Social Worker Assistant Chief

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

The Successful Applicant

Basic Requirements. The basic requirements for employment as a VHA social worker are prescribed by statute in 38 U.S.C. 7402(b)(9) as amended by section 205 of Public Law 106419 enacted November 1 2000. To qualify for appointment as a social worker in VHA all applicants must meet the following: Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Education: Have a masters 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 masters 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. Grade Determinations: Social Worker (Assistant Chief) GS12 (1) Experience and Education. Individuals assigned as assistant service chiefs must have the equivalent of at least one year of creditable experience comparable to the GS11 grade level. The assistant service chief 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. Candidates 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. (2) Licensure/Certification. Individual must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. (3) Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of administrative and supervisory duties which includes personnel actions clinical supervision consultation negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. (b) Knowledge of legal ethical and professional standards applicable to social work practice. (c) Ability to develop maintain and oversee social work programs in all settings. This includes identifying needs for social work assessment evaluation and treatment determining priority needs for social work services and recommending adjustments to staffing levels accordingly. (d) Demonstrated global knowledge of social work practice in health care and mental health settings including resources and the policies and procedures pertaining to home and communitybased care acute care ambulatory care long term care performance measures and clinical guidelines. (e) Ability to provide consultation to care line managers and other staff on social work qualification standards social work practice social work competency social work productivity and social work continuing education. (f) Ability to provide supervision for social work licensure and practice supervision for facility social workers. (4) 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. This position is restricted to those serving as a full assistant to the chief social work service for both administrative and professional practice. At the GS12 grade level individuals are typically assigned as an assistant chief of a small to moderately complex social work service within the organization. While the chief has full management and supervisory responsibility for clinical practice program management education human resource management and supervision and organizational stewardship for the social work program the assistant chief is responsible for supporting these functions per the direction of the chief. In the absence of the social work chief the assistant chief has full management and supervisory responsibility of the social work program. Such facilities may offer specialty care and services and may be affiliated with academic institutions. Typically there are no subordinate supervisory social workers at the facility. Preferred Experience: Knowledge of supervisory duties such as clinical supervision consultation negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Strong interpersonal skills for working with employees and management. Demonstrated ability in managing a social work program including administration personnel management and clinical services. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Involve active listening reading observing and evaluating verbal and nonverbal behavior walking speaking writing reports writing policies and procedures writing clinical notes using office equipment such as computers telephones fax machines photocopy machines and driving. Must also be able to perform CPR and remain current in BLS certification

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.