Supervisory Social Worker Recovery Services

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

• The incumbent interprets policies procedures directives information letters etc. from VA Central Office the VISN and local facility leadership in order to assure adherence by Recovery Services staff. The incumbent develops and maintains policies and procedures concerning patient care specifying program and service operation and evaluating such programs and services as necessary.
• Provides public relations and community education regarding the VA and responsible programs and services to various social medical mental health legal and housing and welfare organizations. These include Federal State County and City government offices as well as private non-profit service agencies and organizations. The incumbent represents the VA at meetings with stakeholders community partners and other agencies and collaborates to form partnerships and develop alternatives and improvements to the current system of program and service delivery.
• The incumbent manages and coordinates day to day operations administrative tasks clinical staff and quality improvement meetings and activities. The incumbent oversees the practice qualifications competencies and ethical standards and concerns that may arise from the staff and the treatment provided. The incumbent oversees the provision of services to all Recovery Services programs. Incumbent reviews workload productivity utilization and cost data for staff programs and services and such data is communicated to the staff for program and service assessment implementation and evaluation. The incumbent carries full administrative responsibility and consults closely with local discipline leadership regarding clinical issues.
• The incumbent must know and understand a wide range of clinical concepts administrative principles and management practices and must possess skill in applying this knowledge to difficult and complex situations.
• The incumbent must have knowledge of VA administrative procedures related to personnel actions control point and fiscal management veteran eligibility and benefits and community resources. The incumbent serves as Control Point Official for funds related to Recovery Services.

• 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.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• 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:

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).

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

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.

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.

• May 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).

• Ability to independently organize work set priorities and meet multiple deadlines.
• Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision consultation negotiation with other departments and quality improvement.
• Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
• Ability to delegate authority manage priorities coordinate work and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
• 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.
• Ability to provide staff training and development.