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OUR MISSION:To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
Poplar Bluff Missouri is a great place to live and raise a family. We are located in southeast Missouri between St. Louis, Missouri, Memphis, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas. Poplar Bluff is the county seat and is centered in the middle of beautiful Butler County at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. With a population of nearly 17,000 friendly residents, we are the Gateway to the Ozarks. The Ozarks are known for their numerous outdoor activities, hunting, hiking and bike trails in the Mark Twain National Forest which also provides numerous rivers and spring-fed streams for swimming, fishing, boating, and tubing. The Army Corp of Engineers maintains Lake Wappapello which is located only 10 miles away and supplies endless hours of swimming, fishing and boating. The City of Poplar Bluff is a growing, dynamic environment in which new homes are popping up and businesses are thriving. The community is an economic hub for a geographic area that extends north through Wayne and Reynolds counties, west through Ripley County, east through Stoddard County, and south well into Arkansas and provides health care, business and light industry for over 100,000 people.
If you are NOT an internal employee (i.e., VA applicant located at the facility and/or Community Based Outpatient applicant) or VA Agency Wide employee, or current Federal employee, you should apply under this announcement. NOTE: Veterans Preference will apply.
Current VA and/or Federal employees should apply under Vacancy ID LL-16-CDB-1832504.
First area of consideration will be given to John J. Pershing VA employees.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
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10/25/2016 to 03/31/2017
$59,246 - $77,019 per year
GS 11
2 vacancies in the following location:
Occasional travel - As needed for meetings and visitations with Veterans.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
LL-16-CDB-1832503-BU
454291600
This Social Worker announcement will be used to fill various vacant positions. Social Worker positions are assigned to Mental Health Service, John J. Pershing VA Medical Center and provides continuity of care to eligible Veterans and their family members. Social Work duties include but are not limited to the following:
Functional Statement: Social Worker.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work requires extreme patience and controlling ones emotions. Required to stand, walk, and bend, climb stairs and reach with hands and arms. Good manual dexterity and keyboarding skills are essential. Must be able to view and read information on computer screens. The work may also require assisting physically disabled clients.
VETPRO CREDENTIALING: Individuals selected for positions that have patient care responsibilities are subject to undergoing an electronic credentialing process called VetPro. As part of this process, it will be necessary for you to submit complete information concerning your professional education, training, experience, licensure and certification using VetPro. The candidate selected will be provided further information on how to use VetPro.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Preferred Experience: Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Mental Health experience and experience working with patients of varying ages and backgrounds.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
Experience or Education GS-11: At least one year of specialized professional social work experience equivalent to the GS-9 level, under qualified social work supervision. This experience must have been in the field of health care social work (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level. Experience must have been obtained after earning a Master's Degree in Social Work.
OR
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED).
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the candidate must demonstrate the following professional KSAs below:
1. Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
2. Ability to independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
3. Ability to independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds. This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society and culture.
4. Knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
5. Knowledge of psychosocial treatment and ability to independently implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems to achieve treatment goals. This requires independent judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving or crisis intervention techniques.
6. Ability to independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups and families. Social workers must practice within the bounds of their license or certification. For example, some states may require social workers providing psychotherapy to have a clinical level of licensure.
7. Ability to provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. Ability to provide orientation and coaching to new social workers and social work graduate students. Ability to serve as a field instructor for social work graduate students who are completing VHA field placements.
8. Ability to independently evaluate his/her own practice through participation in professional peer review case conferences, research studies, or other organized means.
9. Knowledge and skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, and tracking, especially those programs in use by VHA.
Qualification Standard Used: VA Handbook 5005/23, Part II, Appendix G39.
PLEASE 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.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
If applicants are interviewed for the position, performance based interview questions may be used. For additional information regarding performance-based interviews, please review the following website(s) on the Internet: http://www.va.gov/pbi. In addition, candidates may be interviewed by a panel.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will recommend the grade and salary for new appointments.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
·Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, March 31, 2017 to receive consideration.
After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. During our review, if your résumé and application package do not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust your rating accordingly. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email (if provided); otherwise, applicants will receive a notification letter via the U.S. Postal Service. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/454291600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 1832503
The closing date has been extended to March 31, 2017 or until the service deems it necessary to close.
This announcement is posted to accept applications at all times for full-time Social Worker positions throughout the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. First referral will be made after November 2, 2016.
Posting of this announcement does not imply there is a vacancy at the time of application. As a vacancy is identified, applications will be certified to the selecting official for consideration. Applications received will remain active for vacancies through December 31, 2016 or when the facility deems it necessary to close the announcement.
DUTY STATION INFORMATION: Vacancies exist at the Poplar Bluff, MO location. The duty location for possible future vacancies MAY include Farmington, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Sikeston, MO; West Plains, MO and/or Paragould, AR.
Amended to add "This position is not required to file a financial disclosure report."