Senior Social Worker HUD VASH

Summary 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. Duties Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Social Worker must demonstrate the ability to provide intense case management treatment to Veterans whose health care and psychosocial needs are complex and require a high degree of clinical oversight, creative problem solving, and the ability to manage multi-level needs of a clinical caseload of at least 40 to 50 Veterans. Each Veteran assigned to the Social Worker's caseload must be visited regularly in the Veteran's residence according to the assigned acuity level of the Veteran's needs (See further specifics under "Functions"). Duties may include but are not limited to: The primary goal of the HUD-VASH Social Worker is to move Veterans and their families out of chronic homelessness through intensive case management services. Manage a fast pace, high stress environment while maintaining the ability to multi-task and track program deadlines. Adhere to documentation requirements in several databases and support other HUD-VASH team members in providing clinical case management services, which improve Veteran's physical health and mental health, and enhance their ability to remain steady housed, and integrated in their communities. Establishes, implements, and maintains referral, screening, and admission procedures for HUD-VASH participants to meet national standards as well as the requirements of the HUD-VASH Program. Adheres to established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) within the HUD-VASH Program and adheres to these SOPs in all their interactions with Veterans. Incorporates screening and admission criteria based on established guidelines for program eligibility, prioritization of subsets of the homeless veteran population, Public Housing Authority requirements, and other policies, regulations, or laws pertaining to program administration. Maintains a clinical caseload of at least 40 to 50 Veterans, depending on the assigned team. Responsible to provide the appropriate level of clinical case management and supportive services, primarily in the community or in the home, to Veterans based on their acuity needs and wants. Works with the Veteran to obtain clinical stability. At a minimum, weekly face-to-face home visits are required, but even more frequent interactions may be needed. Supports the Veteran in managing their housing responsibilities and their physical, mental health, and substance use disorders. The Social Worker assists the Veteran on addressing those issues that are most likely to lead to housing instability. Face-to-face home visits are required at least twice a month, with additional interactions as needed. Ensures that needed treatment, support, and mentoring assistance is provided to the Veteran and continues after placement in housing. Provides case management services to the Veteran in their home, community, or at the medical center. The Social Worker provides annual contact to the Veteran to ensure they are housed and no longer need to participate in case management. Provide groups based on need or specific areas of focus, such as understanding the Public Housing Authority, the housing search process, tenancy rights and responsibilities, developing interpersonal skills, budgeting, substance abuse and maintaining sobriety, mental health process, and/or harm reduction strategies. Assess, identifies, and refers HUD-VASH Veterans to appropriate medical and psychiatric services. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 0730-1600 Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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 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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 01065F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Qualifications Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a Master of Social Work. Experience/Education: Must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Licensure/Certification: You must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all the following KSAs: (1) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. (2) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causations in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (3) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. (4) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. (5) Ability to expa