Senior Social Worker- HUD VASH Case Manager

Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200
-000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200
-000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• VA Careers
  - Social Work:  Senior social workers assigned to the HUD-VASH program have specialized clinical expertise in an area applicable to the HUD-VASH program - such as care to Veterans experiencing homelessness - care to Veterans recovering from trauma - experience in the treatment of mental illness or experience with evidence-based treatment modalities
• In addition to the duties of a HUD-VASH case manager - the senior social worker provides leadership on a team - as part of a workgroup or in implementing an initiative
• Duties include but are not limited to:
  Provide leadership - direction - orientation
• coaching - in-service training - staff development - and continuing education programs
• Clinical program development and accountability for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns
• Incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnoses and treatments
• Provide outreach services to engage homeless Veterans - to include building collaborations with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure service delivery methods and service patterns match the identified patient need
• Independently conducting interviews and assessments for the purpose of program enrollment and to aid in the development of treatment plans
• Utilize Housing First and other evidence-based practice models to promote Veteran engagement and self-efficacy
• Assist the Veteran with housing placement - beginning with the process of obtaining a HUD-VASH voucher from the Public Housing Authority (PHA) through the lease up process
• Advocate on behalf of Veterans and their families with landlords - PHAs - community providers and VA programs
• Develop and maintain relationships and processes with the Continuum of Care
  - Coordinated Entry System - HUD Regional Offices - PHAs - and/or other internal and external stakeholders
• Assist Veterans to form and achieve goals to improve quality of life - to include the pursuit of employment - engagement in medical and mental health care - increased social supports - access to benefits and end of life planning
• Provide community-based - clinical case management and care coordination services at the frequency commensurate with the Veteran's stage of case management - clinical needs - and preferences for care
• Conduct home visits - with the intent of removing barriers for access to care - supporting housing stability and assessing social and community integration
• Provide a wide range of social work interventions and services in both individual or group settings - to include psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management - as consistent with VHA Directive 1110.02 Social Work Professional Practice and approved scope of practice
• Timely - accurate and clear documentation in the Electronic Health Record
  - Homeless Operations Management and Evaluations System (HOMES) - and other applicable databases or platforms
• Familiarity and adherence to the Housing and Urban Development Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program VHA Directive and HUD-VASH Operating Requirements
• other duties as assigned - as related to the needs of the program
• Use of Government Vehicle to Transport Veterans:
  This position requires the ability to accompany and transport Veterans to appointments and other community resources as needed - whether medical - housing - or other treatment plan goal appointments through the use of a government vehicle
• All motor vehicle operators shall undergo a standard pre-placement…