Senior Social Worker; Homeless Outreach

Job Title

Clinical Team Lead For The HCHV Homeless Outreach Program

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as clinical team lead for the HCHV Homeless Outreach Program, supporting staff who assist Veterans with high-acuity needs and complex barriers.
• Conduct targeted street, community, and facility-based outreach to Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
• Provide high-risk triage, psychosocial assessments, counseling, education, crisis intervention, referrals, and resource coordination.
• Verify Veteran status, eligibility for VHA care, and eligibility for HCHV and related programs.
• Coordinate comprehensive care and advocate for Veterans by linking them with VHA services, VA benefits, and community resources.
• Provide housing-related assistance, including referrals for rental arrears, HUD-VASH, emergency services, and other supportive programs.
• Manage HCHV-Contract Emergency Residential Services (HCHV-CERS) transitional beds in Long Beach and Orange County, including budget oversight and eligibility coordination.
• Serve as the primary liaison and clinical resource for HCHV-CERS grantees, community agencies, and other homeless-service partners.
• Participate in case conferences, by-name list activities, Coordinated Entry System efforts, and community planning meetings.
• Provide consultation, education, and clinical support to outreach staff, interdisciplinary teams, Veterans, families, and community providers.
• Screen Veterans for suicide risk and social determinants of health; provide safety planning, interventions, referrals, and timely clinical documentation.
• Maintain accurate medical records, program data, performance measures, statistical reports, and accountability documentation in accordance with VA policies.
• Participate in program development, staff training, committees, special events, quality improvement activities, and initiatives addressing the changing needs of homeless Veterans.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m.

Telework:
Ad hoc telework as determined by agency policy and supervisor discretion

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Travel Required:

75%

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Authorized

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