Supervisory Social Worker

Summary

The Supervisory Social Worker within the Geriatric and Extended Care (GEC) Homecare section of the Social Work Service oversees homecare programs, supervises Social Workers in their assigned programs, and ensures coordinated psychosocial, mental health, and case management services for medically complex Veterans and their caregivers, within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.

Duties

Step into a leadership role that drives meaningful impact for Veterans. As the Supervisory Social Worker, you will guide dedicated Social Work staff across Home Based Primary Care, Medical Foster Home, and Veteran Directed Care programs. You'll lead program growth, set inspiring annual goals, and ensure services meet the highest standards of access and quality. You will shape SOPs, streamline processes, and champion innovative solutions that support both staff and Veterans. This role calls for a strong communicator, decisive leader, and collaborative partner who builds positive relationships across the VA and community. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, value accountability, and are passionate about supporting Veteran-centered care, this position offers the opportunity to lead with purpose. VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Plan, organize and coordinate administrative, operational, clinical and personnel activities for the Homecare Social Work programs. Resolve informal/formal complaints and grievances. Facilitate position management, orientation of new staff, time and leave management, and administrative and clinical supervision. Act as subject matter expert (SME) to VA Facility leadership and staff for all Homecare Social Work related issues and serve as a consultant to other VA professionals, administrators on program specific activities and specialized homecare clinical practice. Provide direct supervision of GS-11-GS-12 clinical Social Workers located at various sites across the NF/SGVHS and whose primary work is community based conducted in the homes of Veterans. Perform a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised Social Workers. Organize work, delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties by meeting multiple deadlines Develop and facilitate social work homecare program focused direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for clinical social workers. Develop, implement and maintain program policy and procedures for treatment and coordination of care of Veterans that meet VA, Joint Commission, and other regulatory standards for assigned programs. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4pm, Monday through Friday EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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 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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 55620F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens). 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-Documentation Required. 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/. Grandfathering Provision. All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date (9/10/2019) of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure or certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13 Grade Requirement: Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 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-Documentation Required. 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. 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. Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service. Ability to provide staff training and development. Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must c