Senior Social Worker

Allied Health Professional Duties

Total Rewards include but are not limited to:

• Provide clinical case management to Veterans and families in the HUD-VASH program.
• Perform regular home visits to ensure Veterans reside in environments that foster independence and safety in the VA Puget Sound Social Work Services community.
• Verify Veterans' status, eligibility for VA health care, and eligibility for HUD-VASH program participation.
• Accept referrals for screening and admission to HUD-VASH. Referrals may be received from the local Continuum of Care (CoC), local coordinated entry systems, community partners, other VA programs or locations, the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (NCCHV), or other sources.
• Assess Veterans through comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and regular reassessments to determine clinical needs and acuity status.
• Collaboratively develop a treatment plan (or housing stability plan) with each Veteran served. Monitor progress and 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.
• Monitor Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and other formal and informal agreements between property owners, service providers, Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and the VA to establish appropriate referral sites for HUD-VASH placements. Work closely with partners to communicate needs or issues when they arise following relevant privacy regulations.
• Collaborate with VA multi-disciplinary teams and community agencies to develop effective and efficient ways of delivering healthcare services to Veterans in HUD-VASH through treatment coordination and communication.
• Act as a consultant to other team/staff members and take a lead clinical role in case consultation.
• Collect and submit HUD-VASH participant data as outlined by Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) and Homeless Operational Management and Evaluation System (HOMES) policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

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: May be Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized