Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs

Senior Social Worker (Community Care)

Corpus Christi, Texas · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$94k-$122kDetected 15 hours ago
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odds of building a lasting career here

34Risky
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role30
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • 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.
  • The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all title 38 hybrid qualification standards.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Certification in Advance Case Management or Certified Case Manager (CCM) preferred/if available.
  • Must be familiar with local community agencies and resources.
  • 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.

Skills

  • The GS-12 Senior Social Worker has experience that demonstrates advanced practice skills and judgement.

Compensation

  • $94k-$122k

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

This listing is sourced directly from Department of Veterans Affairs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.