Supervisory Social Worker (Mental Health Community and Recovery Services)

Summary

The MH CRS Supervisor also serves as a major advocate and consultant for the psychiatric rehabilitation recovery model to the Mental Health Leadership Team (MHLT), mental health service line providers, executive management, Veterans and their families, and the community served by the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.

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The Mental Health Community and Recovery Services (MH CRS) Supervisor serves as the program's manager, providing leadership, coordination, oversight, and integration to ensure the smooth and effective provision of recovery and rehabilitation services. The duties of the incumbent are highly complex and require an in-depth administrative knowledge, clinical expertise, and complex program managerial skills.

Duties include but are not limited to :

• Serves as a major advocate and consultant for the psychiatric rehabilitation recovery model to the Mental Health Leadership Team (MHLT), mental health service line providers, executive management, Veterans and their families, and the community served by the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the center and its multi-disciplinary team including the disciplines of psychology, social work, nursing, peer specialists, and administrative / clerical specialists.
• Holds clinical supervisory responsibilities and oversees all PRRC staff, coordinating with care line managers to ensure discipline-specific guidance and collaborative feedback.
• Responsible for supervision of the staff of the Mental Health Intensive Community Program (MHICM).
• Will provide clinical and administrative supervision for all MHICM staff.
• Represents an increasingly complex level of clinical care, which utilizes a comprehensive range of clinical expertise and rehabilitation recovery models in the provision of bio-psychosocial rehabilitative, care coordination, case management and health maintenance services to assist Veterans.

Work Schedule : Monday- Friday 7 : 45am- 4 : 30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance) : Not Authorized

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.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized

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Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider :

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification / licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

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).

Experience : In additional to meeting the basic requirements as stated above, you must have the following :

GS-13 Level :

Experience / Education. The candidate must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidates 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, candidates must demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

(a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.

(b) Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement.

(c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.

(d) Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.

(e) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service.

(f) Ability to provide staff training and development.

Reference : For more information on this qualification standard, please visit

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements : All candidates must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Candidates must meet the physical requirements outlined in Section II and Section VI of the OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions and must possess emotional and mental stability.

Education

Note : Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here : If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit :

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA / OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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