Senior Social Worker Mental Health

We're Looking for a skilled Senior Social Worker Mental Health in the Veterans Health Administration based in Jackson, Mississippi. 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: Must posses 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. Licensure: Applicants must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Grade Determination Senior Social Worker GS12: Licensure/Certification: Senior social workers 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/Education: In addition to the basic requirements candidates must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which one year must be equivalent to the GS11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other postmasters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. GS11 KSAs include: Independently practice social work. Incumbents are assigned to all program areas including but not limited to Provide professional independent social work services in the assigned area. Duties include but are not limited to Assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse neglect exploitation and/or intimate partner violence Acts as an advocate with appropriate VA and community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver GS12 KSAs: In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs). May be assigned administrative responsibility for clinical program development and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns. Collaborates with the other members of the treatment team in the provision of comprehensive health care services to Veterans ensures equity of access service and benefits to this population ensures the care provided is of the highest quality Providing leadership direction orientation coaching inservice training staff development and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff. Serve on committees work groups and task forces at the facility VISN and national level or in the community as deemed appropriate by the supervisor Social Work Executive or Chief of Social Work Services Preferred Experience: Experience working with Veterans in an outpatient mental health setting. Experience providing evidenced based psychotherapy for serious mental illness and other diagnoses (e.g. depression anxiety) with symptom severity and/or complexity necessitating intervention at a higher level of care than is provided in a primary care setting. Experience working with an interprofessional team to develop and implement collaborative treatment plans. Experience completing assessments for diagnostic clarification treatment planning and measurement based care References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II Appendix G39 dated September 10 2019 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12. Physical Requirements: Heavy Lifting (45 pounds and over ) Moderate Lifting (1544 pounds) Light Lifting (Under 15 pound) Light Carrying (Under 15 pounds) Reaching above shoulder Use of Fingers Both hands required Walking (24 Hours) Standing (24 Hours) Repeated bending (12 Hours) Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously Near vision correctable at 13 to 16 to Jaeger 1 to 4 Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other Depth perception Hearing (aid permitted)

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.