Job Description

Title: Social Worker

State Role Title: Counselor I

Hiring Range: $64,000-$71,000 Based on Experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: Sitter-Barfoot Veterans Care

Agency Website: https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/veterans-care-centers/sitter-barfoot-veterans-care-center

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Social Workers provide social services programs in order to provide for the needs of the residents of Sitter and Barfoot Veterans Care Center. They are responsible for helping to enhance residents’ quality of life by providing residents, their families, and other groups with psychosocial support. Our social workers are responsible for their individual units, while working as part of the social work team and as part of other diverse and interdisciplinary teams as needed.

Job Requirements:
• Plans, directs, and coordinates comprehensive clinical social work services.
• Identifies and evaluates personal, emotional, and environmental concerns to meet psychosocial needs of residents.
• Identify social, psychological, physical, and/or environmental impediments to resident progress through interviews and resident records.
• Complete Resident Full Assessment Form and Progress Notes by the Assessment Reference Date (ARD) and place in resident’s chart.
• Complete reassessment of all residents at regular intervals or as warranted by changes in condition and document findings.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with both public and private health organizations and community resources.
• Work with the IDCP team to develop a care plan individually designed to assist the resident in attaining the highest possible physical, mental and psychosocial functioning.
• Assist IDCP team in the coordination of discharge planning.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social services, social work, or related field.
• Excellent knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles and methods of providing social services.
• Knowledge of State and Federal regulations, policies, and procedures related to the field of social work and long-term care.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems, such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Excellent knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
• Basic knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Office.
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and orally.

Additional Considerations

• A Master’s degree in Social Work is preferred.
• 1 Year prior social work experience preferred.
• Prior social work experience in a Long-Term Care (LTC) facility is preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Only online applications will be accepted.

Commonwealth of Virginia State agencies must provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring accommodations should direct inquiries to the human resource contact directly. Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume.

Successful completion of a Background Criminal History Check, reference and employment verifications, and Pre-Employment Drug Test are required. TB Skin Testing will be completed upon hire.

SBVCC is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation; requiring all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption as a condition of employment. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new hires will be asked to disclose their vaccination status and present proof of vaccination during the pre-employment process. New hires who are not vaccinated for any reason or choose not to disclose their vaccination status, will need to request a medical or religious accommodation. New hires who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs will be subject to testing requirements *

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Email: sbvcchr@dvs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.