Supervisory Social Worker - Los Angeles, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

Los Angeles, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

The major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Supervises and assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, and overseeing the Clinical and Administrative operations of the HUD-VASH program.
Provide direct supervision to Social Workers.
Assure the Staff whom they supervise are aware of, adhere to all current directives of VHA, and meet current Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) standards, State licensure standards, and VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) expectations.
Conduct ongoing reviews and appraisals to ensure the accomplishments of objectives and adherence to standards set by governing bodies.
Provides orientation and ongoing training to subordinate staff and takes responsibility for providing opportunities to help staff updated their clinical practice skills and acquire new knowledge in contemporary treatment modalities.
Set priorities, make assignments according to capabilities of employees, and oversee personnel management functions of staff, and clearly communicates them through the formal employee performance management system.
He/she receives and disseminates social work practice and resource information to social workers at the facility.
Evaluates subordinate's performance and offers instruction, advice, or counseling on clinical and administrative matters.
Monitors compliance with guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice, and service delivery.
Plans or participates in planning for coverage in the area of responsibility. The Supervisory Social Worker also plans for staffing and space needs.
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 incumbent supervision in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all employees; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilization of their skills.
Responsible for data collection, administrative record keeping, and monitoring patient or program clinical indicators, thresholds, and performance measurements.

Work Schedule:
Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework:
Yes - as determined by the agency policy and management approval after the first 90 days of employment.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 00000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report**:
Not required

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

License
Resume
Transcript
Cover Letter
DD214/ Statement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Performance Appraisal
Professional Certification
Resume
Separation Notice (RIF)

SF1

SF50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Transcript

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

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United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Grade Determinations:
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met for this position.
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Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13
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Licensure/Certification. Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
(a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
- (b) Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement.
- (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
- (d) Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
- (e) 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.
- (f) Ability to provide staff training and development.
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Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Supervisory social workers at the GS-13 grade level typically supervis