This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. English Language Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part. Grade Determinations: Senior Social Worker, GS-12 Experience/Education. The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Licensure/Certification. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. References: VA handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G39 Physical Requirements: This position is primarily sedentary. Hearing (aid permitted) and use of fingers are also required. ["The VA Northern California Health Care system is currently recruiting a Senior Social Worker Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC) for the Mental Health service at the Martinez location of the VA Northern California Health Care System. A relocation/recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants. The Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC) provides state-of-the-art behavioral health programming and services for Veterans based on the psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery model. These services include: 1) a wide range of rehabilitation and recovery services for Veteran with serious mental illness (SMI); 2) collaboration and advocacy for Veterans with SMI and their family members; and 3) education and training of staff, Veterans, families, and community members to promote the transition from maintenance models of treatment to the contemporary rehabilitation and recovery model. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Acts as the primary mental health provider for Veterans with SMI. In this role, the social worker meets with Veterans individually to complete assessments, develop/update recovery treatment plans, plan for transition/discharge, and perform other care management functions. Provides individual and group therapy to Veterans with SMI. Services are advanced and of a specialized nature, such as providing a VA approved evidenced based psychotherapy. Provides psychoeducational and skill-building groups for Veterans with SMI and their families. Provides wellness and prevention education and facilitates Veteran/family support groups as appropriate. Provides consultation/education to Veterans and families on community and VA resources, uses knowledge of the Veteran's and family's needs to make referrals to a variety of VA and non-VA resources in support of the rehabilitation objectives of the Veteran, and acts as a liaison between the PRRC and these resources. Provides services to advance appropriate vocational skills development in accordance with the Veteran's rehabilitation goals. Acts as a consultant to other staff members in the PRRC and in the Mental Health Service Line on psychosocial rehabilitation. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM\nTelework: Telework, if approved, would be on a regularly scheduled basis, but this is not a virtual or remote position.\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 000000\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: A relocation/Recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants. EDRP Authorized: Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required This is an open continuous announcement with applicants being referred to the hiring manager every three weeks from the opening date."]