Supervisory Social Worker (Field Education Work Manager)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington state seeks a Social Work/Field Education Manager to oversee social work education, training programs, and clinical supervision.

You will provide leadership across Primary Care/PACT Social Work, IPV assistance, Survivor Assistance Memorial Support, and HBPC social work services. Qualified candidates must meet basic requirements for 30 days after closing, hold a CSWE-accredited MSW, and be licensed to practice social work.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an CSWE-accredited program.
• Licensure to independently practice social work at the MSW level.
• Proficiency in English for speaking and writing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee social work education and training programs.
• Provide clinical supervision across service areas including Primary Care/PACT and HBPC social work.
• Offer leadership across IPV, Survivor Assistance Memorial Support, and other programs.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Supervisory experience

Program management

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Within this system, the Social Work/Field Education Manager oversees social work education, training programs, and clinical supervision, while also providing leadership across multiple service areas including Primary Care/PACT Social Work, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Assistance, Survivor Assistance Memorial Support, Spinal Cord Injury and Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) social work.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements. The basic requirements for employment as a VHA social worker are prescribed by statute in 38 U.S.C. § 7402(b)(9), as amended by section 205 of Public Law 106-419, enacted November 1, 2000. To qualify for appointment as a social worker in VHA, all applicants must meet the following:

Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g this part)

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/.

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: 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

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. 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:

1. (a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
2. (b) Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement
3. (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
4. (d) Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
5. (e) 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.
6. (f) 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: 1 year previous management experience; State certification for clinical supervision.

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.

Physical Requirements: There are no physical requirements for this occupation per OCHCO Communications email to VA Handbook 5019, updated on 4/17/2026.