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.
• English Language Proficiency: Applicants must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
• 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.
• Licensure: 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.

Grade Determinations:
GS-12 Experience and Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidate 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 a 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, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
a. Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
b. Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
c. Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
d. Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
e. Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.

Preferred Experience: Experience with age population from young adult to geriatric patients and their families. Experience developing learning plans/home care plans for family caregivers of elderly adults to follow. Experience planning, writing and providing formal presentations to diverse communities, professionals and stakeholder groups.

References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard dated September 10, 2019.

The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands of the work includes: Ability to sit at a desk working at a computer; Ability to engage in light to moderate physical activity, including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies; Ability to perform light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands with reasonable accommodation if necessary, without endangering the health and safety of the Social Worker or others; Walking throughout the clinic and/or Medical Center; Standing for extended periods of time; Sitting at a computer and in counsel and consultation with Veterans and interdisciplinary teams; Requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Work Environment: Work is performed in an office/clinic setting and in patient's homes. While working in an office/clinic setting there are minimal risks that require normal safety precautions; the area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. While working in patient's homes there are minimal risks that requires normal safety precautions. These work environments requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks at once, sometimes in stressful situations.