Senior Social Worker

Qualifications

• 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: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f)
  • Education: Candidates must have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
  • 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
• Program 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

Duties

• Participate in the development, evaluation, and communication of standards, policies, and procedures and plans of care for the Geriatrics programs including Dementia care
• Educate medical center colleagues and/or students regarding the various Geriatrics programs and services and assist with dissemination of information to other VA facilities and community partners
• Evaluate Geriatrics and Dementia care practices using relevant VA statutes and VHA regulations and take action to improve identified deficiencies
• Track Geriatrics and Dementia care program assessments, consult, authorize, statistics, data management, identify significant findings, problem solve, complete documentation reports pertaining to caseloads, productivity, and trainings
• Provide Veterans and their caregivers ongoing supportive counseling to deal with the psychosocial impact of coping with chronic/disabling illness(es), onset of catastrophic illness and/or dying, and need for non-institutional or institutional services as needed during the Veteran's management in the Geriatrics program and services
• Willingly accept additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet Geriatrics and Extended Care service goals, program goals, and/or customer needs

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Above Minimum Rate of the Grade
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• 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)

Schedule

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional