Summary

The HUD-VASH Supervisory Social Workers has significant personnel management responsibilities for a small size professional and nonprofessional staff. Is responsible for the professional and administrative management of AVAHS HCHV HUD-VASH program in Anchorage with coordinating and collaborating responsibilities with senior social workers in rural HUD-VASH programs in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley - Fairbanks - Juneau - and Kenai Peninsula locations.

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: Be a citizen of the United States
• (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g this part)
• 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 accreditation standards for a masters of social work
• Licensure: 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
• Loss of Licensure or Certification: Once licensed or certified - social workers must maintain a full - valid - and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment
• Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• Grade Determinations: Supervisory Social Worker - GS-12 Education/Experience
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Assignments: 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: 1 Year supervisory and/or program manager experience
• 1 year VA experience working with homeless Veterans
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12
• Physical Requirements: This work requires light lifting - 45-44 pounds - moderate carrying - 15-44 pounds - use of fingers - walking - standing - operation of motor vehicle - near vision correctable at 13' to 16' to jagger 1 to 4 - far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other - both eyes required - hearing (aid may be permitted) and emotional/mental stability
• Environmental Factors include outside and inside - dry atmospheric conditions - working closely with others and working alone.

Duties

• Works closely with HCHV staff and other clinical services serving homeless Veterans - residential and community care programs to ensure that coordination between these entities is facilitated and Veterans direct care - referral - and follow up is contiguous and based on a continuum of services
• Independently provides clinical - psychosocial - and case management services at an advanced practice level for eligible Veterans and their family members in the program
• Is responsible for data collection - administrative record keeping - and monitoring patient or program clinical indicators - thresholds - and performance measurements
• Develops working relationships and agreements with other organizations and directly coordinates with the designated PHA regarding housing voucher application and award process for each Veteran
• Is responsible to review the agreements between Section 8 landlords - PH As - and the VA to establish appropriate referral sites for placements
• Establishes - implements - and maintains referral and screening procedures for potential HUD-VASH Veteran participants that meet national policy
• Develops the screening procedures to involve an interdisciplinary team approach and is responsible to ensure criteria and procedures are maintained
• Regularly conducts and participates in outreach activities including field interviews - assessments and referrals for homeless Veterans contacted in the community - shelters - and \"on the streets -\" as well as those who are referred by VA residential programs and outpatient clinics - and community-based outpatient clinics
• Provides referral to VA medical and mental health residential and outpatient treatment services
• Provides referrals or in some cases direct admission of the Veterans prior to HUD-VASH participation - for other VA programs
• Evaluates the Veteran's situation - abilities - and capabilities - and arrives at a reasoned conclusion including an assessment of vulnerability and prioritization for admission
• Assesses at-risk factors and develops a preliminary plan and performs an insightful assessment of serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness which may also include - catastrophic medical condition - dementia - traumatic brain injuries - and other diagnoses
• Develops psychosocial treatment plans - actively involving the Veteran and their family in coordination with interdisciplinary team members - based on the psychosocial assessments - including goals for clinical treatment
• Effectively provides case management services while utilizing professional skill - objectivity - insight - advanced clinical training - and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options and recognizing potential high-risk factors - acuity - and needs for services
• Assists Veterans in maintaining appointments for medical - psychiatric - substance abuse - vocational and other services consistent with Veteran's goals associated with healthful independent living
• Establishes a continuing relationship with the Veteran - evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan
• Meets Veterans to assess accomplishments and re­establish goals and monitors Veteran's progress - maintains comprehensive documentation - ensures expert diagnosis and treatment of clinical disorders - and shows competent discretion in decision to adjust treatment
• Makes recommendations for care and changes to interdisciplinary treatment plan
• Directs clinical and psychosocial services and is accountable for the overall effectiveness of the services provided
• Modifies services to best meet the treatment needs and to promote efficient practice and coordinates with other services offered
• Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
• Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station: 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
• 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 prior work experience or 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 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 000000