Social Worker

Job Title

Allied Health Professional

Duties

Major duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Provide services supporting the functional abilities of veterans who are struggling with issues of homelessness utilizing a Housing First approach.
• Work directly with veterans in sheltered and unsheltered living situations;
• Establish contact at shelters, soup kitchens and on the streets;
• Assist with basic needs, e.g. food, clothing, and temporary shelter;
• Verify veterans' eligibility for healthcare; aids in obtaining financial assistance, e.g. veterans, welfare, and social security benefits; and assists with access to VA medical and mental health care.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with various community housing programs and landlords in addition to VA contracted treatment, Grand and Per Diem facilities, and the HUD-V ASH Program.
• Provide supportive case management services and partner with community agencies to link with community-wide housing services for veterans.
• Work closely with primary care providers and the interdisciplinary teams that assist veteran in meeting their goals and objectives within a psychosocial rehabilitation framework that allows successful reintegration into community living.
• Provide a range of care including psychosocial assessments; treatment planning using patient centered and recovery-based models; and case/care management services. The proportion of these duties will be determined by the Mental Health Service Chief through the designated Clinic Chief and are expected to be flexible based upon clinical need.
• Provide care coordination and case management to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds.
• Monitor Veteran care coordination needs over time, providing care coordination, and facilitating follow-up and outreach as needed to promote proactive, personalized care and care continuity.
• Utilize knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society and culture.
• Utilize independent judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving and evidence-based crisis intervention techniques.
• Provide psychoeducation to Veterans and their family members regarding diagnoses, symptom management and recovery from illness.
• Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on mental health care and compliance with treatment.

Work Schedule

Full time, Monday - Friday, 08:00am - 4:30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus)

Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance)

Not Authorized

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

Available

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #

#93925A, #93926A

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized