Summary

As the Division Director of Recovery Services - the incumbent has clinical - technical - professional - supervisory - and administrative responsibility for all aspects of the SUD division in the Behavioral Health Service. Recovery Services is made up of programs which include 1) Intensive Outpatient Treatment - 2) Low intensity Rehabilitation/Aftercare - 3) Ambulatory Detoxification - 4) On-site Suboxone (buprenorphine) services - 5) Tobacco Cessation 6) Dual Diagnosis Treatment (SUD/PTSD and SUD/SMD).

Qualifications

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:

• Citizenship
• Be a citizen of the United States
• (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g this part)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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: Supervisory Social Worker - GS-13 Experience/Education
• One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment
• Candidate 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
• Licensure/Certification
• Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level - and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to independently organize work - set priorities - and meet multiple deadlines
• Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision - consultation - negotiation with other departments and quality improvement
• Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers
• Ability to delegate authority - manage priorities - coordinate work - and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems - develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations - and use data effectively to manage workload - quality - performance - and productivity within the service
• Ability to provide staff training and development
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13
• Physical Requirements: Physical qualifications require the ability to sit frequently and for long periods of time
• Must be able to spend long periods of time on a computer
• Must have good hearing and eyesight
• Must be clean and neat in appearance
• This position may require travel
• This position also requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures - transcribing - viewing a computer terminal - extensive reading - and repetitive motions of the wrists - hands and/or fingers.

Duties

• VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent interprets policies - procedures - directives - information letters - etc. - from VA Central Office - the VISN - and local facility leadership in order to assure adherence by Recovery Services staff
• The incumbent develops and maintains policies and procedures concerning patient care - specifying program and service operation - and evaluating such programs and services as necessary
• Provides public relations and community education regarding the VA - and responsible programs and services - to various social - medical - mental health - legal and housing and welfare organizations
• These include Federal - State - County - and City government offices - as well as private non-profit service agencies and organizations
• The incumbent represents the VA at meetings with stakeholders - community partners and other agencies - and collaborates to form partnerships and develop alternatives and improvements to the current system of program and service delivery
• The incumbent manages and coordinates day to day operations - administrative tasks - clinical staff - and quality improvement meetings and activities
• The incumbent oversees the practice - qualifications - competencies and ethical standards and concerns that may arise from the staff and the treatment provided
• The incumbent oversees the provision of services to all Recovery Services programs
• Incumbent reviews workload - productivity - utilization - and cost data for staff - programs and services - and such data is communicated to the staff for program and service assessment - implementation and evaluation
• The incumbent carries full administrative responsibility and consults closely with local discipline leadership regarding clinical issues
• The incumbent must know and understand a wide range of clinical concepts - administrative principles - and management practices - and must possess skill in applying this knowledge to difficult and complex situations
• The incumbent must have knowledge of VA administrative procedures related to personnel actions - control point and fiscal management - veteran eligibility and benefits - and community resources
• The incumbent serves as Control Point Official for funds related to Recovery Services
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Lacey.Adkins2@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 (Ad hoc) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 93040-O