Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

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Duties

In consultation with the Coordinator of Recovery Oriented Services, incumbent is responsible for the delivery of VRC services by overseeing daily operations to include, but not limited to:

• Consult review/assessment/intake, assignment of recovery advisors, review of class curriculum, monitoring of SAIL data (tracking continuum of care and population coverage) and tracking of VHA performance and business measures.
• Incumbent oversees daily operations and also provides individual and group services, as well as, carries a caseload of 5-10 Veterans for ongoing treatment planning.
• Incumbent is integral to creating updates/changes to course curriculum to ensure a broad range of appropriate services are made available.
• Incumbent will assist to develop, provide or secure training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.
• In tandem with the Coordinator of Recovery Oriented Services, incumbent will support staffing efforts and participate in interviewing candidates and orientating new providers.
• Incumbent will actively liaise with other recovery-oriented programs, support cross collaboration between teams and attend administrative, clinical and training opportunities across programs.
• Able to serve as a subject matter expert and either consult or provide direct treatment for a clinically complex cohort that is often psychosocially challenging.
• Assists in assuring continuity of care across settings and the ability of Veterans to directly access VA services. In addition, the incumbent uses sound judgment in the interpretation of trends and patterns; the application of guidelines; and the recommendation of program enhancements. The incumbent performs program analysis, development, review, research, design, and contact work as possible with various agencies, including VA evaluation programs such as NEPEC.
• Incumbent provides technical and clinical supervision of the interdisciplinary team that is necessary for accomplishing the work of the program. Provides informal feedback and periodically reviews employee's work and liaises with administrative supervisors as needed.
• Collaborates supervisors of related services to review and improve practice of staff from each discipline.
• Incumbent must be able to drive to meet with staff, provide services in the community, observe clinical services, facilitate meetings and to liaise with other program staff/coordinators.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

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 (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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)

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)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 04590F