Supervisory Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Supervisory Social Worker in the Veterans Health Administration based in Charleston, South Carolina. 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 http:www.cswe.gorg/Accreditation 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. 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 Workers. For supervisors grades are determined by the scope of responsibility the complexity of the social work services provided by supervisees the composition of the staff supervised (e.g. professional staff multidisciplinary staff tours of duty geographical disbursement etc.) and the amount of time spent in personnel management functions. Experience Education and Licensure. Individuals assigned as Supervisory Social Workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for subordinate staff to qualify for licensure. Their experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. They 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. In addition the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSAs in subparagraph (b) below. Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities1. Ability to independently organize work set priorities and meet multiple deadlines.2. Knowledge and skill in management/administration which includes supervision consultation negotiation and monitoring.3. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.4. Ability to provide administrative supervision and clinical supervision including supervision for social work licensure.(c) Supervisory Social Worker Assignments. The KSAs shown above apply to all Supervisory Social Worker grade levels. GS13 Supervisory Social Worker. Supervisory Social Workers at the GS13 grade level typically supervise a significant number of professional staff at the GS12 grade including advanced practice social workers and social worker program coordinators. They are responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service in a care line or across multiple sites e.g. multidivision facilities and CBOCs with a large number of supervisees at the GS12 grade and below. They typically also provide direct clinical services. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/23 PART II APPENDIX G39 Physical Requirements: Light lifting under 15lbs Light carrying under 15lbs Walking (3hrs) Standing (68hrs) Repeated bending (2hrs) Climbing legs only (1hr) Both legs required 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 Hearing (aid permitted) Clear speech emotional stability moderate duty sitting for long time periods. Protracted or irregular hours of work.

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.