Supervisory Social Worker Geriatrics and Extended Care

VA Careers - Social Work: incumbent performs work related to the review monitoring analysis planning and assessment of various outpatient clinic programs. Has administrative responsibility for clinical program development and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns. Plans establishes and implements policies and procedures; develops individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitors operates evaluates coordinates and oversees the Social Work staff of the assigned program area.

• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system.
• Observes workers performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques.
• Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance.
• Works to resolves informal complaints and grievances.
• Develops work improvement plans recommending personnel actions as necessary. Implements disciplinary measures as appropriate.
• Provides guidance to staff related to work and administrative duties.
• Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests.
• Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of the safety regulations.
• Administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area.
• Oversees daily operation of the program developing policies and procedures for program operation and prepare reports and statistics for facility VISN and national use.
• Responsible for developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice standards and guidelines on documentation workload data entry ethical practice and service delivery.
• Provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service.
• Administratively responsible for clinical programming.
• Provides leadership direction orientation coaching in-service training staff development and continuing education programs for assigned staff.
• Initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits and reports including productivity assessments.
• Oversee program operations and evaluations identifying areas for improvement gathering relevant data assessing the data developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts.
• Develops implements evaluates and reports on program performance; including assigned measures monitors data and other metrics of interest.

• 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 identification 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.

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.
• 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 ofSocial 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. 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 SW Licensure Summary by State.

1. Ability to independently organize work set priorities and meet multiple deadlines.
2. Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision consultation negotiation with other departments and quality improvement.
3. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
4. Ability to delegate authority manage priorities coordinate work and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
5. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations and use data effectively to manage workload quality performance and productivity within the service.
6. Ability to provide staff training and development.