Social Worker Hud Vash Case Manager

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Hud Vash Case Manager in the Veterans Health Administration based in Chillicothe, Ohio. 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 http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation 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. Ohio requires LISW. Exception. VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS9 grade level. For the GS11 grade level and above the candidate must be licensed or certified. At the time of appointment the supervisor chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline. For appointments at the GS9 grade level VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent masters level within three years of their appointment as a social worker. Loss of Licensure or Certification. Once licensed or certified social workers must maintain a full valid and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment. Grade Determinations: GS12 GS12 Qualifications (1) Experience and Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment demonstrating progressively more professional competency. 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.(2) Licensure/Certification. Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator 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. Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation negotiation and monitoring. Knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program. Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program. Skill in organizing work setting priorities meeting multiple deadlines and evaluating assigned program area(s). Ability to provide training orientation and guidance within clinical practice. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12. Physical Requirements: The work is sometimes sedentary. Typically the employee will sit to perform administrative work. However other position duties include physical requirements which include but not limited to long periods of walking standing bending crouching reaching and lifting of a variety of moderately heavy items carrying of light items such as papers books and small parts. The employee is required to drive a government vehicle and may be required to travel off station to complete required functions of the job. Mental/Emotional Requirements: Understand remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information Understand remember and communicate routine information Understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions Understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints Organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology Organize and prioritize own work schedule on shortterm basis (longer than one month) Make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit Make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit Make decisions which have significant impact on the departments credibility operations and services Understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines Complete routine forms use existing form letters and/or conduct routine oral communication Compose letters outlines memoranda and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information Communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone requires ability to hear and speak effectively on phone Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word communicating orally with others accurately loudly and quickly Make informal presentations inside and/or outside the organization. Speaking before groups Compose materials such as detailed reports workrelated manuals publications of limited scope or impact etc. and/or to make presentations outside the immediate work area Compute analyze and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes Compute analyze and interpret complex statistical data and/or to develop forecasts and computer models

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.