Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

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The Social Worker Program Coordinator is independently licensed at the Advance Practice level to the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contracted Residential Services (CRS). The HCHV CRS Liaison is responsible for the monitoring and coordination of services provided by community-based programs funded under the VA emergency housing contracts.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements

• Citizenship: Citizen of the United States.
• Licensure: Candidate 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.
• Licensure: Candidate must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
• Education: Master's degree in social work (MSW) 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 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 master's degree in social work.

Grade Determinations:GS-12 Social Worker (Program Coordinator) Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. Candidate 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.

In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:

1. Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
2. Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
3. Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
4. Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
5. Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.

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. Program coordinators at the GS-12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area, such as but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury, Homeless Continuum Veteran Program, Hospice and Palliative Care Program, Suicide Prevention Program, Veterans Justice Outreach, Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home Program. The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area. The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They may be responsible for the program's budget, developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice and service delivery. The program coordinator provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. They may be responsible for, or contribute to, the program's resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds. The program coordinator is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They provide leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff. They initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity assessments. They oversee program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts.

References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39 - Social Worker Qualification Standard.

Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds); light carrying (under 15 pounds); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking; standing; hearing (aid permitted). Ability to operate vehicles with frequent travel into the community is required.

Responsibilities:

• Provide supportive services and case management to Veterans residing in Contract Emergency Residential Housing facilities.
• Utilizes various treatment modalities of individual and group work, casework, community organization and community outreach activities to alleviate or remove problems that interfere with the Veteran's ability to achieve independence.
• Monitors the clinical care and asses the compliance of the programs receiving payments, as described in the recipient's contract. When necessary, the incumbent intervenes to facilitate compliance or corrective actions and, when appropriate, develops, facilitates and monitors plans of correction.
• Provides oversight of the Contract Residential Services as defined by VHA policy.
• Serves as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for the Contract Emergency Residential Housing Program, upon completion of required training and certification.
• Coordinates care and acts as an advocate on behalf of Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and provides linkages for Veterans to VHA health care services, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and community agencies.
• Provide a wide range of services, including assessments, referrals, short-term case
  management, advocacy, and service coordination.
• Provide a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.
• Provide consultation services to other VA staff regarding the psychosocial needs of homeless Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on healthcare, adherence to treatment, and housing plans.
• Participate in conducting team conferences to promote professional development, training, and coordination of service delivery.

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional by car to travel to Veterans Contract Residential Services Programs and or in the community to assist Veterans with housing as needed and also to conduct site visit of contract agencies.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Compressed/Flexible:Available
Telework: Authorized for ad-hoc only after first 90 days of employment
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Title/Functional Statement #:Social Worker (Program Coordinator)/PD000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Salary : $114,695