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

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf Principle Duties and Responsibilities: Supervisory Responsibilities Directs and coordinates clinical and administrative operations for multiple programs within the Behavioral Health Service. Manages multiple mental health programs across multiple locations providing administrative and clinical supervision of all program staff. Assures that programs contribute to the delivery of health care services to mentally ill veterans, in alignment with VHA and facility mission and vision. Provides overall program development, implementation, and evaluation activities. Works with Coordinator for M2VA and Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program Director to ensure appropriate oversight and compliance with national directives and accrediting body standards. Provides support and guidance to these programs during surveying body site visits and helps to proactively prepare materials. Develops and assures the maintenance of professional and clinical standards for all assigned programs and personnel. Participates in program evaluation and other research related to program activities. Reports program data, as required, to facility leadership, North East Programs Evaluation Center, the VA Central Office, VISN20 and other reviewing agencies. Provides oversight to ensure timely documentation and reporting is completed. Directs each program's clinical activities. Provides administrative and clinical direction to program staff, including nurse and therapist care managers, supported employment specialists, peer specialists, and clerks within programs. Assigns work, giving consideration to relative difficulty and requirements of assignments. Evaluates work performance of supervisees and helps them adjust short term priorities, as needed. Interviews job candidates and recommends hiring, promotions, and other personnel actions. Counsels employees on work and administrative matters and hears complaints from or about employees, referring unresolved complaints to the Section Chief, Psychiatry or other appropriate sources. Fosters staff development, including making clinical and administrative training available to supervisees. Participates on and facilitates a variety of service-, facility- and VISN-level committees, task groups or special projects groups to assure compliance with agency directives and goals. Participates in community or field activities in a variety of situations to better coordinate care resources for veterans. Provides consultation for VAMC and community program staff regarding program interventions and resources, such as Veteran employment resources, and services for chronically mentally ill veteran population. Clinical Responsibilities Provides a full scope of direct patient care to Veterans within the facility's Cross Continuum of Care Programs, working at an Advanced Practice Level. Applies their clinical expertise by providing consultation and guidance to colleagues regarding the most complex and challenging cases, role modeling effective clinical practice. Maintains licensure and clinical standards of practice as a licensed clinical social worker. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available, Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

This position may also be filled by a Supervisory Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, Internal Posting - USAJOBS - Job Announcement; External Posting - USAJOBS - Job Announcement To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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/. 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-12. (1) Education and Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 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. (2) 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. (3) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. (b) Knowledge 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. (d) Ability to provide staff training and development. (e) Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers Preferred Experience: Federal supervisory experience; experience with veterans 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-12. Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 lbs.); Use of fingers; Ability to see computer screen; Hearing (aid may be permitted). Environmental factors include working closely with others and working alone.

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 Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4815 North Assembly Street Spokane, WA 99205 US
• Name: Michelle Rootes
• Phone: (907)257-3713
• Email: [email protected]