The incumbent is responsible for the oversight of six distinct program areas which include the Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC), Grant Per Diem (GPD), Contract Residential (CR), Veteran Justice Outreach (VJO), Prevention, and the Healthcare for Homeless Veteran (HCHV) walk-in and outreach clinics. Position may be filled as a Social Worker, Psychologist or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor. Please ensure you apply to the appropriate vacancy announcement.

Duties

The Mental Health Social Work Program Manager (Supervisory/HCHV Programs) serves in a full-time capacity within the Mental Health Service (MHS) within the VA Detroit Healthcare System. The incumbent is part of the Mental Health Homeless Programs Section. The incumbent has significant personnel management responsibilities for both professional and non-professional employees. The incumbent provides direct administrative management of the clinical supervisory staff who oversee the HCHV program and CRRC program and the Veteran Justice Outreach Coordinators who serve in jails and courts across the five-county region. The incumbent also provides direct supervision to the Grant Per Diem and Contract Residential Liaisons who work across the five-county service area providing oversight to VA grants and contracts. This position supervises a significant number of staff ranging from limited licensed staff (GS 9) to advanced practice incumbents and supervisors (GS-12). The staff is an interdisciplinary team ranging from social workers, psychologists, peer support specialists, and vocational rehabilitation/community employment specialists. The supervisor may be required to carry a caseload and must annually complete some clinical documentation of Veteran contact within the electronic medical record to allow for credentialing. The incumbent may also provide clinical supervision for psychology health trainees. In conjunction with the MH Homeless Section Chief and the Associate Chief of Staff/Mental Health, the incumbent plans, organizes, and directs administrative, operational, patient, and personnel activities for the HCHV Outreach Programs. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring all phases of programming and coordination of clinical and case management services to Veterans served in the program. This position is highly public-facing and the incumbent will have significant travel and involvement with the community including, but not limited to liaising with the Continuums of Care and community-based service providers. The incumbent is the VA point of contact for the National Hotline and is the point of contact for all regional Stand Downs. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Telework: Available based on needs of service Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 93158-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements 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. Note: 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 the CSWE website to verify if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. English Language Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part Grade Determinations: At the GS-12 grade, Supervisory Social Workers typically have significant personnel management responsibilities for a small to medium size professional and non-professional staff, including support staff and professional staff at the GS-11 grade level and below. They are responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service, in a care line, or multiple facilities. They also provide direct clinical services with or without program coordination responsibilities Experience, Education and Licensure. Individuals assigned as Supervisory Social Workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for subordinate staff to qualify for licensure. Their experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. They 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. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSAs below. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Knowledge and skill in management/administration, which includes supervision, consultation, negotiation, and monitoring. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. Ability to provide administrative supervision and clinical supervision, including supervision for social work licensure. References: VA Handbook, Part II, Appendix G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the GS-12. Preferred Experience: Management Experience; Homelessness/Housing Solutions Experience; Interdisciplinary Supervision Experience; Fiscal/Budgetary Experience; Policy Writing Experience Physical Requirements: This position will involve driving a motor vehicle (with a valid driver's license), walking, climbing stairs, and carrying light objects while assisting Veterans in the Contract Residential agencies in the community. The ability to hear and communicate verbally with Veterans is essential. Work will take place indoors and outdoors. The work involves working closely with others. The incumbent must be able to lift/carry up to 50lbs.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address John D Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 US
• Name: Janice Uselton
• Phone: 313 942 5488
• Email: [email protected]