- Position Title
- Senior Social Worker - CNH/ADHC
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBFF-11522499-22-SKM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, June 13, 2022 to Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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Eligibilities
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Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs within the VISN the position is located?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
VHA Health Professional Trainee (HPT) refers to individuals (1) appointed to temporary positions in one or more VHA medical facilities performing clinical or research training experiences to satisfy program or degree requirements and (2) receiving VHA Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP). HPTs can be either VA-paid or Without Compensation (WOC). If you are a past, current, or upcoming VHA HPT, please answer 'Yes' to this question. (To be considered, HPT Eligible Supporting documentation [e.g., SF-50 indicating the trainee position, WOC agreement letter, or HPSP acceptance letter] must be submitted with your application.)
2.
Are you a current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) Graduate?
An HPT may be VA-paid, Without Compensation (WOC), or a participant of the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program that has been appointed to a temporary position in one or more VHA medical facilities performing clinical or research training experience to satisfy program or degree requirements.
To verify your standing as a current/past/upcoming HPT graduate, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), the FL-294 (or a WOC appointment letter).
An HPT may be VA-paid, Without Compensation (WOC), or a participant of the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program that has been appointed to a temporary position in one or more VHA medical facilities performing clinical or research training experience to satisfy program or degree requirements.
To verify your standing as a current/past/upcoming HPT graduate, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), the FL-294 (or a WOC appointment letter).
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Senior Social Worker (CNH/ADHC) position with the Loch Raven VA Medical Center (VISN 5). Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
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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)?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.(UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit the required document, your application may not be reviewed.)
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Please provide the following information regarding your education: Name of College/University and location; Degree Earned; Date Conferred; Accreditation Information.
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LICENSURE: Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Are you licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the advanced practice level? (COPY OF LICENSURE REQUIRED)
4.
Please provide the accrediting State, Date Licensure was issued, License Number, and Expiration Date. (Copy of licensure required.)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Social Workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA policy. Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
6.
GS-12 Experience: Must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment.
Do you have two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure?
Do you have two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure?
7.
Your experience as described above, must have been received after you became licensed at the advanced practice level. Please provide the DATE (month/day/year) and STATE(S) of when and where you first became licensed at the advanced practice level. NOTE: Proof of having an advanced practice license is required with your application.
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GS-12 KSAs: Do you possess the following demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities?
NOTE: These KSAs must be addressed in your resume.
- Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management.
- Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
- Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes.
- Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills.
- Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area.
NOTE: These KSAs must be addressed in your resume.
Transcript Reminder - This position requires a college education to qualify. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (not a diploma) showing degree conferment with your application.
Licensure-Certification Reminder - This position requires a licensure/certification to qualify. You must submit a copy of your licensure/certification with your application.
MERIT PROMOTION DOCUMENTATION REMINDER - If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action." The SF-50 must identify your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on that grade, you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade IN ADDITION to your last or most recent SF-50 indicating proof of status.
VETERAN'S PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION REMINDER - In order to receive appropriate preference consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for veteran's preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (member copy 4 or earlier version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference along with the required documentation listed on the SF-15 form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage)
VA FORM 10-2850 - Candidates seeking employment under 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, should submit the following application form: VA Form 10-2850c, Application for Associated Health Occupations.
RESUME REMINDER- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.