Social Worker Supervisor, American Lake Community Housing
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is at the momment seeking for Social Worker Supervisor, American Lake Community Housing right now, this occupation will be placed in Washington. More details about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 874566
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To! care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidateÂ's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed in that specific grade . The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
VA encourages persons with d! isabilities to apply.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U. S. Citi! zenship
Must pass pre-employment examination
English Language Proficiency required
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
Background and-or Security Investigation required DUTIES:
The
Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) has an immediate opening for an
Outreach Team Supervisor to supervise a team of outreach staff that operates a
homeless walk in clinic at American Lake and provides community outreach
services to Veterans in the South Sound catchment area for VA Puget Sound
Health care System.
The
Outreach Team Supervisor is delegate the managerial and supervisory
responsibility for the homeless walk in clinic and outreach team as
professionally appropriate. The Outreach Team Supervisor is responsible for
coordinating interdisciplinary staff, work assignment, budget, assessment,
treatment, and referral services provided. Directly supervises a
multi-disciplinary staff which incl! udes Social Worker Case managers, Peer
Support Specialists, Medical Support Staff and a Program Support Assistant.
The
Outreach Team Supervisor will have advanced practice skills and judgment to
perform the duties of the position to include but are not limited to:
- Directly
- Responsible for
activities;
- Performs administrative
- Coordinating with
- Responsible for the
- Performance
- Implementation of
- Manages and
functioning and program! evaluation;
- Other duties as
NOTES:
1. Department of Veterans Affairs employees will receive first consideration.
2. Recruitment/Relocation incentive will not be authorized.
3. This is a Non-Bargaining Unit Position.
4. Applicants must possess an independent license.
5. Travel between Seattle, American Lake and other locations will be required, DriverÂ's License will be verified upon selection.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC Requirements : Must be a US
Citizen.
Education: Have a MasterÂ's degree in social work from a school of social work
accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Licensure: Be licensed or certified at the MasterÂ's level to
independently practice social work in a state.
There
are no exceptions at this grade level.
English Language
Proficiency :
Social! Workers must be proficient in spoken and written English.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
In addition to the
basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met to
determine grade level of the position:
GS-12: In
addition to meeting all basic requirements, Senior Social Workers have
experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and
judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work
practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the
advanced practice level which included an ASWB 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). Senior social workers may have certification or other post-m! asters
training from a nationally recognized professional organizat! ion or university
that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent
supervised professional experience in a specialty. In addition, the candidate
must demonstrate the professional knowledge Skill and Abilities below.
Demonstrated
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1.
Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized
treatment of complex physical or mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex
multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients,
including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved
clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority for
services and provide specialized treatment services.
2.
Advanced and expert 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
interventions used in the treatment of veterans with polytraumatic injuries,
spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment,
post-traumatic stress disorder, etc.
3.
Advanced knowledge and expert skill 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. Ability to
coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs.
Ability to design system changes based on empirical findings.
4.
Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on
the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area, rendering
professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling
ef! fective social work practice skills. Ability to teach and mentor staff ! and
students in the specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for
licensure or for specialty certifications.
FOREIGN
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: To receive credit for education completed outside the
United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a
private organization that specialized in interpretation of foreign educational
credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that
gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform
the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or
others.
Qualifications: Applicants must meet
the minimum qualifications as stated in VA Handbook 5005/23, Part II; Appendix G9
dated 2/13/2009, available at http://vaww1.va.gov/ohrm/HRLibrary/Dir-Policy.htm ,
Qualification
Standard Social Wo! rker GS-185.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. App! licants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or b! ased on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx . HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome. BENEFITS:
Working ! for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experie! nce or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service ca! n be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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