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Social Worker Program Coordinator – Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program
Veterans Health Administration · Grand Junction, Colorado · Closes in 9 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to all U.S. citizens, according to the agency. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level that shows advanced social work practice skills and judgment. You must also show skills in program coordination, policy writing, supervising multidisciplinary staff, and training others.
Education: 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. Schools in candidacy status do not count until they are fully accredited. Certification or post-master's training may also count toward the experience requirement.
Licenses and certifications:
- State license or certification to independently practice social work at the master's level
- License or certification at the advanced practice level, able to provide supervision for licensure
- Valid state driver's license
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 9 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications listed in the announcement. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment if you want loan repayment.
- Include a copy of your license and a long-form resume or CV, since a missing document can lower your rating.
- Clearly show one year of experience at the GS-11 level, including program coordination and supervision work.
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