.g., multi-division facilities and CBOCs). Incumbent may also provide direct clinical services.].

Preferred Experience

Minimum of 5 years post licensure experience in a medical and/or mental health/behavioral health setting providing assessment, treatment and case management. Supervisory experience in a health/mental health setting preferred, to include supervision of staff at multiple site with proven techniques to manage effectively and efficiently from a distance.

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-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements

Able to meet the physical demands of the position which would be light lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling, continuous to limited sitting, standing, walking, bending or stooping. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. They must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken and written word. Must be able to view and read information on computer screens. Day-to-day work involves driving, sitting, walking, standing and carrying light objects. Must have good manual dexterity. Travel is expected at least 75% of work week. North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System is a very large level 1a facility serving approximately 165,000 unique Veteran each year at two VA Medical Centers (VAMCs), three large Outpatient Clinics (OPCs) and nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). Other physical requirements may be found in the functional statement of this position.