Social Worker Position Available In Grafton, New Hampshire

Social Worker Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion White River Junction VA Medical Center Summary This Social Worker position is within the Social Work Service the Littleton, New Hampshire locion. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/07/2025 to 05/30/2025 Salary $69,213

• $108,859 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Littleton, NH 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTD-12729962-25-LRB

Control number 836552600 This job is open to Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This job is open to current permanent employees of the Veterans Health Administrion Videos Duties Duties include but are not limited to:

Screening/Assessment:

The Social Worker will develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaborion with the interdisciplinary trement team, the Veteran, and family members/significant others. The goal of the assessment is to highlight the Veteran’s strengths, limitions, and internal/external supports and service needs in order to optimize the Veteran’s functional stus and safely maintain the Veteran in his/her home.

Trement Planning/Goal Setting:

Responsible for contributing to the development of the trement plan and setting achievable trement goals with the Veteran, family members/significant others and the other HBPC clinical staff. Referral to

Service Providers:

Throughout the course of trement, the Social Worker is the subject mter expert on VA and/or community resources. The Social Worker will collabore with the other service providers in reassessing the Veteran’s needs for non-institutional, institutional service/programs and entitlements. The Social Worker is responsible for educing the Veteran and families/significant others of the available services and assisting them in establishing the approprie referrals based on the Veteran’s preference or th of his surroge decision-maker.

Resource Development:

The Social Worker is responsible for using the current Social Work resource file of VA and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of the Veterans. The Social Worker will refer the Veteran to needed services.

Advocacy:

The Social Worker understands the intimidion of bureaucracy and will act as an advoce when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/significant others. When approprie and feasible, the Social Worker will educe and encourage the Veteran to advoce on his/her own behalf, thus fostering a sense of independence and empowerment.

Crisis Intervention:

Experienced in the making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans. The Social Worker has access to multiple resource directories in addition to previously developed resources to meet the demands of a crisis. In the event of a medical emergency, the Social Worker will follow the protocol of HBPC Program and White River Junction VA Medical Center. Performs additional duties as assigned. VA Careers•

Social Work :

Social Work :

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday 08:00am-04:30pm

Compressed/Flexible :

Not Authorized Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion Assistance):

Not Authorized Pay:

Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step re of the approprie grade may be determined after considerion of higher or unique qualificions or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Re of the Grade).

Paid Time Off:

37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave:

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy:

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 .

Retirement:

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by

VA Insurance:

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework :

Adhoc Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : F04391 for GS-09 and F1089 for

GS-11 NOTIFICATIONS

Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans’ preference for this job announcement. This position is in the Excepted Service. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position. The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC’s. Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Narrive responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). May be subject to sisfactory completion of our credentialing process. Incomplete applicions will not be

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Educion:

You must have a master’s degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Educion (CSWE). Gradues of schools of social work th are in candidacy stus 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. Verificion of the degree can be made by going to to verify th the social work degree meets the accredition standards for a masters of social work.

Licensure or Certificion :

You must be licensed or certified by a ste to independently practice social work the master’s degree level. Current ste requirements may be found by going to . Exception. VHA may waive the licensure or certificion requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of ste prerequisites for licensure/certificion examinions. This exception only applies the GS-9 grade level.

English Language Proficiency:

Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Grandfher Provision:

A Social Worker employed in VHA on the effective de of the qualificion standard (9/10/2019) who did not meet all the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed, the following provisions apply: Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level or changed to lower grade within the occupion but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. Employees in an occupion th requires a licensure/certificion/ registrion only higher grade levels must meet the licensure/ certificion/registrion requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels. Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees who are converted to title 38 hybrid stus under this provision and subsequently leave the occupion lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of re-entry to the occupion. Employees initially grandfhered into this occupion who subsequently obtain additional educion and/or licensure/certificion/registrion th meet all the basic requirements of this qualificion standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion.

Grade Determinions :

Social Worker, GS-9: Experience, Educion, and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements.

Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for th e GS-09 , you must demonstre all of the following

KSAs :

Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educional, and other diversified backgrounds utilizing counseling skills. Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, and to formule and implement a trement plan, identifying the Veterans problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed. Ability to implement trement modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve trement goals. This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relionships and communice with clients, staff, and representives of community agencies. Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and trement procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumic illnesses/injuries; common medicions and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology. Social Worker, GS-11:

Licensure Requirement:

You must be licensed or certified by a ste to independently practice social work the master’s degree level.

AND Experience or Educion Requirement:

In addition to meeting basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-11 , you must possess a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-reled settings, (VA or non

• VA experience) and licensure or certificion in a ste the independent practice level.

Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Working under close supervision in program areas th do not require specialized knowledge or experience. Identifying behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect or exploition; providing educion on advance directives and advanced care planning; providing social work case management; acting as an pient/family member/caregiver advoce with community service providers/agencies; assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of pients and their family members. In collaborion with the pient, family, and interdisciplinary trement teams, identifying strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and psychosocial acuity. Maintaining a current network of internal and external resources to educe the pient and/or family members/caregivers and assist with approprie referrals .

• OR•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.

AND Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

In addition to the experience above, candides must demonstre all of the followin g

KSAs :

Knowledge of community resources, how to make approprie referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordine services. Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and trement interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educional and other diversified backgrounds. Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and trement procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumic illnesses/injuries, common medicions and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formule a trement plan. Skill in independently implementing different trement modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiric, medical, and social problems to achieve trement goals. Ability to provide consultion services to new social workers, social work gradue students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of pients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with trement.

Preferred Experience:

Experience in conducting psychosocial assessments of a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educional, and other diversified backgrounds.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11 . The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-09 to GS-11 .

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Services. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Area of Considerion:

Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: 1. Current permanent VA employees of the facility. 2. All other VA employees.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Résumé

Reminder:

Your résumé must include the following informion each job listed: 1. Job title 2. Duties (be as detailed as possible) 3. Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) 4. Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week). Please be aware th your answers verified against informion provided on your résumé. Be sure th your résumé clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. An incomplete applicion will receive a ring of IFFM (ineligible due to missing forms). Requests for reconsiderion will not be considered for applicants who fail to submit a complete applicion package. We cannot be held responsible for incompible software or fax transmissions. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Lenwit Belanger Phone Address VA White River Junction Healthcare System 215 North Main St. White River Jct., VT 05009 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Résumé

Reminder:

Your résumé must include the following informion each job listed: 1. Job title 2. Duties (be as detailed as possible) 3. Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) 4. Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week). Please be aware th your answers verified against informion provided on your résumé. Be sure th your résumé clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. An incomplete applicion will receive a ring of IFFM (ineligible due to missing forms). Requests for reconsiderion will not be considered for applicants who fail to submit a complete applicion package. We cannot be held responsible for incompible software or fax transmissions. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Lenwit Belanger Phone Address VA White River Junction Healthcare System 215 North Main St. White River Jct., VT 05009 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/07/2025 to 05/30/2025 Salary $69,213

• $108,859 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Littleton, NH 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTD-12729962-25-LRB

Control number 836552600 ., .