Mental Health Residential Recovery Treatment Program Manager (SOCIAL WORKER)

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

The Section Chief ensures collaboration and integration of services across Nursing Mental Health Primary Care Pharmacy Social Work Homeless Services and other specialties while maintaining direct supervision authority over all MH RRTP staff.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Plans implements and provides clinical and administrative oversight to Mental Health Residential Service Line activities including requirements for staff budget equipment and supplies.
• Has direct or indirect (through subordinate supervision) administrative professional and/or clinical supervision of subordinates.
• Oversight and coordination of a comprehensive multidisciplinary team.
• Directly responsible for four distinct programs within Residential including: Homeless Programs Psychosocial Recovery Treatment Substance Use Disorders Domiciliary Operations.
• Monitors and oversees Fund Control Points as assigned.
• Seeks additional resources as warranted with use of data-driven criteria in support of all requests.
• Ensures efficient operation for the Residential Programs within the Mental Health Service.
• Prepares special reports at the facility VISN and CO level Congressional responses briefing papers issue briefs and decision papers for the medical center leadership which can be highly sensitive confidential and complex in nature.
• Develop policies standard operating procedures performance standards position descriptions and functional statements for Mental Health Programs.
• Monitors the clinical performance of staff conducts performance appraisals and performs other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center has been satisfied. Sets training objectives for staff and delegate responsibilities to subordinate programs/sections.

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.
• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• 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.

• 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.

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.
• English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005 Part II Chapter 3 Section A Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapter 73 or 74 to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.
• Education - Candidates must have a masters 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 masters degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work.
• Licensure - Social workers in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going tohttp:// 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:
  
  Experience: In additional to meeting the basic requirements as stated above you must have the following:
  
  GS-14 Level:
  
  Experience: Must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgement demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Individual may have certification or other post-masters 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. Must also be able to demonstrate all of the following Knowledge Skills and Abilities below:
  1. Skill in large scale program coordination and administration across multiple sites which includes consultation negotiation and monitoring.
  2. Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.
  3. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program.
  4. Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Skill in developing policies procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program and in participating in national program development.
  8. 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.
  Licensure/Certification: Social Work Program Managers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
  
  Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14.
  
  Physical Requirements: All candidates must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation without hazard to themselves or others. Candidates must meet the physical requirements outlined in Section II and Section VI of the OPM Operating Manual Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions and must possess emotional and mental stability. The job is sedentary but requires movement throughout the medical center.

  Education

  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: 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:

  Additional information

  Receiving Service Credit for 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.
  
  During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
  
  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.
  
  If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
  
  Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants 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.

  Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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