Social Worker Service Chief

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Service Chief in the Veterans Health Administration based in Phoenix, Arizona. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Basic Requirements Citizenship: Citizen of the United States. Licensure: Candidate must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. 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. Preferred Experience: Experience as an Assistant Chief or Chief of Social Work Grade Determinations: GS14 Social Worker (Service Chief) Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS13 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 postmasters degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervisedprofessional experience. In addition to the experience above candidates 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. Assignments. 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 size scope significance and impact are greater than the GS13 grade level. The chief social worker responsibility includes management of large complex socialwork services within the organization. The chief social worker 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. The chief social worker provides supervision to social work service with multiple sections or programs across the health care delivery system as well as an assistant chief and supervisors. Social work service includes staff members of different grades as well as multiple disciplines various treatment sites and at locations close to and distantfrom the medical center. The chief social worker has full responsibility for managing and supervising all aspects of social work service operations including clinical practice program management education human resource management and supervision of the service. References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G39 Social Worker Qualification Standard. Physical Requirements: Traveling throughout the medical center is required as is performing activities involving sitting walking and standing bending and carrying such items as books papers and files. In carrying out responsibilities it may be necessary to travel into the community where he/she conducts interviews with the Veterans their families representative of community health and welfare agencies and law enforcement agencies. Must possess current drivers license and be able to drive a government vehicle in carrying out professional duties when deemed necessary.

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.