Summary

The incumbent - an advanced practice level social worker - functions as a Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist for the Veterans Justice Program (VJP) within the VA Homeless Programs under Social Work Service at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC.

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
• 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: Senior Social Worker - GS-12 Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience 9 post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters 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 a specialty
• Licensure/Certification: Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an 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) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate - in their resume - all of the following Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): 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
• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• Knowledge 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 and to design system changes
• Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
• Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Preferred Experience: 2 years of experience in specialized social work practice with homelessness and be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level of social work practice
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is 12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS 12 Physical Requirements: The incumbent may be asked to perform physical tasks requiring standing - bending - stooping - kneeling - climbing stairs - and lifting up to 25 lbs
• The incumbent is required to attend Ambulatory Care Center administrative and professional meetings as directed.

Duties

• VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but not limited to: Clinical Functions: Active Outreach to jails - prisons - probation - parole - home detention - or other correctional or justice locations where Veterans are justice-involved to support initial access to VA or community treatment - services and programs with field interviews - assessments and referrals
• VJOs are considered point-of-contact for these justice settings for referrals to internal VA services and programs to streamline the Veteran's access to postrelease treatment requirements
• Collaborates with the Homeless Programs related to extending outreach to homeless Veterans experiencing incarceration for integrated care coordination within VA Homeless Programs
• Acquiring and completing Release of Information (ROI) appropriate to any relevant collateral contact to or on behalf of the Veteran Provides appropriate clinical case-management - crisis-intervention - and therapy (as indicated) interventions support Veterans with complex - high-risk needs within the treatment continuum
• Administrative Functions: Engagement in supervision required under Social Work Service to support staff productivity - development and assist with trouble-shooting areas Engagement in Peer Reviews to support clinical development among colleagues and support best practices in services and documentation Development or coordination with community coalitions to support the intersection of homelessness - suicide prevention and justice-involved issues impacting Veterans
• Captures all caseload activity as required by VA Medical Center - Social Work Service - and Homeless Programs requirements - including medical record charting - HOMES documentation - and completion of monthly ADTS
• Ensures that all GSA vehicle maintenance and documentation of GSA utilization is maintained and submitted monthly to administrative staff in the Community Outreach Division Work Schedule: Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not AUthorized 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) 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: Yes Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 92914-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized