Acute Recovery Center Program Manager- Social Worker; Program Coordinator

Summary

This position is located within Mental Health Services - Fort Miley Campus - San Francisco VA Healthcare System.

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.

• 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/.
• Grandfathering Provision
• The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all title 38 hybrid qualification standards.
• Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/registration requirements that apply to this occupation.
• 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).
• Grade Determinations:
  Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - GS-13 Experience/Education
• One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level.
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s) across the facility.
• Skill in local policy and practice development procedures - and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive.
• Skill in organizing work - setting priorities - meeting multiple deadlines - and evaluating assigned program area(s).
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
• Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluations, selection of staff, training, recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate disciplinary action.
• 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.
• Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations.
• 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.
• At this grade level - social worker program coordinators oversee the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program - such as…