Department of Veterans Affairs
Senior Social Worker MH RRTP
Los Angeles, California · Senior
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DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Healthcare Social Workers (21-1022) · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The role serves Veterans with complex mental health, substance use, medical, and psychosocial needs.
- In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States English Language Proficiency.
- 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 to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work.
- Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade.
- The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade.
- 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.
Skills
- Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
Compensation
- $115k-$149k
Benefits
- Preferred Experience and Certifications Experience providing mental health and SUD services to individuals, including facilitating individual therapy.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Basic Requirements: Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States English Language Proficiency
This listing is sourced directly from Department of Veterans Affairs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.