Social Worker (Program Coordinator)- COMPACT ACT

Social Worker (Program Coordinor)- COMPACT ACT Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion San Francisco Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Mental Health Service Summary The Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Trement Act of 2020 (COMPACT) Act, Section 201 expands the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)' s ability to furnish and pay for trement of eligible individuals in acute suicidal crisis. The Social Worker Program Coordinor serves as the COMPACT Act Coordinor and has responsibility as the primary navigor for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act. Learn more about this agency Summary The Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Trement Act of 2020 (COMPACT) Act, Section 201 expands the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)' s ability to furnish and pay for trement of eligible individuals in acute suicidal crisis. The Social Worker Program Coordinor serves as the COMPACT Act Coordinor and has responsibility as the primary navigor for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/29/2026 to 05/08/2026 Salary $126,164 - $164,017 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: San Francisco, CA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0185 Social Work Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

CBSW-12948194-26-BDJ

Control number 867027400 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This vacancy is open to current permanent employees of the San Francisco VA only. This includes employees of the San Francisco VA Community Based Outpient Clinics.

NOTE:

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help The Compact Act Coordinor responsibilities include coordining transitions in care for Veterans receiving acute suicide care under COMPACT Act between varying venues of care, types of care (medical and mental health) and locion of care (direct care and community care) in collaborion with assigned care coordinors each step of the Veteran journey. The Social Worker Program Coordinor instrumental in providing connection and referral to assist with proper evaluion for eligibility in other programs and is the facility subject mter expert on the COMPACT Act. Social Worker Program Coordinors in the GS-1 2 assignment provide complex care in a highly specialized, complex area and may be the sole practitioner in the program. They are responsible for daily operions of the program area and are responsible for, or contribute to, all aspects of clinical and administrive programming. They provide leadership, direction, oriention, coaching, in-service training, staff development and continuing educion for assigned staff.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m

Telework :

Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 662-07316

F Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). 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). Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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 . 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 http://www.cswe.org/Accredition to verify th the social work degree meets the accredition standards for a masters of 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 ste to independently practice social work the master's degree level. Current ste requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. English Language Proficiency . Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions :

GS-12 Social Worker (Program Coordinor) (1) Experience and Educion . One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which is defined a s: Working knowledge of community resources, how to make approprie referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordine services; Independently conducting psychosocial assessments and trement interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educional and other diversified backgrounds; Working 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; 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; Providing 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. Experience must demonstre possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstring progressively more professional competency. Candide may have certificion or other post-master's degree training from a nionally recognized professional organizion or university th includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience. (2) Licensure/Certificion . Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinor must be licensed or certified the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Documention is required if part of your ste's requirements for providing supervision for licensure is beyond your licensure only (example: certificion of continuing educion credits). (3) Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre all of the following

KSAs:

(a) Knowledge of program coordinion and administrion which includes consultion, negotiion, and monitoring. (b) Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program. (c) Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program. (d) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluing assigned program area(s). (e) Ability to provide training, oriention, and guidance within clinical practice. All qualifying experience you possess must be clearly described in your applicion package. We will not make assumptions when reviewing applicions. Failure to demonstre your experience in your resume may result in disqualificion. It is strongly recommended th you write to each KSA in your applicion package . Assignments . For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent least 25% of the time. Program coordinors the GS 12 grade level are administrively responsible for a clinical program providing trement to Veterans in a major specialty area, such as but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury, Homeless Continuum Veteran Program, Hospice and Palliive Care Program, Suicide Prevention Program, Veterans Justice Outreach, Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home Program. The program coordinor may be the sole practitioner in this specialty the facility and typically provide direct pient care services in the program area. The program coordinor oversees the daily operion of the program, develop policies and procedures for program operion, and prepare reports and stistics for facility, VISN, and nional use. They may be responsible for the program's budget, developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documention, workload, da entry, ethical practice and service delivery. The program coordinor provides analysis and evaluion of clinical program da and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. They may be responsible for, or contribute to, the program's resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, opering within th budget, and accounting for appropried funds. The program coordinor is administrively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and stistics for facility, VISN, and nional use. They provide leadership, direction, oriention, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing educion programs for assigned staff. They initie and conduct a variety of program or service audits and complete designed clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity assessments. They oversee program operions and evaluions, identifying areas for improvement, ghering relevant da, assessing the da, developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluing efficacy of improvement efforts.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands of this position involve primarily walking talking driving use of the telephone etc. strenuous physical activity is not required although the incumbent is expected to withstand pressure and stress as part of their daily activities. Light lifting and carrying - under 1 5 pounds. Hearing aid permitted as needed.

Work Environment:

The incumbent observes normal safety precautions while working primarily in an office type environment. Most of the incumbent' s work takes place in environments th are clean, well-lit, and free of hazards. There are possible ongoing exposures to individuals experiencing psychiric, substance reled, and medical illnesses, which include, but not limited to infections, and/or violent/aggressive behavior.

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: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . 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, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion 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, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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 VA for Vets 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 Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: License Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. 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) Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help 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 05/08/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948194 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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

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It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Brenda Johnson Phone 7275986871 brenda.johnson10@va.gov Address San Francisco VA Medical Center 4150 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94121 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 USAJobs Help Center .

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. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: License Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. 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) Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help 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 05/08/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948194 . 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. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Brenda Johnson Phone 7275986871 brenda.johnson10@va.gov Address San Francisco VA Medical Center 4150 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94121 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 USAJobs Help Center .

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. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/29/2026 to 05/08/2026 Salary $126,164 - $164,017 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: San Francisco, CA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None 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

CBSW-12948194-26-BDJ

Control number 867027400