Social Worker, Mental Health

Job Title

GS-09 Social Worker (Developmental) and GS-11 Social Worker (Full Performance)

Duties are but not limited to:

• GS-09 Social Worker (Developmental): A developmental-level clinician who performs core social work functions with close supervisory guidance. Key functions include:
• Completes comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
• Utilizes this assessment in facilitating the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
• With assistance from supervisor, bases decisions on social work practice skills, professional judgment and the expertise regarding the Veteran's self-care capability, the family support system, the Veteran's health care needs and possible consequences.
• Assists and encourages Veterans and significant others in facing problems, thinking them through, evaluating the situation realistically, considering alternative courses of action, and arriving at plans for using resources to resolve problems.
• Provide consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veteran's and/or their families.
• GS-11 Social Worker (Full Performance):
  Assessing and treating psychosocial problems of Veterans and their families/significant others. Social work responsibilities include the assessment of psychosocial problems that cause distress, often impacting the health condition and creating barriers to care. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic and/or their families. The incumbent works with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal, and psychosocial problems.
  
  Effective social work in the Patient Aligned Care Team context often occurs over a series of several visits. Utilizes knowledge of the PACT team approach and the role of each health and allied health care team members including the role of the social worker in the PACT model. Utilizes working knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses, substance abuse disorders, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.

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

Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

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).

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.

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

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).

Ad-Hoc Only

This is not a virtual position.

53865F & 53866F