Summary

The Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System's Mental Health service is recruiting for 1 Supervisory Social Worker to join their Domiciliary Substance Use Disorder Program (DOM-SUD). The incumbent will be responsible for professional and administrative management of the program. They will provide direct clinical services with program coordination responsibilities - ensuring staff they supervise adhere to all state and federal directives and standards.

Qualifications

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: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education: Have a master's 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 master's degree in social work
• Licensure/Certification: Individuals assigned as Supervisory Social Workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level - and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• 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 Worker GS-0185-12 Experience and Education: The candidate must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment
• Candidate may have certification or other post-master's 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 to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to independently organize work - set priorities - and meet multiple deadlines
• Knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision - consultation - negotiation with other departments and quality improvement
• Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services
• Ability to provide staff training and development
• Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees - team leaders - and managers
• Assignment :For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity (difficulty) - and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• At the GS-12 grade level - supervisory social workers typically have significant personnel management responsibilities for a small to moderate sized professional and non-professional staff - including support staff and professional staff at the GS-12 grade level and below
• The supervisory social worker is responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service - in a care/product line - or multiple facilities
• They provide direct clinical services with or without program coordination responsibilities
• Preferred Experience: Individual who is knowledgeable of treatments for substance use disorders/mental health disorders and/or supervisory experience
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Traveling throughout the medical center and the community as required - performing activities involving sitting - walking - and standing - bending and carrying such items as drive a government vehicle in carrying out professional duties when deemed necessary.

Duties

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• The greater Phoenix area also offers visitors an array of impressive cultural attractions
• Visit the internationally renowned Heard Museum for an in-depth look at Native American history or peruse the fine collection at the Phoenix Museum of Art
• Enjoy a ballet performance at the ornate Orpheum Theater or catch a concert at the state-of-the-art Comerica Theatre
• In addition to golf - the city offers access to numerous outdoor endeavors including rock climbing - hot-air ballooning - desert jeep tours and more
• Family-friendly attractions - first-rate shopping - dining and entertainment - and spectacular recreational activities
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• Hayden Medical Center provides primary care and specialty health services - including mental health care - audiology and speech - dentistry and oral surgery - low vision and blind rehabilitation - physical therapy - vision care - women's health services - and more
• Major duties include - but are not limited to: Works with special patient populations with highly complex health or mental health problems - and provides clinical supervision to social work staff on similarly complex cases
• Supervises a group of employees performing work at various GS levels up to their own grade and provides administrative - technical - and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff - clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system
• Oversees daily operation of the program - developing policies and procedures for program operation - and prepare reports and statistics for facility - Veteran Integrated Services Network (VISN) - and national use
• Oversees program operations and evaluations - identifying areas for improvement - gathering relevant data - assessing the data - developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts
• Provides independent and expert clinical psychosocial and case management services in a specialized area of practice to Veterans who tend to have serious and severe crises - may lack any familial and community support - may be poor self-monitors - may frequently fail to comply with instructions or treatment - or may have major deficits in coping skills and require continuing professional psychological support
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Compressed tour available with supervisory approval Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on military service experience
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 0000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized