Program Coordinator (Social Work)

Quick Facts

• Role: Social Worker (Program Coordinator)
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Description

The Program Coordinator for Survivors Assistance and Memorial Support provides program analysis, quality control, and clinical and operational support, collaborating with a national interprofessional team to coordinate SAMS programming for service members, Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors.

The role designs and oversees training for VA staff involved in decedent operations, identifies clinical and communication/training/education needs through surveys and focus groups, and develops standards while reviewing policies and training content for alignment with VHA goals.

It also leads or serves on task forces and work groups and performs additional duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Provide program analysis, quality control, and clinical/operational support for SAMS
• Collaborate with a national interprofessional team on SAMS programming
• Assess needs (clinical, communication, training, education); analyze survey/focus group results; plan projects
• Design and oversee training for VA staff involved in decedent operations
• Recommend innovative approaches balancing cost, objectives, VA priorities, and subject matter expert availability
• Develop SAMS standards; review policies and training content for consistency with VHA goals
• Lead or participate in task forces/work groups; support consultation, negotiation, and quality management

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Selective Service registration (if applicable)
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (including I-9 documentation)
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
• Master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited school of social work (no substitution with a doctoral degree)
• State licensure/certification to independently practice social work at the master’s degree level (GS-0185 series)
• Advanced practice licensure/certification required for program coordinator duties and ability to provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated ability in program coordination across a facility, policy/practice development, work organization and evaluation, partner collaboration, full supervisory duties, and fiscal oversight (fund controls, contracts, equipment expenditures, forecasting, and budget administration)

Benefits

• Paid time off: 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months of employment
• Child care subsidy: after 60 days, eligible full-time employees may receive up to 25% of eligible childcare costs (income eligibility applies)
• Retirement: federal pension (5-year vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options
• Telework: may be authorized; discussed during the interview process
• Virtual work: may be authorized for eligible current VA employees under specified conditions
• No recruitment/relocation incentives authorized