Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Intimate Partner Violence Assistance/Military Sexual Trauma

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Qualifications:

NOTE: THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:

• 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://www.cswe.org/Accreditation 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 http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.
  • Loss of Licensure or Certification: Once licensed or certified, social workers must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment.
• 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-12

Experience and Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. 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.

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.

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

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

Assignments: 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 GS12 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.

Preferred Experience: Experience in safety planning for intimate partner violence

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting and carrying (15-44lbs), straight pulling, pulling hand over hand, pushing, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, walking, standing, kneeling, repeated bending, and operation of motor vehicle. Environmental factors are working outside and inside, slippery or uneven walking surfaces, working around moving objects or vehicles, and working closely with others.

Responsibilities:

NOTE: THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Functions

• Provides direct Veteran, family, caregiver, and VA employee contact in the form of clinical evidence-based services to include assessments and interventions; resource development and referral; and consultation.
• Develops and facilitates support groups (face-to-face or video-teleconference) and educational programs.
• Responsible for clinical and administrative programming and operations; developing policies and procedures for program operation; preparing reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.
• Manages the use of program data for oversight and evaluation.
• Establishes partnerships with facility departments, programs, committees, and workgroups such as the Disruptive Behavior Committee, Employee Assistance Program, Veterans Justice Outreach Program and Occupational Health regarding services for employees who may experience IPV and MST or use IPV.
• Develops and implements information systems to track, evaluate and enhance service activities provided to Veterans, families, and caregivers impacted by IPV and MST, and VA employees impacted by IPV. Systems will include tracking visits, referrals, demographics, and outcomes.
• Advises and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams throughout the medical center on matters of IPV and MST.
• Develops, implements and provides trainings to Veterans, families, caregivers, employees and community partners focused on specific IPV and MST needs.
• Distributes educational materials provided by VA, local, state, and national domestic violence, IPV and sexual assault organizations
• Develop a library of IPV and MST assistance information material for distribution throughout various inpatient, outpatient, and residential settings. Must maintain basic knowledge of local VA medical center programs, community services, and VA Central Office IPVAP and MST initiatives. Educational material must be specific to the demographic group served in the clinic, i.e., Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson disease, geriatrics, women's health, PTSD, mental health, substance use, homelessness, TBI, post-deployment, and caregiver support.
• Serves as a liaison between the VA and community agencies. This position requires approximately 25% travel and driving a government vehicle to participate in DV/IPV and MST assistance activities in CBOCs, the local community, and state to promote and recognize the role of individuals who experience IPV and MST and use IPV and participate on state and local DV/IPV assistance committees.
• Collaborates with Public Affairs and community to establish and maintain promotional materials the electronic social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, secure email and YouTube, through interviews with local print, and voice and television media in accordance with VA policy.
• Coordinates events and programs for awareness, to include but not limited to, the annual Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April and Domestic Violence Awareness Month every October. This includes announcing and advertising the month's activities, mobilization of participants, educational sessions, and general information on VA IPVAP.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible:Modified Compressed
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance. Learn more
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: AD-HOC
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #: 000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Salary : $417