Supervisory Social Worker Veteran Justice Outreach

We're Looking for a skilled Supervisory Social Worker Veteran Justice Outreach 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

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: 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). 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: 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. Preferred Experience: Prior experience working in hospitals clinics mental health setting community settings. Experience with substance use managing complex cases (particularly with vulnerable populations). Experience working with the justice system such as correctional facilities probation offices or reentry programs understanding of legal processes the VA system and community outreach. 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: Must be in overall good health able to sit at a desk working at a computer engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting walking bending and carrying supplies. Applicants must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands exercise patience and control emotions with reasonable accommodation if necessary without endangering the health and safety of the applicant or others. The Supervisory Social Worker requires use of federal vehicles for the delivery of communitybased services. They must be medically cleared and trained before operating a federal vehicle pursuant to VHA Directive 2008 020. All Social Workers who are required to use federal vehicles for their duties are REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED as an Incidental Driver. The Supervisory Social Worker 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 three four years. As part of the certification Incidental Drivers are required to be evaluated or examined as determined by the Occupational Health Examiner. 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 the Supervisory Social Worker 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. The position requires walking throughout the VA Long Beach HCS and clinics community agencies standing for extended periods of time and involves sitting at a computer and in counsel and consultation with Veterans .and interdisciplinary teams. This position also requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures transcribing viewing a computer terminal extensive reading and repetitive motions of the wrists hands and/or fingers.

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.