Social Worker, Mental Health

Job Title

Social Worker

Springfield CBOC of the Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System

The social worker in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic is responsible for providing group and individual psychotherapy as well as intake assessments for Veterans as part of the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Team. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing outpatient treatment to enhance and maintain community adjustment and maximize veteran's highest level of psychosocial functioning.
• Provides screening, triage, and brief treatment of patients not formally enrolled in treatment
• Identifying high-risk patients and provides case management services to veterans with acute and chronic substance use disorders.
• Assisting with/providing program evaluation and monitoring activities with a focus on Quality Improvement opportunities and Risk Management within the program, Health Service Line, and Organization. Demonstrates the ability to design changes based on empirical findings.
• Collaborating with veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team in the development and implementation of an outpatient treatment plan

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Hannah.neilson, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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)

Ad-Hoc may be available.

This is not a virtual position.

F06400, F04798

Not Authorized