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 line or across multiple sites, e.g., multi-division facilities and CBOCs. Incumbent may also provide direct clinical services. Higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.

Duties

Major duties include but not limited to: The incumbent serves as the Supervisory Social Worker for one of our 7 HUD-VASH teams. In the role of Supervisory Social Worker, the incumbent is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a HUD-VASH team that supports homeless and at-risk Veterans across multiple counties across the VAPAHCS catchment area. The 7 teams in HUD-VASH in Domiciliary Service supervised by these supervisory social workers are assigned between 400-800 vouchers and are responsible for providing case management and housing services to an average caseload of 35 Veterans. e responsible for providing case management and housing services to an average caseload of 35 Veterans. Team staff process Veteran referrals for program admission, conducting daily complex screenings to determine program eligibility. Upon HUD-VASH admission, case managers assist Veterans during all steps of the housing process, including completion of psychosocial assessments and collaborative treatment plans, aiding with housing authority voucher application and compliance processes, and providing individualized services related to housing, move-in and psychosocial stabilization. Once housed, Veterans continue to receive intensive case management services for a minimum 1-year period. Most Veterans receive case management services for 2+ years. Team staff complete in-person home visits with all housed and unhoused Veterans on a minimum weekly to monthly basis. In addition, team staff document details of all case management services provided, in the CPRS patient chart system, as well as in the VA's Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System (HOMES). HUD-VASH staff also assist veterans supported by any of our homeless programs by managing crisis calls through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, regularly providing immediate crisis management and referral services. Incumbent supervises a multi-disciplinary team and works primarily in the community throughout our expansive urban, suburban, and rural counties, increasing the complexity of the oversight role. He/She provides programmatic direction and administrative supervision to up to 15 GS13 and GS12 Psychologist and Social Work Case Managers and Substance Use Disorder Specialists, GS9 Peer Support Specialists, a GS10 Occupational Therapist, GS9 Housing Specialists and Recreation Therapists. The Supervisory Social Worker serves as a key HUD-VASH point of contact for the HUD-VASH Program and is expected to create and maintain collaborative relationships with facility, network, and national personnel, as well as the multiple community and local government agencies within the counties served. As the supervisor, the incumbent demonstrates the ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Incumbent demonstrates skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Incumbent demonstrates ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. Incumbent demonstrates ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. Incumbent demonstrates 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. Incumbent demonstrates ability to provide staff training and development. ncumbent assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating and overseeing the staff of the assigned program. The incumbent will assure the staff whom they supervise are aware of, adhere to all current directives of VHA, and meet current TJC standards, State licensure standards, and VA-OIG expectations. Work Schedule: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Telework: May be available on Ad-Hoc Basis. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized to highly qualified applicant. EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

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 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/. 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-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, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (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. Assignments: 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.] References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II, Appendix G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: This is primarily a sedentary position.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Palo Alto VA Medical Center 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 US
• Name: Tyler Jennings
• Phone: 775-486-3377
• Email: [email protected]