Senior Social Worker HUD VASH

Job Title

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.

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,

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