Supervisory Social Worker (Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, is seeking a Supervisory Social Worker GS-12 to serve as the clinical and administrative leader for the DOM RRTP.

The incumbent will supervise staff, oversee program operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate interdisciplinary care to deliver Veteran-centered services. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, discharge planning, and leading quality improvement initiatives while actively pursuing licensure requirements and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited school.
• Must be licensed or certified to independently practice social work.
• Experience in supervisory or administrative roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical social work services and supervise staff.
• Oversee DOM RRTP operations and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary care and discharge planning.
• Lead crisis intervention and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote Veteran-centered care and staff training.

Skills

Advanced clinical supervision

Staff supervision

Crisis intervention

Quality improvement

Interdisciplinary coordination

Education

Master's degree in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Licensed to practice social work (state licensure)

Job description

The Supervisory Social Worker serves as the clinical and administrative leader for the VA Palo Alto Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (DOM RRTP). The position supervises staff, oversees program operations, ensures regulatory compliance, provides evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment, coordinates interdisciplinary care, manages crisis intervention and discharge planning, and promotes quality improvement to deliver comprehensive, Veteran-centered services. 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.
• 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 a 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/.
• Failure to Obtain License or Certification: In all cases, social workers must actively pursue meeting state prerequisites for licensure or certification starting from the date of their appointment. Failure to become licensed or certified within the prescribed amount of time will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment.
• Loss of Licensure or Certification: Once licensed or certified, social workers must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment.
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

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).

Grade Determinations

Supervisory Social Worker, GS-12

• Education and Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 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: 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:
  • (a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
  • (b) Knowledge of supervisory duties, which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments, and quality improvement.
  • (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services.
  • (d) Ability to provide staff training and development.
  • (e) Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers.
• 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. At the GS-12 grade level, Supervisory social workers typically have significant personnel management responsibilities for a small to moderate-sized professional and non-professional staff, including support staff and professional staff at the GS-12 grade level and below. The supervisory social worker is responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service, in a care/product line, or multiple facilities. They provide direct clinical services with or without program coordination responsibilities.

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 the GS-12.