Senior Social Worker
Listed on 2026-10-06
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Social Work
Mental Health -
Healthcare
Mental Health
Social Worker
- Seriously Mentally Ill Specialist
The social worker is the Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI) Specialist for Homeless Programs. This position provides direct case management and intervention support to Veterans enrolled in the HUD-VASH program who have been diagnosed with a serious mental health disorder. The incumbent will provide consultation for Veterans with an SMI in Grant and Per Diem, or HCHV Contract Residential Care. The SMI Specialist supports the Homeless Programs by providing early engagement, and ensuring continuity of care between Homeless Programs that serve Veterans with SMIs as they transition from engagement and stabilization through programs such as Addiction Treatment Programs, Health Care for Homeless Veterans Contracted Housing, and Grant Per Diem Programs to HUD-VASH.
The social worker provides on-going intensive case management that is specifically tailored for Veterans experiencing a serious mental illness and providing early treatment interventions to promote sustained stability in subsidized permanent housing. These Veterans are frequently homeless due to their mental health diagnosis, thus providing SMI treatment support and early intervention promotes recovery, improved quality of life and successful permanent housing.
The social worker must be able to develop appropriate professional relationships with the Veterans and meet the Veteran where he or she is ready to engage in treatment. The social worker also will need to develop liaison relationships with more acute treatment providers/ programs, such as the Veteran's psychiatrist, PRRC, Dual Diagnosis and any other provider in BHIP. The social worker will provide appropriate group and individual case management and treatment.
The incumbent will collaborate in the performance improvement processes and comply with Performance Measures as required by Mental Health Service and the Medical Center. Incumbent may provide training experiences for graduate social work trainees as well as other allied health care trainees and/or may provide supervision for unlicensed staff social workers.
Work Schedule:
Monday
- Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the agency.) Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment
Incentives:
Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized
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