Supervisory Social Worker (Program Coordinator Outpatient)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Tuskegee (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Central Alabama VA Health Care System seeks a Supervisory Social Worker (Program Coordinator Outpatient) to oversee the Outpatient Clinic Mental Health and the Workplace Violence Prevention Program.

The role is primarily responsible for clinical and administrative leadership of the outpatient clinic across multiple sites. Qualifications include a CSWE-accredited MSW, a valid state license at the advanced practice level, and experience with supervisory

Qualifications

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited school.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• Must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level.
• Experience as Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13 level.
• One year of experience at GS-12 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical and administrative duties for the outpatient clinic.
• Provide supervision for social workers and ensure service quality.
• Coordinate work across Outpatient Mental Health and Workplace Violence Prevention.
• Ensure compliance with VA policies and licensure requirements.

Skills

Organizational skills

Supervisory duties

Clinical supervision

Program administration

Negotiation

Quality improvement

Staff training

Data analysis

Education

MSW CSWE-accredited

Job description

The incumbent serves as the Supervisory Social Worker (Program Coordinator Outpatient) for Outpatient Clinic Mental Health and the Workplace Violence Prevention Program at the Central Alabama VA Health Care System, a large multi-site facility, with two campuses and seven community clinics. The incumbent is primarily responsible for the oversight of all clinical and administrative duties for the outpatient clinic.

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.
• Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005.
• Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the Advance Practice level.
• 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

• (a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
• (b) Skill in a range 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 by supervised social workers.
• (d) Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
• (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.
• (f) Ability to provide staff training and development.

References: VA handbook 5005 Appendix G39

Physical Requirements

• WORKING CONDITIONS: Usually works indoors in areas which normally have adequate heat, light, and ventilation.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work is primarily sedentary, however, there is some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as papers, files, manuals and records.