Senior Social Worker -HUDVASH

Senior Social Worker - HUD-VASH Case Manager

The VA Northern California Health Care System Social Work Service is currently recruiting for Senior Social Workers- HUD-VASH Case Managers.

A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified individuals.

HUD-VASH is an intensive case management program for chronically homeless Veterans aimed at providing psychosocial services to Veterans while residing in stable housing through HUD's Section 8 voucher system.

The Senior Social Worker in this position functions as the Senior Case Manager for VA NCHCS's Housing and Urban Development - VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH). The HUD-VASH Program falls within the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Programs of the Social Work Service.

The Senior Case Manager is responsible for coordination of case management services for Veterans receiving housing provided through HUD Section 8 housing vouchers.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing case management for a caseload of Veterans in the HUD-VASH program.
• Performing site visits of HUD-VASH apartments to ensure that Veterans reside in safe environments in compliance with local housing codes.
• Collecting and submitting HUD-VASH Program participant data as outlined by NEPEC evaluation procedures.
• Coordinating care including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery, and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or community agencies.
• Participating in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting trends with caseloads and identifying the need for and making recommendations on program procedure or policy changes based upon work experiences.
• Conducting psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, Administrative days

Telework: Telework, if approved, would be on a regularly scheduled basis, but this is not a virtual or remote position.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Title/Functional Statement #: Senior Social Worker - HUD-VASH/PD000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified individuals.

EDRP Authorized: Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

This announcement will remain open until 9/30/22 and applicants will be referred to the hiring manager every three weeks. Not all locations may have current vacancies and for locations that do not have current vacancies applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager when there are vacancies.

The annual salary range for Redding, Yreka, and Chico is $86,563 to $112,532.

The annual salary range for Yuba City, Auburn, and Mather is $94,341 to $122,644.

The annual salary range for Fairfield and Martinez is $105,589 to $137,266.