Social Worker- Readjustment Counselor
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for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real specific content. No filler like "commensurate with experience". So we need to extract relevant content.
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Summary: mentions Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility, must meet eligibility, submit within four months, program approval award amount up to $200,000 and eligibility period one to five years determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review.
Qualifications: includes basic requirements: US citizenship, English proficiency, master's degree in social work from CSWE accredited school, licensure/certification for GS-185 series, grade determinations: GS-11 experience and licensure: one year post-MSW experience equivalent to GS-9 in health care or social work-related settings and licensure; OR doctoral degree in social work can substitute for one year experience and licensure; Demonstrated KSAs: list of knowledge/skills/abilities; Physical Requirements: none essential; full performance level GS 11; reference link.
Duties: list of functions and responsibilities: intake screening and assessment, readjustment counseling goal setting and service planning, direct readjustment counseling service provision, risk assessment and crisis intervention, care coordination, coordinating readjustment counseling and outreach, team cohesion and coordination, documentation/administrative responsibilities/consultation, perform other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
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)
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)
Telework: Available on an ad hoc basis
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #: 150670
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
NOTE: Readjustment Counselors are multi-disciplinary and can be filled by: Social Worker - Psychologist - Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - and Marriage & Family Therapist. Each discipline is announced separately - and applicants must apply to the announcement for which they are qualified.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The contact email maybe considered application instruction? It's contact for EDRP questions; might be okay to keep as part of EDRP section? The instruction says "Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance". That's not exactly application instruction but contact for questions. Might be okay to keep within EDRP section.
We need sections: maybe "About the role" (summary), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Requirements" (basic requirements + qualifications?), "Qualifications" (maybe separate?), "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule". The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose which sections have content.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". The Pay section: they gave "Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)". That's specific enough, not filler. So we can include Pay.
Schedule: they gave Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm. That's specific.
Benefits: they gave Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework, Virtual not a virtual position (maybe note). Also EDRP info could be under Benefits? Or maybe a separate "Education Debt Reduction Program". But we only have headings list; we could include Benefits and include EDRP as part of Benefits. Or we could create a separate section for EDRP but not in list; but instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can incorporate EDRP into Benefits.
Requirements: include basic requirements (citizenship, English proficiency, education, licensure) and grade determinations (experience, KSAs). Could be under Requirements.
Qualifications: maybe separate for KSAs? But we can combine.
Better: Sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic + grade), Benefits (including EDRP, PTO, parental leave, childcare, retirement, insurance, telework), Pay, Schedule.
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About the role summary: "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. 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."
Note there is a weird spacing "$200 -000". Should we keep as is? Probably keep as "$200 -000". Might be a typo but we must preserve. We'll keep.
Responsibilities list: from "Functions and responsibilities include - but are not limited to:" then list items separated by line breaks.
Let's extract each:
- Intake screening and assessment: Complete all readjustment counseling intake procedures - including an assessment of risk for self-harm - military history and military related psychosocial stressors - and assess family readjustment stressors and document identified behaviors or symptoms
- Readjustment counseling goal setting and service planning: Develop and periodically update an individualized readjustment counseling service plan that reflects a course of therapeutic and psychosocial interventions - including identification of achievable goals and measurable outcomes
- Direct readjustment counseling service provision: Incorporate complex multiple causation in differential psychosocial assessment and direct service delivery to eligible Veterans - including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnostic inferences within the clinical scope of practice
- Risk assessment and crisis intervention: Conduct timely assessment of Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs - evaluate risk - and initiate safety planning as appropriate
- Care coordination: Links the Veteran with other community services - resources - and opportunities to maximize the Veteran's independence - health - and well-being
- Coordinating readjustment counseling and outreach: Maintain active coordination with Vet Center outreach workers to ensure seamless referral to Vet Center services for those individuals engaged in the community at outreach events that may require follow-up readjustment counseling
- Team cohesion and coordination: Actively participate in staff meetings designed to promote team building and staff development
- Documentation/administrative responsibilities/consultation: Document all clinical interactions with eligible individuals and episodes of care coordination on their behalf as required by policy
- Perform other duties as assigned
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Requirements: 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: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English to perform the duties of this position (maybe duplicate; we can keep one)
- Education: 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)
- 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 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
- For the GS-11 grade level - the candidate must be licensed or certified
- 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)
- Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
- GS-11 Experience and Licensure: Completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level
- OR Education: In addition to the basic requirements - a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level
- AND Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
- Knowledge of community resources - how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services - and ability to coordinate services
- Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real specific content. No filler like "commensurate with experience". So we need to extract relevant content. Let's parse the posting: Summary: mentions Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility, must meet eligibility, submit within four months, program approval award amount up to $200,000 and eligibility period one to five years determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review. Qualifications: includes basic requirements: US citizenship, English proficiency, master's degree in social work from CSWE accredited school, licensure/certification for GS-185 series, grade determinations: GS-11 experience and licensure: one year post-MSW experience equivalent to GS-9 in health care or social work-related settings and licensure; OR doctoral degree in social work can substitute for one year experience and licensure; Demonstrated KSAs: list of knowledge/skills/abilities; Physical Requirements: none essential; full performance level GS 11; reference link. Duties: list of functions and responsibilities: intake screening and assessment, readjustment counseling goal setting and service planning, direct readjustment counseling service provision, risk assessment and crisis intervention, care coordination, coordinating readjustment counseling and outreach, team cohesion and coordination, documentation/administrative responsibilities/consultation, perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade) 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) 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) Telework: Available on an ad hoc basis Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 150670 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized NOTE: Readjustment Counselors are multi-disciplinary and can be filled by: Social Worker - Psychologist - Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - and Marriage & Family Therapist. Each discipline is announced separately - and applicants must apply to the announcement for which they are qualified. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The contact email maybe considered application instruction? It's contact for EDRP questions; might be okay to keep as part of EDRP section? The instruction says "Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance". That's not exactly application instruction but contact for questions. Might be okay to keep within EDRP section. We need sections: maybe "About the role" (summary), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Requirements" (basic requirements + qualifications?), "Qualifications" (maybe separate?), "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule". The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose which sections have content.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". The Pay section: they gave "Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)". That's specific enough, not filler. So we can include Pay.
Schedule: they gave Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm. That's specific.
Benefits: they gave Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework, Virtual not a virtual position (maybe note). Also EDRP info could be under Benefits? Or maybe a separate "Education Debt Reduction Program". But we only have headings list; we could include Benefits and include EDRP as part of Benefits. Or we could create a separate section for EDRP but not in list; but instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can incorporate EDRP into Benefits.
Requirements: include basic requirements (citizenship, English proficiency, education, licensure) and grade determinations (experience, KSAs). Could be under Requirements.
Qualifications: maybe separate for KSAs? But we can combine.
Better: Sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic + grade), Benefits (including EDRP, PTO, parental leave, childcare, retirement, insurance, telework), Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
We'll need About the role
then
with summary content. Then
Responsibilities
then- each duty.
Then
Requirements
then maybe- for basic requirements and grade determinations? Could separate into sublists? But we can just list items.
Then
Benefits
then- for each benefit.
Then
Pay
then. Then
Schedule
then. Make sure not to include filler like "not specified". All content is specific. Let's extract exact text. About the role summary: "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. 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." Note there is a weird spacing "$200 -000". Should we keep as is? Probably keep as "$200 -000". Might be a typo but we must preserve. We'll keep. Responsibilities list: from "Functions and responsibilities include - but are not limited to:" then list items separated by line breaks. Let's extract each: - Intake screening and assessment: Complete all readjustment counseling intake procedures - including an assessment of risk for self-harm - military history and military related psychosocial stressors - and assess family readjustment stressors and document identified behaviors or symptoms - Readjustment counseling goal setting and service planning: Develop and periodically update an individualized readjustment counseling service plan that reflects a course of therapeutic and psychosocial interventions - including identification of achievable goals and measurable outcomes - Direct readjustment counseling service provision: Incorporate complex multiple causation in differential psychosocial assessment and direct service delivery to eligible Veterans - including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnostic inferences within the clinical scope of practice - Risk assessment and crisis intervention: Conduct timely assessment of Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs - evaluate risk - and initiate safety planning as appropriate - Care coordination: Links the Veteran with other community services - resources - and opportunities to maximize the Veteran's independence - health - and well-being - Coordinating readjustment counseling and outreach: Maintain active coordination with Vet Center outreach workers to ensure seamless referral to Vet Center services for those individuals engaged in the community at outreach events that may require follow-up readjustment counseling - Team cohesion and coordination: Actively participate in staff meetings designed to promote team building and staff development - Documentation/administrative responsibilities/consultation: Document all clinical interactions with eligible individuals and episodes of care coordination on their behalf as required by policy - Perform other duties as assigned We'll put each as
- . Requirements: 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: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English - You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English to perform the duties of this position (maybe duplicate; we can keep one) - Education: 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) - 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 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 - For the GS-11 grade level - the candidate must be licensed or certified - 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) - Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates - GS-11 Experience and Licensure: Completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level - OR Education: In addition to the basic requirements - a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level - AND Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: - Knowledge of community resources - how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services - and ability to coordinate services - Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio
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