Supervisory Social Worker

Summary The Caregiver Support Program Manager provides supervision of multidisciplinary staff assigned to Caregiver Support Program. The Caregiver Support Program Manager oversees service delivery and coordination of care activities for family caregivers who provide personal care services to eligible Veterans regardless of periods of service. The Caregiver Support Program Manager may provide clinical interventions to the Veteran and caregiver populations served by the program. Qualifications 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-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: (a) Ability to independently organize work - set priorities - and meet multiple deadlines (b) 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 (d) Ability to delegate authority - manage priorities - coordinate work - and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion (e) 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 (f) Ability to provide staff training and development Preferred Experience: Knowledge of the VA's Caregiver Support Program - community resources for caregivers - supervisory experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13 The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Services. Duties Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Program Coordination Accountable for the success of specific programs and ensures that the programs operate at a high level of effectiveness to comply with standards of accrediting - regulatory - and VA authority Develop and facilitates CSP focused direction - orientation - coaching - in-service training - staff development - and continuing education programs for VA facility staff and the community Develops policies and procedures for program operation - and prepares reports and statistics for facility - VISN - and national use Administrative Plans - organizes - and coordinates administrative - operational - clinical and personnel activities for the CSP program Responsible for all aspects of program staffing - work assignments - budget - and treatment services Responsible for managing and reporting on program specific fund control points - labor mapping - workload - and clinic utilization within the assigned program area Evaluates subordinates' performance and offers instruction - advice or counseling on clinical practice and general work - ancillary services - and administrative matters Develops and monitors standards of clinical practice/standards of care for clinical staff - including development of care guidelines - manuals and guides to professional practice Participate in staff recruitment - screening of applicants and staff assignments Perform other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not 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 Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 10088F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized #J-18808-Ljbffr