Social Worker HUD-VASH

HUD-VASH Social Worker

The HUD-VASH Social Worker is situated in the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service Line. They are responsible for serving as the primary contact with local Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and providing case management-based services (directly or through referral) to Veterans experiencing homelessness or those formerly homeless. The HUD-VASH Social Worker ensures that Veteran care is coordinated with the VA medical center, community health or mental health providers, and agencies that serve homeless populations.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Identifying behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
• Providing education on advance directives and advanced care planning.
• Acting as an advocate with appropriate VA and community service providers/agencies when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver.
• Assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members identifying the Veteran's strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and psychosocial acuity.
• Maintaining a current network of internal and external resources to educate the Veteran and/or family members/caregivers.
• Providing social work case management and assist with the appropriate referrals.
• Provide psychosocial services in the assigned area under supervision at the GS-09 level.
• Independently provides clinical psychosocial and case management services for eligible Veterans in the program at the GS-11 level.
• Continuous coordination with the community's homeless providers and coalitions as well as with other local, state, and federal agencies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday - Friday; 08:00 am - 4:30 pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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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: Yes - as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: GS-09 F1168, GS-11 F1121

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

• This position is in the Excepted Service.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
• Current and former Federal employees may submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is listed on the annual determination of staffing shortages and Veterans Preference does not apply to this recruitment. Veterans are encouraged to apply and will receive full consideration.