Senior Social Worker; HUD​/VASH

Job Title

Social Worker

The social worker in this position functions as the Medical Center's Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD/VASH) Social Worker for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program. The social worker is responsible for providing home-based assessment, monitoring, maintaining and case management of higher acuity Veterans in the HUD/VASH Program as part of an interdisciplinary team. The HUD-VASH Program requires continuous coordination with the community's homeless providers and coalitions as well as with other local, state, and federal agencies.

The HUD-VASH Social Worker develops, coordinates and maintains linkages as appropriate and needed for the homeless veteran population. The HUD-VASH Program Social Worker works with an interdisciplinary team to ensure care is coordinated with the VA Medical Center, community health/mental health and/or substance abuse providers and/or any other applicable agencies to meet the needs of the veterans utilizing the HUD-VASH Program either directly or via assignment.

The GS-12 HUD/VASH Social Worker is capable of practicing independently at the advanced level and has specialized knowledge, skills and abilities of practice related to a particular diagnosis or special Veteran population such as the Homeless Veteran with highly complex health, mental health and/or substance abuse problems requiring expert level of psychosocial interventions. Functions:
Incumbent is a professional social worker assigned to the HUD/VASH Program. The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of homeless Veterans and their families/significant others. The incumbent must complete thorough assessments to determine the underlying causes of the presenting problem, the interpersonal and environmental factors impacting the problem, and its effect on the patient's ability and desire to comply with the treatment recommendations by the multidisciplinary team.

Administrative:
Completes all reports, data, and maintain logs with outcome of meetings related to the HUD/VASH Program. Is responsible for furthering one's own professional growth through continuing education and for ensuring continuing education appropriate to the area of assignment. Develops a working relationship with the designated HUD point of contact and coordinates the housing voucher application and award process for each veteran.

Maintains accurate records of admission and discharge dates of veterans utilizing HUDVASH vouchers. The senior social worker exercises initiative and independent judgement in day to day activities. The senior social worker initiates consultation for unusual and/or complex administrative or clinical problems. The senior social worker reports administratively to the HCHV program Coordinator/designee. Also other duties as assigned per management.

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

Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

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)

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