Senior Social Worker
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Modesto
Posted on: April 9, 2021
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Job Description:
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. 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. English Language
Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and
written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II,
chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part. 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: Senior Social Worker, GS-12
Experience/Education. The candidate must have at least two years of
experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be
in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year
must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers
have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice
skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their
specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have
certification or other post-masters 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 a specialty.
Licensure/Certification. Senior social workers 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In
addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all
of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized
interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment
programs or with special patient populations. This includes
individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and
advanced level psychosocial and/or case management.
(b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in
differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical
privileges or scope of practice.
(c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring
effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty
area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services
and to design system changes.
(d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and
students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service
delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work
practice skills.
(e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work
profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice
guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. References: VA
handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G39 Physical Requirements: Moderate
Lifting (15-44 lbs); Light Carrying (under 15 lbs); Use of fingers;
Walking 8 hours; Standing (up to 3 hours); Repeated bending (up to
1 hour); Climbing, legs only 3 hours; Hearing (aid permitted) and
emotional/mental stability.
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