Senior Social Worker (Women's Trauma Therapist)

Quick Facts

Role: Senior Social Worker (Women’s Trauma Therapist)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm (compressed/flexible available)
Work setting: In-person (not a virtual position)

Description

Provide clinical psychosocial and evidence-based therapies to eligible Veterans and their families, including specialized trauma treatment for Women Veterans (e.g., Military Sexual Trauma). Deliver trauma-informed care in both group and individual settings while partnering with Women’s Health leadership to develop, operate, report on, and manage women Veteran mental health data collection and action planning. Create educational in-service and outreach materials to expand women’s mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Interview Veterans and family/significant others; conduct psychosocial assessments and identify needs and strengths
• Perform psychosocial diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment approaches
• Develop and adjust psychosocial treatment plans; coordinate with interdisciplinary teams and specialists
• Provide counseling/therapy and referrals; complete requests for services and consult with other Social Workers and teams
• Evaluate progress, document assessments/diagnostics/treatment/progress notes and referrals, and use outcome evaluations to improve services
• Provide orientation, training, coaching, mentoring, and consultation; offer patient and family education
• Serve as women’s mental health champion: represent and support national women’s health initiatives, lead program development and service effectiveness

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (13–26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)
• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months of employment
• Child care subsidy eligibility for eligible full-time employees after 60 days
• Federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• EDRP student loan repayment eligibility (award up to $200,000; eligibility period 1–5 years; application due within 4 months of appointment)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited school
• State licensure/certification at the master’s level to independently practice social work; and advanced practice-level licensure/certification (grandfathering rules may apply)
• At least 2 years of post–advanced practice clinical licensure experience; includes 1 year equivalent to GS-11
• Ability to provide supervision for licensure
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation; complete onboarding; pass pre-employment physical evaluation
• Comply with required seasonal influenza vaccination program and document/ID requirements
• Maintain a full, valid, unrestricted independent license/certification throughout employment