Social Worker Program Manager (Designated Learning Officer) - Edrp

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.Qualifications: Basic Requirements:
Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may 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. Verification of the degree can be made by going to the CSWE website http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation 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. Current state requirements may be found on the OHRM website http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.
English Language Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
Grade Determinations: Social Worker (Program Manager), GS 14
Experience/Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 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.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs. It is recommended to provide a written narrative format of the subparagraphs below:
a. Skill in large scale program coordination and administration across multiple sites, which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
b. Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.
c. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program.
d. Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
e. Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.
f. Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
g. Skill in developing policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program and in participating in national program development.
h. Ability to collaborate with internal VHA partners, locally and on a national level, as well as external community partners to further program goals and enhance patient center care.
Preferred Experience:

• Experience with planning, implementation, supervision, and management of staff development training to enhance educationally disadvantaged, vocationally underdeveloped employees
• Experience with program assessment, Lean Six Sigma practices, statistical analysis or other approaches for evaluating program effectiveness and correcting program deficiencies when they occur.
• Experience with consulting practices, providing management with valuable information regarding training, career development, vocational and personnel issues in order to achieve and maintain a reputation as an employer of choice.
• Experience with public promotion and marketing of staff focused educational events at the facility level.
• Experience with administrative supervision of staff members or a team.

References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard, dated September 10, 2019.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14.
Physical Requirements: 1. Light lifting: under 15 pounds; straight pulling (up to 1 hour); pushing (1-2 hours) 2. Reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; walking (up to 3 hours) 3. Standing (up to 3 hours); repeated bending (up to 1 hour); climbing stairs; both legs required for operation of motor vehicle. 4. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; mental alertness 5. Near vision and far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; both eyes required for depth perception; ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors; hearing (aid permitted) 6. Frequent keyboarding to operate a computer.Education: IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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.
Verification of the degree can be made by going to the CSWE website: https://cswe.org/Accreditation to verify if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work.
Note: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
Note: If your school was accredited by CSWE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the CSWE website, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.Employment Type: FULL_TIME