Social Worker - Homeless Program

Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Social Worker

Total Rewards of an Allied Health Professional

In this position, the individual serves as a Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Social Worker, providing outreach, assessments, referrals, and case management services to homeless veterans identified in the community. The HCHV Social Worker is typically the first Homeless Programs clinician to make contact with homeless and at-risk veterans. As this position is primarily designed to conduct outreach on behalf of VA Saginaw Homeless Programs, the majority of the work carried out in this position occurs through outreach activities throughout the 36 county catchment area of the Saginaw VA.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Works in the community to provide outreach services to homeless veterans at shelters, soup kitchens, and other agencies in the community serving the homeless.
• Provides street outreach and works with street outreach initiatives to identify at risk/literally homeless veterans. Locations may include parks, tent cities, and other outdoor areas.
• Performs triaging/screening as well as comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, integrating input from the veteran, their caregiver/family, VA records, as well as brief assessments when appropriate.
• Completes diagnostic tools including the Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System (HOMES) assessment to ensure appropriate housing resources and additional treatment services are received.
• Educates veterans and/or their caregivers about VA and community resources to address their needs.
• Consults, collaborates, and coordinates with other staff who provide care to veteran.
• Provides clinical care coordination and case management of veterans.
• Collaborates with other VA programs and local community agencies to ensure services for homeless veterans.
• Provides cross-coverage within the continuum of Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) programs as needed.
• A valid driver's license is required for this position.

Work Schedule:

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

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Nicole.

Chavez, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Pay:
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).

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

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

Functional Statement #: 92090-0, 92091-0

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized