Social Worker Program Coordinator - Veterans Integration into Academic Leadership

About the company

The Veterans Integration into Academic Leadership (VITAL) initiative's mission is to provide world class healthcare for Veterans, support them in making a successful integration into college & university campuses, & aid them in reaching their academic goals. The VITAL Program Supervisor provides leadership within the healthcare & academic communities. Involves supervision & broad program management of the VITAL Program that significantly impacts the health care provided to student Veterans.

Your tasks

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w The program coordinator is administratively responsible for VITAL clinical programming, providing treatment to Veterans in the academic setting. The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program, provides direct supervision to other VITAL staff, including consultative supervision to community partners, develops policies and procedures for program operation, and prepares reports and statistics for facility, Health Service Area (HSA) 4.2, VISN 4, and national use. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Establishes and maintains collaborative partnerships with colleges and universities, including negotiating Memoranda of Understanding and revocable licenses as necessary to support program operations. Serves as primary liaison to academic institutions, ensuring seamless communication and coordination between Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, campus stakeholders, and community resources. Provides consultation to faculty and staff on strategies to effectively support and engage student Veterans facing academic or emotional challenges. Oversees and initiate outreach activities to engage student Veterans, enhancing enrollment in VA health care and connecting them to Veterans Benefits Administration programs. Coordinates closely with Human Resources, facility leadership, and professional discipline leads on recruitment, retention, and evaluation of staff to maintain a high-performing team. Coordinates comprehensive referrals for student Veterans to appropriate on-campus, VASLCHCS, and community resources to address identified needs. Directs and coordinate a continuum of services for student Veterans within and beyond the VASLCHCS catchment area, facilitating collaboration between the VITAL Program and interdisciplinary teams. Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and implement targeted interventions for student Veterans representing diverse backgrounds. Delivers onsite evidence-based mental health assessment and treatment services to student Veterans at designated college and university campuses. Directs telehealth mental health service delivery to rural campuses, ensuring equitable access for geographically dispersed student Veterans. Provides specialized training and education to VHA staff members, as well as faculty and staff at partner institutions on Veteran-specific issues, fostering a supportive and knowledgeable environment for student Veterans. Utilizes a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities in treatment or with specialized Veteran populations, including individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy, and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management.

Requirements

Basic Requirements 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: Must 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. NOTE: 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. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.

Drivers License: A valid state drivers license is required as this position requires local travel to provide community-based care to Veterans through the use of a government vehicle or other individual arrangements. 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 GS-12 Social Worker Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. 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.

GS-12 Social Worker 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.

GS-12 Social Worker Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of 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.

Preferred Experience: One year of experience providing Mental Health treatment to Veterans in a college/university setting.

Physical Requirements: Must be in overall good health, able to sit at a desk working at a computer, engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies. Social Worker must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands, exercise patience, and control emotions, with reasonable accommodation, if necessary, without endangering the health and safety of the social worker or others. Incumbent must possess and maintain a current valid state driver's license and local travel to provide community-based care to Veterans. The position requires significant travel in the community, through use of a government vehicle or other individual arrangements, to meet with representatives/stakeholders who provide assistance and support to Veterans in clinics, medical centers, Community Clinics, etc. Incumbent must possess and maintain a current valid state driver's license. 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.

Education Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Other

Work Schedule: 8AM to 4:30PM Monday-Friday

Telework: May be available on an ad-hoc basis as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 616080

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.