Supervisory Social Worker Hud Vash

We're Looking for a skilled Supervisory Social Worker Hud Vash in the Veterans Health Administration based in Santa Ana, California. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. 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 the CSWE website 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 GS0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice Social Work at the Masters Degree level. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). Grade Determinations: Supervisory Social Worker GS12 The candidate must have at least one year experience equivalent to the GS11 grade level. Must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. 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 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. Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to independently organize work set priorities and meet multiple deadlines. Knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision consultation negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services. Ability to provide staff training and development. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees team leaders and managers. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12. Physical Requirements: Traveling throughout the medical center and the community is required as is performing activities involving sitting walking and standing bending and carrying such items as books papers and files. May be necessary for the incumbent to travel into the community where he/she conducts interviews with the Veterans their families representatives of community health and welfare agencies etc. Requires use of federal vehicles for the delivery of communitybased services. Must be medically cleared and trained before operating a federal vehicle pursuant to VHA Directive 2008 020. REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED as an Incidental Driver. May require a history review and if pertinent issues may need to submit to a physical to be certified as an Incidental Driver. VAs are required to have current employees and new hires who operate government vehicles and/or transport Veterans participate in periodic examinations every 34 years. As part of the certification required to be evaluated or examined as determined by Occupational Health. There are no specific required lab tests however during the medical history taking exam the Examiner is required to evaluate any condition reasonably and adequately before providing the medical clearance. If employee has a chronic medical condition that may impact safe use of a federal vehicle the Examiner may ask the employee to be examined or for copies of the treating doctors notes.

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.