Senior Social Worker

Senior Social Worker

The Senior Social Worker maintains a clinical caseload and provides individual, group, and family counseling within their scope of practice. The candidate participates in preventive services, interdisciplinary treatment planning, and outreach activities. The SSW is responsible for coordinating appropriate care for Veterans entering treatment and managing ongoing caseload responsibilities. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides comprehensive clinical assessments, diagnostic impressions within licensure scope, and evaluation of complex mental health presentations including co-occurring substance use, medical, and psychiatric conditions.
• Provides education to Veterans, families, and significant others on mental health conditions and treatment options.
• Provides individual, family, conjoint, and group counseling within LPMHC scope of practice.
• Delivers evidence-based, recovery-oriented interventions appropriate to licensure and privileging.
• Provides crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, stabilization, and follow-up.
• Provides consultation to AVAHCS staff and community providers based on clinical assessment and treatment planning.
• Develops, implements, and documents person-centered, individualized treatment plans.
• Exercises independent clinical judgment regarding treatment decisions and documentation.
• Adheres to operational policies, clinical practice guidelines, and interdisciplinary team procedures.
• Coordinates care with other VA programs and external agencies as clinically appropriate

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am- 4:30pm; subject to change based on the needs of the facility

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 View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

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)

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

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 00409-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized