Senior Hud Vash Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Senior Hud Vash Social Worker in the Veterans Health Administration based in Vancouver, Washington. 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 form a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduate 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 of 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 to social worker positions in the GS185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level. English Language Proficiency. Must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d). Grade 12 Senior Social Worker: Experience/Education: The candidate 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.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.Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience above candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:(a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual group and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management.(b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.(c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes.(d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills.(e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession and to write policies procedures and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. Preferred Experience: At least two years post LCSW experience. Experience working in community based settings. Experience working with People who struggle with substance use disorders. Experience working with people with complex medical and mental health problems. References: VA Handbook 5005120 Part II Appendix G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12. Physical Requirements: Light carrying (under 15 pounds) Use of fingers Walking/Standing (12 hours) Operation of crane truck tractor or motor vehicle Specific visual requirement Both eyes required Depth perception Ability to distinguish colors Ability to distinguish shades of colors Hearing (aid may be permitted) Mental and emotional stability required Work with psychiatric patients with behavioral problems work with patients with drug and ETOH problems Environmental Factors: Working inside and outside excessive heat excessive cold dust fumes smoke or gases slippery or uneven walking surfaces working around moving objects or vehicles working closely with others exposure to overhead light exposure to pet dander exposure to scents from various homes and individuals exposure to shared office space the requires ability to focus with some distraction.

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.