Social Worker Program Coordinator Part Time

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Program Coordinator Part Time in the Veterans Health Administration based in Marion, Indiana. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. BASIC REQUIREMENTS 1. United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. 2. Education: Applicant must have a masters 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 masters degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to Accreditation CSWE to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. 3. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to National Social Work Program Social Work License By State All Documents 4. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). GRADE DETERMINATION In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements you must also meet the Grade Determination criteria below: Senior Social Worker GS12 A. Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidate may have certification or other postmasters 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. B. Licensure/Certification. 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. C. Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSA). In addition to the experience or education above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation negotiation and monitoring. Knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program. Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program. Skill in organizing work setting priorities meeting multiple deadlines and evaluating assigned program area(s). Ability to provide training orientation and guidance within clinical practice. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. This position is announced and recruited at the GS12 above the Full Performance Level. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However there may be some walking standing bending carrying of light items (medical records computing devices manuals papers books small parts) or driving an automobile. The work requires manual dexterity for computer data entry office machine operation and filing. However in general the work does not require unusual physical demands. The work does require emotional stability to resolve crisis situations.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.