USAJOBS · 10 hours ago
Social Work Supervisor (Director, Mental Health Service)
The San Francisco Veteran Affairs Health Care System is seeking a Social Work Supervisor to serve as the Mental Health Director at the Oakland Community Based Outpatient Clinic. This role encompasses the management and supervision of a large interdisciplinary mental health staff, ensuring the provision of clinical and administrative services in the program.
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Responsibilities
The Social Work Supervisor serves as the Mental Health (MH) Director at the Oakland Community Based Outpatient Clinic (OKCBOC)
The OKCBOC provides a broad range of outpatient care, which includes, in addition to mental health services, primary care, dermatology, podiatry, dental, audiology, optometry, HUD-VASH and HBPC
The Social Work MH Director has responsibility for all clinical and administrative services in the program and is directly responsible for the management and supervision of a large interdisciplinary mental health staff
The Social Work Mental Health Director has general proficiencies in leadership and administration, teaching and training, psychotherapy and clinical service, consultation services, and scholarly activities
The incumbent directly reports to the Associate Chief of Mental Health CBOCs and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Director of Mental Health Social Work
The OKCBOC Director is a member of the management team of the San Francisco VAMC Mental Health Service and represents the Oakland Mental Health Services at relevant Medical Center management meetings and to outside groups such as Community Mental Health, Colleges, and Veteran's Organizations
The incumbent has experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, program development and supervisory experience
The incumbent must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level and is able to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, provide consultation and guidance to colleagues, role model effective leadership skills, teach or provide orientation to staff, develop innovations in practice interventions, and provide both administrative and supervision for a highly complex, multi-disciplinary team
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
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
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. 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)
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
One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
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
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
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
Company
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