Duties
"Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf The Supervisory Social Worker manages and is the administrator of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Programs for VA Maine Health Care System.
The HCHV Coordinator is responsible and has the authority to independently oversee and direct the administrative and clinical aspects of the program.
S/he is responsible for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment services provided, and admission criteria for the program.
Duties may include, but are not limited to: Responsible for 5 major programs within the Health Care for Homeless Veterans program (HCHV).
Responsible for submission of statistical data to The Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC).
Writes an annual report on the HCHV program outcomes and uses NEPEC data.
Provides leadership within and outside of the VA to develop programs with VA and community partners.
Reviews and implements clinical practices with guidance from the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Joint Commission.
Responsible for supervision of multiple staff members including supervisory/coordinator and non-supervisory staff.
Responsible for conducting interviews and the selection of new staff members in cooperation with HCHV team members, Mental Health leadership and the Social Work Executive.
Provides direct services to veterans.
Responsible for conducting team meetings Responsible for monitoring, review and reporting of performance measures Responsible to work with mental health, the social work executive and VA leadership through review of accreditation standards and policy implementation of these standards within the program.
Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO).
Compressed/Flexible: Full-time; Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Authorized; Regular Telework 3 days/PP.
This position is authorized for telework but has not been authorized as virtual or remote (i.e., the must be able to work at the location the position is being announced for).
VA supports the use of telework to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.
Telework eligibility may be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: F04833 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Notifications: Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C.
§ 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).
The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.
This position is in the Excepted Service.
The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.
Selectee may be required to work at any VA Maine Healthcare System campus, as needed.
May be required to attend conference at other facilities or other VA sites on occasion.
Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay."