Summary

The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System consists of 1 inpatient facility, plus 11 Community-Based Outpatient clinics. Supervisory Social Worker at the GS-12 grade level, under the supervision of the GEC Program Manager, oversees & supervises the clinical care & case management services to a portion of the programs within GEC. These responsibilities include monitoring & as needed, determining, or revising the program's admission criteria, clinical treatment services & program redesign.

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Duties & skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Supervisory Social Worker at the GS 12 level reports to the GEC Program Manager & oversees a portion of the GEC programs.
• Assists in planning, establishing, & implementing policies & procedures, often implementing a new or revised process, developing individual or group goals & objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating, & supervising the Social Workers of the assigned program.
• In collaboration with the GEC Program Manager, will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the associated VHA Directives & recommended practices.
• Closely collaborate with internal stakeholders of the specialized & complex /programs, creating processes & procedures which support the delivery of services across the care continuum.
• Work with budgetary & contractual components associated with processes, procedure, & regulations, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards. Redesign program processes to achieve compliance & streamline a process or administrative flow.
• Assure the staff whom they supervise are aware of & adhere to all current directives of VHA, & meet current Joint Commission standards, State licensure standards, field guidebooks, & VA-OIG expectations. Conduct ongoing intensive reviews & appraisals to ensure the accomplishment of objectives & adherence to standards set by governing bodies.
• May also provide direct clinical services.
• Oversees & assign work to the interdisciplinary staff, performing specialized & complex care, including Nurse II, Nurse III, advanced practice social workers, & social work program coordinators.
• Assesses work, provides administrative, technical, & clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the programs.
• Performs the administrative & personnel management function relative to staff supervised. Establish guidelines & performance expectations for staff, clearly communicated through the form employee performance management system. Observe workers' performance; demonstrates & conducts work performance critiques. Provide informal feedback & periodically evaluates employee performance. Works to resolve informal complaints & grievances. Develop work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provide advice & counsel to work related to work & administrative matters. Invokes disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews & approves or disapproves leave requests. Assures subordinates are trained & fully comply with the provisions of the safety regulations.
• Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmative action objectives & by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices in regard to race, color, religion, sex, & affirmative action for the area under incumbent supervision in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees & recruitment & hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all employees; (3) encouragement & recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; & (5) full utilization of their skills.
• Supervises employees to accomplish the work of the organization unit. Exercises supervisor authorities & responsibilities involving work assignment & review, as well as the administrative & personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Performs a wide range of services & provides technical assistance to State, local, & private agencies, & universities. Technical assistance provided to monitor activities & program reviews, & the development & analysis of information. In addition, the incumbent uses sound judgment in the interpretation of trends & patterns; the application of guidelines; & the recommendation of program enhancements. Performs program analysis, development, review, research, design, & contact work as possible various agencies (public, DOD, state, etc.).
• Performs work related to the review, monitoring, analysis, planning & assessment of various programs. Responsible for key project activities related to the planning, development, & implementation of the project component. A substantial portion of the workload directed by this position will be carried out at one or more locations that are physically removed from the main unit under conditions that make day-to-day supervision difficult to administer.
• Required to possess & maintain a current valid state driver's license.
• This position supervises an organizational unit & performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Work Schedule: 0700-1530, Tour May Vary

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 60886-0

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  
  

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:

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  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: Candidates must be proficient in spoken & 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 accreditation standards for a masters of social work.
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  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 SW Licensure Summary by State.
  
  

Grade Determinations:

Supervisory Social Worker, GS-12

Education and 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.

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.
• 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.
  
  

Preferred Experience: Supervisory, Geriatric Care



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 12.



Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably while working. However, there may be some light exertion required when walking, standing, bending, or climbing stairs, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small objects, or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

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Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary & 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) & 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)

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

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This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

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Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

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