Social Worker Research

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Research in the Veterans Health Administration based in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 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 if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work. Licensure. Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. English Language Proficiency. Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance Grade Determination:To qualify as a GS12 Social Worker you must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level. Your experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment demonstrating progressively more professional competency. In addition you must demonstrate the professional knowledge skills and abilities listed below: 1. Indepth knowledge of the program coordinated and demonstrated knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program.2. Knowledge and skill in management/administration which includes supervision consultation negotiation and monitoring.3. Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.4. Ability to organize work set priorities meet multiple deadlines and evaluate assigned program area(s).5. Ability to provide training orientation consultation and guidance within clinical specialization of practice. Social Worker (Research) GS12(1) Experience and/or Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency skills and judgment. The candidate may have a 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. The social worker performing research 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) Ability to implement social work research methodology health services research and the peer review processes in the preparation of study proposals meeting the guidelines of various funding agencies.(b) Ability to formulate a research study from conceptualization of the research problem through the implementation analysis interpretation and reporting phases.(c) Skill in the use of computer input and analysis of social science data including the use of statistical packages.(d) Knowledge of the principles of scientific reporting for publications in peer reviewed journals and for presentation at scientific and professional meetings.(e) Ability to develop realistic goals and objectives translate management needs and concerns into operational terms that can be subjected to empirical study and analysis and communicate the results in both verbal and written form.(f) Knowledge of current and standard literature in disciplinary field and literature sources including VA reporting requirements recurring and nonrecurring statistical reports as well as computer files forms and procedures created to support them.(g) Skill in the critical review and synthesizing of large amounts of information into cogent presentations translating management needs and concerns into operational terms that can be subjected to empirical study and analysis.(h) Knowledge in preparing research project budgets using VA guidelines in the management of funds monitoring and evaluating the appropriateness of research funding requests in coordination with Fiscal Service and the RampD Administrative Officer. Preferred Experience:Ability to critically review and synthesize large amounts of information into cogent presentations translating management needs and concerns into operational terms that can be subjected to empirical study and analysis. Knowledgeable in preparing research project budgets using VA guidelines in the management of funds or comparable. Monitoring and evaluating the appropriateness of research funding requests in coordination with Fiscal Service and the RampD Administrative Officer. Ability to identify deficits in information regarding optimum delivery of social work services relating to both patients and the health care delivery system. Ability to develop proposals to address identified social problems the execution of research projects analysis of the results and their dissemination to improve the effectiveness and organizational efficiency of homeless programs. Experience completing research with a veteran population experiencing homelessness.

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.