Supervisory Social Worker - RRTP Director

Veterans Health Administration • Tomah, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent serves as the Supervisory Social Worker and program manager for the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) within the Mental Health Service Line at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The announcement indicates the position may be filled by a Social Worker, Psychologist, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, or Registered Nurse.

The role provides psychological services to Veterans in the RRTP, including assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment, primarily through individual and group psychotherapy. Services emphasize evidence-based and best-practice approaches. The position also manages RRTP programming, which is a significant component of whole-health care and may involve psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, licensed professional counselors, and peer support staff.

The position includes supervisory duties such as hiring, performance evaluations, time and leave management, disciplinary action, productivity monitoring, and resolving employee complaints or grievances in accordance with union contracts and applicable policies. The work is primarily sedentary in an office setting using computer equipment. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad hoc telework may be authorized at management's discretion; this is not a virtual position.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); a doctoral degree cannot substitute for the master's degree.
• State licensure or certification to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
• For the GS-13 level, one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, demonstrating advanced practice skills in a specialty area or administrative experience with progressively greater professional competency and judgment.
• Supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and able to provide supervision for licensure.
• Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Skill in supervisory duties, including clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments, and quality improvement.
• Ability to ensure supervised social workers provide clinical social work services.
• Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues accurately and promptly.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and implement solutions that improve efficiency.
• Ability to use data to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity.
• Ability to provide staff training and development.
• U.S. citizenship is required, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation and background/security investigation.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Must complete required application and onboarding processes and serve a one- or two-year trial period.

Nice To Haves

• Certification or post-master's training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university, including a defined curriculum or course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.
• Prior federal or military experience may qualify for consideration of annual-leave accrual credit, subject to approval.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment to Veterans in the RRTP, primarily through individual and group psychotherapy.
• Use evidence-based and best-practice approaches in clinical services.
• Manage RRTP programming within the Mental Health Service Line.
• Oversee program staff, potentially including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, licensed professional counselors, and peer support staff.
• Resolve employee complaints, grievances, and related matters in accordance with union contracts and applicable policies and procedures.
• Hire staff and conduct performance evaluations.
• Manage staff time and leave and take disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Monitor productivity standards.
• Organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation, negotiate with other departments, and support quality improvement.
• Ensure supervised social workers provide clinical social work services.
• Delegate authority, coordinate work, manage priorities, and follow up on pending issues.
• Analyze organizational and operational problems and implement solutions to improve efficiency.
• Use data to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity.
• Provide staff training and development.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Potential credit toward annual-leave accrual based on prior federal or military service, subject to request and approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior