Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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
• English Language Proficiency
• Social Worker candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• 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
• Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work
• Licensure
• Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/
• 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 GS-12: Experience and Education
• One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment - demonstrating progressively more professional competency
• 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
• Licensure/Certification
• Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level - and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation - negotiation - and monitoring
• Knowledge and ability to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines for the program
• Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program
• Skill in organizing work - setting priorities - meeting multiple deadlines - and evaluating assigned program area(s)
• Ability to provide training - orientation - and guidance within clinical practice
• Preferred Experience: Previous work experience with Veterans
• Previous work experience with individuals experiencing homelessness
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The work is generally sedentary
• Simple grasping and fine manipulation is required when using a keyboard to access a computer
• Social Work position requires moderate lifting and carrying 15-44 pounds - walking and standing for 2 hours
• Some travel and operating a motor vehicle is required.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This announcement is for a Social Worker (Program Coordinator) position - located at the Providence VA Medical Center in Providence RI
• The position is full time (40 hours per week) The Social Worker Program Coordinator manages the administrative and clinical aspects of a specialty case management program - Homeless Outreach
• As the Coordinated Entry Specialist - the incumbent has responsibility for overseeing the inflow and outflow of referrals for housing assistance - be it from community partners - walk-ins - outreach at local shelters - internal VA consults - and referrals through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
• Further - the incumbent is responsible for generating and maintaining the By Name List - an active list of Veterans experiencing homelessness in the catchment area
• The incumbent is responsible for building and maintaining a network of community partners with the shared goal of effectively ending Veteran homelessness
• As part of this - the incumbent is tasked with leading ongoing case discussion meetings with VA and non-VA partners
• As clinical supervisor of the Homeless Outreach team - duties include but not limited to: Performs the administrative and personnel management function relative to staff supervised
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff - which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system
• Observes workers' performance - demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques
• Provides informal and formal feedback to all employees
• Incumbent is able to resolve informal complaints and grievances
• Develops work improvement plans - recommending personnel actions as necessary
• Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters
• Effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area
• Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests
• Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of the health and safety regulations
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 8:00a-4:30p
• Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact karen.chapman@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• 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) 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: Authorized
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 650-F05613
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
• Notifications: Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 - (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held
• This position is not a Bargaining Unit position
• This position is covered by a special rate
• The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's
• Narrative responses to the knowledge - skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment
• Due to a critical staffing shortage - 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.