Supervisory Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-Homeless

• Accepting applications

• Administrative, technical, and clinical supervision of advanced practice, licensed Social Workers, and Counselors, Peer Supports, and Administrative Staff. Performs administrative and personnel management functions including resolution of complaints and grievances. Enacts disciplinary measures as appropriate.
• Monitors staff productivity, maps staff clinical and administrative duties, establishes performance expectations, evaluates performance outcomes, and audits clinical documentation. Develops work improvement plans and ensures that staff are adequately trained and meet competency standards to complete their work duties. Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving staff workload including assignment of additional duties. Determines and evaluates current staffing needs and caseloads and approves or denies time and leave requests.
• Serves as the primary case manager for a partial caseload of HUD-VASH clients. Provides coverage of staff duties as needed and clinical care and case management at the advanced practice level.
• Assists in developing personnel documents such as position descriptions and functional statements. Assists in the hiring process to fill vacant positions to include conducting applicant interviews.
• Assures accuracy of programmatic data, conducts necessary reconciliations, and audits and oversees data reporting. Provides training and oversight of data collection systems to include HOMES, CMS, CPRS, MHS, etc.
• Performs program analysis, review, and design. Assists in developing new templates, brochures, handbooks, forms, etc. for each program ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Conducts regularly scheduled team meetings and keeps staff apprised of changes in policies and procedures as determined by local leadership, VISN, HPO, and VACO.
• Administers informational and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of services provided to Veterans. Responds to Veteran complaints and grievances specific to each program.
• Tracks and ensures completion of program consults and National Hotline calls according to set standards. Assists HCHV Coordinators with scheduling and oversight of Stand Downs across the state.
• Ensures staff compliance with accreditation standards, VA directives and handbooks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and standards developed specific to the program.
• Develops working partnerships and coordinates with community partners to meet Veteran care needs. Establishes strong working relationships with local partners to include but not limited to Volunteers of America, Veterans Inc, Joining Community Forces, Continuums of Care, Public Housing Authorities, Property Managers, HUD, Coordinated Entry Systems, Contract Emergency Shelters, Stand Down providers, Probation & Parole, Veterans Treatment Courts, etc.
• Attends National programmatic conference calls and webinars. Relays critical information and programmatic changes to staff. Ensures staff follow-up with required National programmatic changes.
• Provides new employee training ensuring that staff are adequately trained in their job duties, safety in the field and VA policies and procedures. Coordinates with VA departments to ensure adequate training and issuance of necessary equipment to include vehicles, cell phones, laptop computers, desktops, etc.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

• Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States.
• English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed.
• Education. Hold a master's or doctoral degree in: Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling; Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling; or a related field, from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Examples of related mental health counseling fields include, but are not limited to Addiction Counseling; Community Counseling; Gerontology Counseling; Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling. CACREP defines the date when graduates are considered to have graduated from a CACREP accredited program.
• Licensure. Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0183 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment.

• Experience, Education, and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills, judgment, and competency.
• Assignments. At this level, LPMHCs administratively supervise their licensed staff and/or graduates and are considered LPMHC subject matter experts and may serve as the discipline lead. LPMHCs may provide treatment to patients. They direct the development and implementation of services and treatment to patients through the administrative supervision, mentoring, and oversight of assigned clinical staff. Their experience must demonstrate practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below:

• Ability to administratively supervise other providers and conduct meetings.
• Ability to maintain a professional environment by following organizational policies, guidelines and safety standards.
• Ability to establish and clearly communicate guidelines and performance expectations for staff.

• Benefits

Federal government of the United States