Social Worker; Program Coordinator

The Fargo VAHCS is recruiting for a Social Worker (Program Coordinator) for the Rehab and Extended Care service line. This role provides program oversight for social workers coordinating Veteran Directed Care, Medical Foster Home, Behavioral Recovery Outreach, Contract Nursing Home, and Spinal Cord Injury programs. The incumbent also supervises social workers in the Home Based Primary Care program, Community Living Center, as well as program support staff for REC social work programs.

• 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 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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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 master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to /T38
  
  Hybrid/.
• English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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).

• GS-13 Social Worker (Program Coordinator) (1) Experience and Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which is defined as:
  • Working knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
  • Working knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
  • Supervising multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
  • Organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
  • Providing training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.
  Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidates may have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.
• (2) Licensure/Certification. Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Documentation is required if part of your state's requirements for providing supervision for licensure is beyond your licensure only (example: certification of continuing education credits).
• (3) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  • (a) Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility.
  • (b) Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive.
  • (c) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
  • (d) Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
  • (e) Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.
  • (f) Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
  • (g) Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations.
• All qualifying experience you possess must be clearly described in your application package. We will not make assumptions when reviewing applications. Failure to demonstrate your experience in your resume may result in disqualification. It is strongly recommended that you write to each KSA in your application package.
• Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety an