This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
This Supervisory Social Worker position is in Social Work Services at the VA Boston Healthcare Systems, located at the Plymouth location. This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week. The purpose of this position is to serve as a Supervisory Social Worker within the Primary Care Social Work team as a fully licensed clinical social worker assigned to VHABHS outpatient primary care clinics, including women's health, CBOC's and telehealth.
The incumbent will split their time between providing Primary Care Social Work services to Veterans assigned to the Plymouth CBOC and serving as the direct supervisor for 6 GS 9/11 Primary Care Social Workers. Duties include, but are not limited to: Supervises Primary Care Social Workers and ensures consistent, high-quality psychosocial care across clinics. Manages performance evaluations, hiring, onboarding, workload distribution, and priority setting across sites.
Ensures compliance with documentation standards, mandated screenings, and performance measures. Collaborates with interdisciplinary partners to support coordinated and integrated care delivery. Leads quality improvement initiatives and identifies service gaps to strengthen access and workflow.
Provides PACT Social Work support at the Plymouth Outpatient Clinic, conducting psychosocial assessments, developing care plans, responding to crises, coordinating referrals, and addressing surge demands or staffing shortages. Offers counseling and support to Veterans and caregivers, maintains timely documentation, and actively participates in interdisciplinary meetings regardless of coverage location.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen Chapman at karen.chapman@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Ad-Hoc Only. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 523-F08529 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.
NOTIFICATIONS: This position is in the Excepted Service. Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement. Current Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by a special rate. The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $108218 – $140686/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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