Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Allied Health Professional

Total Rewards of an Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide timely screening, comprehensive psychosocial assessments and regular reassessments to determine clinical needs, and diagnoses of mental disorders.
• Provide outreach services to engage justice-involved Veterans. Verify Veterans' status, eligibility for VA healthcare, and eligibility for VJO case management participation.
• Accept referrals for screening and admission into V JO case management.
• Function as a clinical case manager for Veterans who are justice-involved, performing duties to facilitate independent community living by coordinating health, mental health, and community care.
• Collaboratively develop treatment plans with Veterans enrolled in VJO case management. Monitor progress, review and update regularly throughout the episode of care.
• Provide a full range of services within the Social Work Scope of Practice based on Veteran needs, acuity level, and preferences for care. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following: case management; individual, family, and group therapy; discharge planning; resource linkage; and care coordination.
• Provide consultation and psychoeducation to Veterans and Veteran families on topics including community resources, Advance Directives, VA benefits, budgeting, activities of daily living, and recovery goals.
• Collaborate with VA multi-disciplinary teams and community agencies to develop effective and efficient ways of delivering healthcare services to justice-involved Veterans through treatment coordination and communication.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

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 View email address on click.appcast.io, 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 Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized