Supervisory Social Worker - (CHOS - HUD-VASH)

Summary

The Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) Social Work Supervisor ensures for program integrity - overseeing the utilization of Housing and Urban Development - Veteran Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) Program vouchers in their coverage area within the VA Puget Sound. The Social Work Supervisor may also supervise staff from other CHOS programs - as assigned.

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
• 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 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
• Grade Determinations: Supervisory Social Worker - GS-12 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
• 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 (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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting and carrying (15-44 lbs.) - pushing - operation of motor vehicle - ability to distinguish basic colors - and hearing (aid may be permitted)
• Environmental factors include working outside and inside - working closely with others - and working alone.

Duties

• Clinical Provides timely screening - psychosocial assessment - and diagnoses of mental disorders
• Develops - implements - and documents the psychosocial assessment - treatment plan - progress notes and updates - and discharge planning for provision of clinical services to Veterans
• Provides psychoeducation to Veterans and family members about mental health conditions and treatment methods
• Provides consultation to health care providers about assessment findings and treatment plans for Veterans
• Conducts: routine suicide risk screens
• comprehensive suicide risk evaluations - and collaborative safety plans when clinically indicated
• follows-up with Veterans who fail to attend appointments per local procedures
• seek needed consultation with the Suicide Prevention Coordinator - Disruptive Behavior Committee - and/or CHOS Program Manager
• Provides consultation and supervision to social work trainees and unlicensed staff
• Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff
• Maintains complete patient confidentiality
• Analyzes ethical/care issues - applying appropriate theoretical principles and ensures application of institutional policy
• Provides considerate care - respecting patient/family and staff personal values and belief systems
• Participates in regularly scheduled clinical consultations with staff/treatment teams to ensure for quality and continuity of care - as well as individual Veteran attainment of program and treatment goals
• Administrative Provides training and supervision of a multidisciplinary team
• Provides administrative supervision to the team
• Monitors compliance of staff members with VA performance measures and effectively shapes provider practice patterns to improve standing on performance measures
• Performs HUD-VASH voucher reconciliation and monitoring of utilization for geographic area.
• Ensuring accuracy of staff's data collection in VA Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System (HOMES) or other database systems as directed by the VA Central office and electronic medical charting documentation
• Monitor and manage electronic medical homeless consults for geographical area as assigned
• Participate in all accreditations and mandatory surveys
• Serves as a key point of contact for the VA CHOS program among local housing authorities - Continuums of Care (COC) and community partners
• Participates in the hiring of new staff members for the team
• Achieves clinical workload expectations and oversees workload expectations of staff members
• A substantial portion of the workload directed by this position may be carried out at one or more locations that are physically removed from the main unit
• Incumbent must - therefore - be able to supervise staff at various sites indirectly
• Inputs relevant information into the HOMES database and the Veteran's electronic health record within the required timelines to document - evaluate - and enhance the quality of service provided to Veterans
• Develops - implements - and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriate utilization of services
• Monitors compliance of their team members through VA-established performance measures - electronic medical record chart reviews - review of data collection and reporting - use of supervision
• Serves as a steward of program resources to facilitate safe - effective - and efficient care
• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: 8AM - 4:30PM - Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible: Available - at supervisor discretion Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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) 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: Ad-hoc only Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 00000

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.