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Senior Social Worker

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a full-time, permanent Senior Licensed Clinical Social Worker job in the Mental Health Service at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The work is outpatient therapy for Veterans with serious mental health needs, and the job is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, a student loan repayment program. The job is listed as eligible for telework, as set by agency policy.

Telework eligible1 vacancy

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Federal employees (excepted service)Current federal employees in the excepted service; the announcement says which agencies count.
  • Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Current permanent VA employees, federal employees of other agencies, and VHA health professions trainees may also apply, and Veterans' preference is used for the last group in the referral order.

What you would do

  • Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy to Veterans and family members.
  • Develop treatment plans with Veterans using shared decision making.
  • Provide screening, assessment, and diagnosis for a range of psychiatric disorders.
  • Coordinate with community providers to support Veterans' recovery.
  • Work with an interdisciplinary team to meet each Veteran's care needs.

Do you qualify for GS-12?

With experience: You need at least 2 years of experience after you earned advanced practice clinical licensure, in a specialized area of social work. One of those years must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.

With education: You need a master's degree in social work from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). A doctoral degree in social work cannot replace the master's degree.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • State license or certification to independently practice social work at the master's level
  • Advanced practice state license, which includes an advanced generalist or clinical exam, unless you are grandfathered

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or CV showing job title, duties, start and end dates (month/year), and average hours per week
  • Transcript showing your social work degree
  • Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
  • DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference

How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your application, resume, and supporting documents. Your answers and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible. The VA also performs pre-employment reference checks.

Tips for this job:

  • Your resume must list job titles, duties, start and end dates by month and year, and average hours per week.
  • Describe your experience clearly and specifically, because the agency will not assume anything about it.
  • If you want the Education Debt Reduction Program, submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

Incentives and relocation: Recruitment, relocation, and sign-on incentives are not authorized, and relocation assistance is not authorized. The Education Debt Reduction Program may repay student loans, with awards up to $200,000 and eligibility periods of one to five years. Former EDRP participants cannot apply for incentives.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English
  • Background and security investigation
  • Online onboarding and acceptable identification, including REAL ID rules
  • Pre-employment physical evaluation
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
  • Annual TB screening or testing
  • 1 or 2-year trial period

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$110,489 – $143,639 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-12 · General Schedule
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Social Work (0185)
Announcement
CBST-13103285-27-TB

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