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Supervisory Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Lyons, New Jersey · Closes in 6 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public, Internal to an agency.

Any U.S. citizen, national, or person who owes allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The announcement also lists current permanent VA employees and current permanent federal employees of other agencies as eligible.

Experience: You need 1 year of experience comparable to GS-11, using advanced practice social work skills in a specialty area or in administration. You also need a license or certification at the advanced practice level that lets you supervise others for licensure.

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:

Licensed or certified at the advanced practice level
Able to provide supervision for licensure

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV) showing your experience in detail Transcript if you use education to qualify Professional certification or license copy if you rely on it to qualify SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee DD-214 if it applies to you

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, 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. Your application, resume, CV, and supporting documents will be verified, and missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.

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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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job, so a clear long-form resume or CV is what you need.
Describe your advanced practice and supervisory experience with dates and specific details, since the VA will verify it.
If you use education to qualify, send your transcript and confirm your school is accredited by CSWE or a Department of Education recognized body.

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