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The Social Worker Supervisor - Program Coordinator of Community Based Extended Care - Geriatric Programs, GS-0185-13, provides clinical and administrative oversight of a major specialty division, (CBEC) including multiple programs within that division at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. 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. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of 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. Indiana requires Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Experience/Education. 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, in their resume, all of the following Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: (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. 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). Preferred Experience: Preferred supervisory/leadership experience, preferred geriatric experience, preferred experience with community based care References: VA Handbook 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 Physical Requirements: The physical demands of the position involve standard office requirements such as using the telephone, retrieving files, writing reports, data entry and maintenance of computer databases, etc. Work is typically performed sitting at a desk and using a computer. This position may require occasional travel. The position requires periods of walking, standing, sitting and bending. ["VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Duties of the Social Worker Program Coordinator are to include, but not limited to:\nFull responsibility for all phases of service delivery for the above-mentioned\nprograms\n- Coordinate interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment\nservices and admission criteria to the programs\n- Manages the programs resource and fiscal management, including monitoring\ncontrol points, participation in the development of the budget, operating within the\nbudget, and accounting for appropriated funds\n- Develops local policies and procedures in accordance to VHA and Medical\nCenter policy, Federal, State and Local regulations, Joint Commission and CARF\nrequirements.\n- Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff\ndevelopment, and continuing education programs and opportunities for assigned\nstaff.\n- Collects and maintains statistical and performance data, prepares reports and\noversees performance improvement activities related to CBEC programs.\n- Provides team leadership, conducting regular staff meetings to coordinate the\nprovision of services in compliance with established policy and procedure.\n- Provides Issue Briefs for reportable incidents to the Facility, VISN and CO.\n- Oversees program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for\nimprovement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and\nimplementing ideas for improvement, and evaluating efficacy of improvement\nefforts\n- Assures that CBEC programs and services interface with other VA and\ncommunity programs to provide continuity of care to Veterans.\nEvaluates the program and services and makes recommendations for new services based on outcome data and develops new initiatives and refine current program policies and procedures to meet the needs of veterans enrolled in the program in an ever-changing environment. Collects and submitting CBEC program evaluation data as outlined by VACO\nCoordinates educational and marketing services to veterans, staff and the\ncommunity.\n- Represents the CBEC programs and services at appropriate service and facility\nmeetings and establishes liaison relationships with community agencies pertinent\nto program operations.\n- Supervises Social Work Coordinators, (GS 12's) CBEC social workers (GS 11's\nand 9's) and administrative staff (GS 5, 6, 7). The Social Work Program\nCoordinator establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff that\nare clearly communicated through the formal employee performance\nmanagement system. The Social Work Supervisor /Program Coordinator\nobserves workers' performance and conducts work performance critiques,\nproviding informal feedback through supervision. The Social Work Supervisor\n/Program Coordinator periodically evaluates employee performance as required\nby VA policies and procedures. The Social Work Supervisor / Program\nCoordinator provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and\nadministrative matters and also effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to\nthe authority delegated in this area. The Social Work Supervisor / Program\nCoordinator approves or disapproves leave requests and ensures all staff fully\ncomplies with training and safety expectations.\n- Insures that program staff performs the following functions for program\npatients/consumers: screening/assessment, treatment planning/goal setting,\nreferral to service providers, resource usage/development, advocacy, crisis\nintervention, education/health promotion and prevention, coordination of non-institutional and institutional services and supportive counseling. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Day shift (7:30am-4:00 pm or 8am-4:30pm), no weekends/holidays\nCompressed/Flexible: Not Available\nTelework: Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 91608-0\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]