Social Worker Program Manager

NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. The Phoenix VA Mental Health Department is seeking a highly qualified Social Worker for the Program Manager role within their Leadership Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in social work - leadership and management skills - an advanced practice license - and the ability to provide clinical supervision for licensure.

Qualifications

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
• Language: 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 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/
• Grandfathering Provision: All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date 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
• For employees who do not meet all of the basic requirements in this standard - but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it - the following provisions apply: Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure or certification - may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level - or changed to lower grade within the occupation - but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions
• Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed - on a temporary or permanent basis - until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard
• Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation - who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all of the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation
• If an employee who was retained in an occupation listed in 38 U.S.C.
• 7401(3) under this provision leaves that occupation - the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation
• Grade Determinations: Social Worker Program Manager - GS-14: Experience and Education: You must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment - demonstrating progressively more professional competency
• Examples of specialized experience at the GS-13 include - but are not limited to: Oversee the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program located at one facility or multiple divisions of a facility
• responsible for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing - work assignments - budget - treatment services provided - and admission criteria for the program
• have full responsibility for all phases of service delivery for a major specialty program
• responsible for the program's resource and fiscal management - monitoring control points developing the annual budget - operating within that budget - and accounting for appropriated funds
• Licensure/Certification: Individuals assigned as social worker program manager 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: Skill in large scale program coordination and administration across multiple sites - which includes consultation - negotiation - and monitoring
• Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care
• Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed
• performance evaluations
• selection of staff - training - and recommendation of awards - advancements - and when appropriate - disciplinary action
• Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls - contracts - and equipment expenditures) - forecast resource and equipment needs - and administer the allocated budget
• Skill in developing policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines for the program and in participating in national program development
• Ability to collaborate with internal VHA partners - locally and on a national level - as well as external community partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered 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 GS-14
• Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary
• Work will involve some walking - bending - and carrying such items as books - papers - and files - as well as a good deal of work on a computer keyboard
• Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office
• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of offices and clinics in a medical facility.
  
  

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties may include - but are not limited to: Providing oversight to social workers in various mental health programs including Suicide Prevention - General Mental Health - PCMHI - PRRC - MHICM - and others
• Collaborates with Mental Health discipline leaders (Psychology - Psychiatry - Social Work - Nursing) to make service delivery decisions and recommend actions to the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Mental Health
• Works in close collaboration with the Social Work Service Chief and ACOS for MH on issues related to Scopes of Practice - Credentialing and Privileges - Periodic Performance Reviews (PPRs) - Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPEs) and Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPEs) as this applies to social workers in the MHSL
• Develop and maintain documents such as policies - procedures - performance standards - position descriptions - and functional statements for Mental Health social work
• Maintains interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals and fosters and maintains community contacts
• Monitors national mental health program directives and strategic planning initiatives and coordinates planning and implementation with the ACOS for MH for assigned programs
• Prepares and contributes in developing plans to achieve national and VISN performance measures - monitoring national mental health program directives - and coordinating them with the ACOS for MH
• Identifies and proposes solutions to management problems which are of major importance to developing and planning program direction
• Serves as liaison internally and externally - independently handle major issues related to Suicide Prevention - Recovery (MHICM/PRRC) - and IPV
• represent the ACOS as needed
• Resolve complex operational problems across interprofessional teams and special assignments (e.g. - CBOCs - PCMHI - HBPC - SUD programs)
• Serves as the facility lead for Suicide Prevention implementation and program evaluation
• Develops - implements - monitors - and adjusts plans to effectively and cost-efficiently accomplish the mission within budgetary constraints for the suicide prevention program
• Prepares business plans for mental health care in programs assigned and plans for space and equipment costs - and technology support
• Support labor-management relations and human resource decisions including staffing - space - personnel actions - and workforce planning for MH social work programs
• 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
• Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of the safety regulations
• Work Schedule: Schedule will be discussed during interview
• Compressed/Flexible: Authorized at Supervisor's Discretion
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): 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 (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: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.