Social Worker Associate Chief Of Staff

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Associate Chief Of Staff in the Veterans Health Administration based in Montgomery, Alabama. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: Qualifications: United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Masters degree in social work (MSW) 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 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 masters degree in social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS185 series in VHA must be social work executive must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required 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: Social Worker GS14Experience/Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS13 grade level. Social work executive positions are only established at facilities that do not have a chief social work service. In facilities with care/product lines the social work executive is the highest level professional position at the facility with responsibility for the professional practice of all facility social workers and provision of social work services. Social work executive 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. Individual may have certification or other postmasters 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. Preferred Experience: Must have 2 years of leadership experience. GRADE REQUIREMENTS:GS 14 Social Worker Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities. In additional to meeting the basic requirements you must also have at least 4 addition years of experience with at least on year equivalent to the GS13 level the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Skill in providing technical social work guidance in order to complete job assignments in multiple divisions/sections.(b) Skill in applying legal ethical and professional standards to social work practice.(c) Knowledge of social work practice policy and accreditation standards across the continuum of health care.(d) Skill in providing consultation to facility leadership care/product line managers and other staff on social work qualification standards practice competency productivity and continuing education requirements.(e) Skill in developing implementing and maintaining clinical social work practice standards in multiple divisions/sections.(f) Skill in administrative oversight to ensure compliance with social work licensure requirements. Assignment For all assignments above the full performance level the higherlevel duties must consist of significant scope complexity (difficulty) and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25 of the time. At the GS14 grade level the size scope significance and impact are greater than at the GS13 social work executive level. In the absence of a social work chief GS14 grade level the social work executive is typically responsible for clinical oversight of a professional social work practice in a large program at a VHA facility. Social work executive is typically assigned to a care/product line management role at a VHA facility and has responsibility for overseeing the practice of social workers in the facility or of social workers in multiple divisions of a VHA facility. The GS14 social work executive is responsible for overseeing the professional practice of all facility social workers and provision of social work services the professional practice of all facility social workers to include participation in the selection and credentialing of social workers. The position usually includes a management role such as a care/product line manager/administrator. VA Reference: VA Regulations specifically Handbook 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Employee Occupational Health Services. The full performance level of this vacancy is 14.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.