This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

**The initial application cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applicants) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional applications, applicants will be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they applied.** The Supervisory Social Worker (RCS Vet Center Director) is responsible for the professional and administrative supervision and oversight of all readjustment counseling, outreach, referrals and follow-up care coordination services provided to eligible individuals within the designated Vet Center Service Area. Major duties include: Administrative and outreach staff service functions. Oversees the fiscal, contractual and operational obligations of the community-based Vet Center. Leads coordination and briefing during meetings with Congressional representatives and their staff. Planning, establishing and implementing Vet Center policies and procedures. Coordinating and evaluating the work of all Vet Center staff. Assures that all supervised staff are aware of, and adhere to, all current VHA directives, state licensure standards, and VA-OIG expectations. Provides direct readjustment counseling services within and outside of the Vet Center to include in-person and virtual services based on client preference. Collaborates with divergent multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive client care. Communicates with and utilizes VAMC based services, community-based agencies, Veteran service organizations, and relevant programs external to the Readjustment Counseling Service. Implements professional clinical practice applications in the provision of readjustment counseling to individuals, families, and groups. Works directly with eligible individuals to establish a therapeutic relationship and complete all required readjustment counseling intake procedures. Develops and periodically updates an individualized readjustment counseling service plan that reflects a course of therapeutic and psychosocial interventions. Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veterans, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses with approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Conducts timely assessment of at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs, evaluate risk and initiates safety planning as appropriate. Links Veterans with services, resources and opportunities to maximize the Veteran's independence, health and well-being. Maintains active coordination with Vet Center outreach workers to ensure seamless referral of clients engaged at community outreach events who may require follow-up readjustment counseling. Documents all clinical interactions and services delivered to eligible clients required by RCS policy. May perform other duties as assigned as appropriate for the grade and assignment and which are within the scope of practice. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc telework may be available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 65423-A/Supervisory Social Worker Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

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 3 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/ 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, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. 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. Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. 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. 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.] Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work does not inherently include physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with a workplace accommodation. This position requires occasional travel away from the duty station in support of direct client care, outreach events and/or training.

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 Readjustment Counseling Service 120 SE 6th Avenue, Ste. 102 Topeka, KS 66603 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]