Senior Social Worker - Health Care Homeless Veterans; HCHV) Program

Job Title

This position provides Substance Use Disorder (SUD) case management and intervention support to the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program in a team oriented, recovery-based program.

The Senior Social Worker provides on-going substance use case management and early treatment interventions to promote sustained stability and abstinence in homeless and at-risk Veterans receiving VA homeless services.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides direct SUD services for Veterans engaged in homeless programs of the Health Care System and rural regions of the catchment area
• Provides outreach services in the community and rural regions of the catchment area.
• Develops comprehensive treatment plans with the Veteran that address the factors that contributed to homelessness, including SUD and other co-occurring factors within a recovery model framework.
• Works with Veteran to develop treatment goals and quarterly reassesses and revises goals as indicated by goal completion.
• Organizes and conducts individual and group case management and SUD treatment, to include early interventions and supportive follow-up to ensure stability in home visits and facility-based contacts.
• Provides SUD support to the homeless programs team as a functional member, to include consultation, interventions, or accompanying other case managers on home visits, when indicated.
• Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary homeless program treatment team and the STAR program.
• Develops partnerships with community agencies, especially those serving homeless and SUD Veterans, through regular contact and communication.
• Provides liaison services with other programs referring Veterans to homeless programs services to ensure continuity of care and to promote successful transition of Veterans between programs.
• Participates in policy development, goal setting, and treatment service planning discussions with other members of the homeless program team.
• Collects and reviews statistical data to improve performance and delivery of services to homeless Veterans.
• Provides recovery-oriented treatment with a goal of independently living in the community at the Veteran's highest level of functioning and quality of life.
• Provides oversite of the services provided by HCHV Contract Residential Program, including assisting with quarterly and annual reviews/inspections of program operation, as well as coordinating services for Veterans engaged in the program.
• Provides clinical case management and crisis intervention services to Veterans with complex SUD histories who are engaged in the HUD-VASH program.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework:
Position is eligible for telework Ad-hoc. May be authorized at Supervisory discretion.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

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Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized