Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs

Supervisory Social Worker

Detroit, Michigan · Internship

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$156kDetected 16 hours ago
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • Dingell VA Medical Center is recruiting for a Supervisory Social Worker.
  • Responsible for clinical and administrative operations at the John D.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Note: 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 website to verify if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work.
  • Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-185 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.
  • Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment.
  • Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Nice to have

  • Prior management and/or supervisory experience.
  • For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS13.
  • The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS13.

Skills

  • Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
  • Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services.
  • Ability to provide staff training and development.

Compensation

  • $120k-$156k

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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
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