Social Worker - Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders Program
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: April 9, 2021
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Job Description:
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open
until September 30, 2021. The initial cut-off date for referral of
eligible applications will be April 5, 2021, with subsequent
cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications
received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or
as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions
are filled. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all
requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/30/2021.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-Citizens may
be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
English Language Proficiency: Social Workers must be proficient in
spoken and written English. Grade Determinations:
Education: Have a master's 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 master's degree in social work.
Verification of the degree can be made by going to
http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work
degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social
work. (COPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION
PACKET) 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
master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by
going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.
Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at
the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist
or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state
in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice
level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers
its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must
be able to provide supervision for licensure. Certification: Must
provide verification of training or certification sufficient to
provide clinical supervision to unlicensed social workers (copy of
certification required; in CA, 15 hours is required). SPECIALIZED
EXPERIENCE:
The candidate must have at least two years post advanced practice
clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social
work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11
grade level and have completed training in order to provide
clinical supervision to unlicensed social workers (copy of
certification required). Senior social workers have experience that
demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
and are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior
social workers may have certification or other post-masters
training from a nationally recognized professional organization or
university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and
internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a
specialty. (EVIDENCE OF THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE DOCUMENTED IN YOUR
RESUME). In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the
candidate must demonstrate the professional knowledge, skills and
abilities (KSAs) below. 1. Skill in a range of specialized
interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment
programs or with special patient populations. This includes
individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and
advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. 2. Ability to
incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis
and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of
practice. 3. Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for
measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the
specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment
services and to design system changes. 4. Ability to provide
specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the
psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as
well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. 5.
Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession,
and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines
pertaining to the service delivery area. References: VA Handbook
5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39 Social Worker, available in local
VA Human Resource Offices. The full performance level of this
vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: The physical demands of
this position involve primarily walking, talking, use of the
telephone, etc. Strenuous physical activity is not required
although the incumbent is expected to withstand pressure and stress
as part of their day-to-day activities: light lifting under 15
pound, light carrying under 15 pounds, use of fingers, walking and
standing up to 8 hours, and operation of motor vehicle.
Environmental Factors: Constant noise, working around moving
objects or vehicles, working closely with others, and working
alone.
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