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Position Title
Social Worker (Program Coordinator)
Agency
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBST-10945453-21-AMA Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, October 26, 2020 to Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
(limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please select the best response for each question. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. LANGUAGE: Are you proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3.j.? (limit characters)
2. EDUCATION: Do you possess a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
(limit characters)
3. LICENSURE: 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.
Do you possess a license or certification at the advanced practice level, and are you able to provide supervision for licensure?
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4. EXPERIENCE: Do you possess 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.

In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
(a) Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility. (b) Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive. (c) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s). (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 including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and 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) Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations.
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