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Supervisory Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Supervision: Has full authority over program management, staff supervision, performance evaluations, clinical skills assessment, workload, competencies, and personnel responsibilities.
- →Manages program data and collaborates with the Homeless Services Section Chief on administrative, operational, patient, and personnel activities.
- →Develops systems to monitor and improve service quality, tracking reports and Veteran encounters as per HCHV directives.
- →Implements and assesses clinical guidelines to ensure appropriate service utilization.
- →Supervises employees across GS levels, providing both administrative and technical oversight.
- →Manages performance expectations, monitors work, offers feedback, handles grievances, and enforces safety and EEO policies.
- →Recommends personnel actions and coordinates staff training.
- →Uses sound judgment to interpret trends and recommend improvements.
- →Conducts program analysis, development, and public outreach.
- →Coordinates the planning, development, and implementation of projects, often within community settings remote from the main unit.
- →Direct Patient Care: Performs biopsychosocial assessments with Veterans, families, and significant others to identify strengths and needs, focusing on homeless Veterans, including OEF/OIF/OND, geriatric, and gender-specific populations.
- →Completes intake assessments, documents data, and develops service plans with short- and long-term goals.
- →Refers Veterans to VA and community providers, educates them about available services, and advocates for their needs to promote independence.
- →Coordinates community planning and facilitates meetings with Veterans and providers.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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 identification 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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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