Supervisory Social Worker

VA Careers - Social Work: Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

• Administers information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of service provided to patients.
• Develops and implements information systems to track service activities.
• Develops implements and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriate utilization of services.
• Supervises a group of employees performing work at various GS levels
• Performs the administrative and personnel management function relative to staff supervised.
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff.
• Observes workers performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques.
• Resolve informal complaints and grievances.
• Develops work improvement plans
• Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters.
• Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of the safety regulations.
• Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmative action objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices in regard to race color religion sex and affirmative action for the area under his/her supervision.
• Exercises supervisor authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review.
• Technical assistance provided is based on monitoring activities and program reviews and the development and analysis of information.
• Uses sound judgment in the interpretation of trends and patterns; the application of guidelines; and the recommendation of program enhancements.
• Performs program analysis development review research design and contact work as possible with various agencies (public DOD state etc.).
• Performs work related to the review monitoring analysis planning and assessment of various programs.
• Responsible for key project activities related to the planning development and implementation of the project component.
• Provides clinical care to Veterans to include group and individual in addition to administrative duties. Percentage of clinical time determined as needed.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/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.

• 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.

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:

a. Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is
not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 section A
paragraph 3g this part).

b. Education. 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.

c. 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 masters degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to
to Obtain License or Certification. In all cases social workers must actively
pursue meeting state prerequisites for licensure or certification starting from the date
of their appointment. Failure to become licensed or certified within the prescribed
amount of time will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may
result in termination of employment.

Loss of Licensure or Certification. Once licensed or certified social workers must
maintain a full valid and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain
qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from
the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment.
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e. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Employee Occupational
Health Services.

f. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written
English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).

GRADE DETERMINATIONS.

In addition to the basic requirements for employment the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

Supervisory Social Worker GS-13