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Summary The Chief of Social Work Service is a full-time administrator for more than 40 Social Workers, including subordinate supervisory Social Workers, licensed professional mental health counselors (LPMHCs)/licensed professional counselors (LPCs), registered nurses (RNs), & other disciplines in the service line. They have full responsibility for clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management & supervision, & organizational stewardship for a Social Work programs. Responsibilities VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz\_ua\_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Responsible for the strategic planning & operation of Social Work (SW) Service. Responsible/accountable for clinical professional practice for all Social Workers employed by SVAHCS; ensures administrative and clinical supervision of SW staff in their professional roles including training programs. Ensures provision of care management & SW services in a variety of inpatient & outpatient program areas & clinics. Responsible for making decisions regarding work problems presented by subordinate social work supervisors. Collaborates with others in negotiating, deciding upon and/or coordinating care management & social work-related changes affecting other programs. Participate in making selections for supervisory & non-supervisory positions, hear group grievances & serious employee complaints, review serious disciplinary cases. Responsible for ensuring technical program development, management & evaluation that includes assessing the mission, goals, programs & problems of the medical facility. Develops &monitors standards of clinical practice/standards of care for care management & social work, including development of care guidelines, manuals & guides to professional practice. Develops consistent standard operating procedures required to accomplish clinical care interventions & ensure that they are followed. Reviews the utilization of resources by performing such activities as internal reviews, data collection, reviewing &analyzing reports, reviewing contracts, & reviewing performance, both orally & in writing. Ensures personnel management that includes resolving employee complaints, grievances. Establishes & maintains position descriptions or ensures establishment for each position in the SW Service to ensure existence of accurate, detailed descriptions of all duties performed by staff. Establishes & maintains performance requirements or reviews performance requirements & standards for positions. Counsels' employees regarding poor performance or other unsatisfactory situations, take disciplinary or appropriate action. Ensures the assessment, evaluation &recommendation of personnel actions based upon clinical practice. Serves as consultant to management & other professional staff directly or through committees. Make recommendations to Associate Director Patient Care Services for naming staff members & others to serve as care management & social work service coordinators. Functions as consultant on social work practice & functions with staff of other disciplines and/or other service lines. Continuously monitors professional standards of all staff in the SW Service. Serves as vital professional influence & resource to Leadership in their compliance with standards defined by accrediting organizations. Administrative responsibility for education, clinical programming & daily operations of SVAHCS CC&ICM framework. Ensures full collaboration with CC&ICM Executive Sponsor &Nursing Co-lead in planning, education, development, implementation, monitoring, &evaluation of CC&ICM. The Chief of Social Work is responsible for implementation, operation, & oversight of (SAMS), IPV, M2VA, Care Giver Support, CNH, SVH, VDC, Homeless programs, SCI/D, VIST and other assigned programs at Sheridan SVAHCS in accordance with VHA policy. Ensures full collaboration, management, monitoring, evaluation & reporting on all programs aligned under Social Work Service to applicable VISN & Central Officer Program Offices. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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) Telework: This position is authorized for telework - situational (ad hoc) and has NOT been authorized as virtual or remote. Location negotiable may be discussed during the interview process to meet the Return To Office requirement. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 61049-O Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. 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 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/. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Social Worker - Service Chief GS-14 Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. The chief social work service must evidence possession of supervisory and management skills. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in administration, demonstrating progressively more professional competency skills and judgment. 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. The chief social worker 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 and licensure above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in providing the full range of supervisory duties across multiple service divisions/sections, which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluation, selection of staff, and recommendations of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions. Skill in applying legal, ethical, and professional standards to social work practice. Skill in developing, maintaining, and managing social work services in multiple divisions/sections. Ability to ensure compliance with social work practice, policy, and accreditation standards across the continuum of health care. Skill in providing consultation to facility leadership, managers, and other staff on social work qualification standards, practice, competency, productivity, and continuing education requirements Skill in administrative oversight to ensure compliance with social work licensure requirements. Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience preferred 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-14. Physical Requirements: Duties are performed in an office setting and/or on hospital wards and clinics where there is exposure to communicable diseases common of the client population. This position requires potentially long periods of walking, standing, sitting and may have exposure to patients who are combative, delirious, have psychiatric disorders or dementia. Basic Life Support is required. May require off-site visits to agencies or home visits. 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/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.