Supervisory Social Worker - Vet Center Director

Veterans Health Administration • Greenacres, FL

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Supervisory Social Worker serves as a Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) Vet Center Director (VCD), overseeing professional and administrative delivery of readjustment counseling, outreach, referrals, and follow-up care coordination for eligible individuals across a designated Vet Center Service Area. Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers serving eligible Veterans, active-duty service members, and their families through counseling, outreach, and coordination with VA and community resources.

The director supervises professional and nonprofessional staff, including multidisciplinary mental health teams working at Vet Centers, outstations, and Community Access Points, as well as in surrounding communities through planned outreach. The position oversees administrative and outreach service functions and the fiscal, contractual, and operational obligations of the Vet Center. It leads policy and procedure development, staff goal-setting, work monitoring and evaluation, and coordination and briefings with Congressional representatives and their staff. The director also provides direct readjustment counseling in person and virtually, both inside and outside the Vet Center.

The position is multidisciplinary and may be filled as a Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor at the Supervisory or Program Manager level. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; some nights and weekends may be required. Telework is available, but this is not a virtual position. A recruitment incentive is authorized; relocation assistance is not authorized. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to individual eligibility and program approval, with awards up to $200,000 and an eligibility period of one to five years.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; 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; supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and able to provide licensure supervision.
• At least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, demonstrating advanced practice skills, judgment, and progressively greater professional competency.
• 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 provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
• Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions, and use data to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity.
• Ability to provide staff training and development.
• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Completion of applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements; seasonal influenza vaccination is required for VA health care personnel.
• Must serve a one- or two-year trial period.

Nice To Haves

• Certification or post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university, including a defined curriculum or course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and oversee readjustment counseling, outreach, referrals, and follow-up care coordination across the designated Vet Center Service Area.
• Supervise professional and nonprofessional staff, including multidisciplinary teams working at Vet Centers, outstations, Community Access Points, and in communities through planned outreach.
• Oversee administrative and outreach staff service functions to ensure the needs of individuals in the service area are met.
• Oversee the fiscal, contractual, and operational obligations of the community-based Vet Center.
• Coordinate and provide briefings during meetings with Congressional representatives and their staff.
• Plan, establish, and implement Vet Center policies and procedures.
• Develop staff goals and objectives, monitor and coordinate staff work, and evaluate the work of Vet Center staff.
• Provide direct readjustment counseling in and outside the Vet Center through in-person and virtual services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), with approved awards up to $200,000 and an eligibility period of one to five years, subject to program requirements and approval.
• Competitive salary and regular salary increases; a higher step rate may be considered based on qualifications or VA needs.
• 37–50 days of annual paid time off, including 13–26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Recruitment incentive (sign-on bonus) authorized.

What This Job Offers

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