Social Worker Program Manager Detail Nte One Year

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Program Manager Detail Nte One Year in the Veterans Health Administration based in Tacoma, Washington. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement01/29/2025. This is a Temporary Detail/Temporary Promotion NTE 1 year and will require Service Chief approval. 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. 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. Grade Determinations: GS14 Social Worker Program Manager Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator or manager must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level. Their experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment demonstrating progressively more professional competency. 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 Abilities: (a) Skill in large scale program coordination and administration across multiple sites which includes consultation negotiation and monitoring. (b) Ability to translate management goals and objectives into wellcoordinated and controlled work operations. (c) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program. (d) Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. (e) Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed performance evaluations selection of staff training and recommendation of awards advancements and when appropriate disciplinary action. (f) Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls contracts and equipment expenditures) forecast resource and equipment needs and administer the allocated budget. (g) Skill in developing policies procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program and in participating in national program development. (h) Ability to collaborate with internal VHA partners locally and on a national level as well as external community partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit https://www.va.gov/OHRM/QualificationStandards/HT38/0185SocialWorker.pdf The full performance level of this vacancy is GS14. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS14. Physical Requirements: Position requires performing activities including sitting standing walking bending carrying items such as books papers and files.

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.