Social Worker - HUD/VASH

HUD-VASH Social Work Case Manager

The DC VA Medical Center's HUD-VASH Social Work Case Manager: Serves as a Clinical Case Manager, utilizing skills such as Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Harm Reduction in addition to the Housing First; along with other evidence based clinical based principles, that centered on rapid housing and re-housing, to assist eligible homeless Veteran with high service needs, reach their goal of obtaining long term, stable housing.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of homeless Veterans and their families/significant others.
• Assessment of psychosocial problems that cause distress, often impacting Veterans' ability to maintain housing.
• Referrals; originate from any member of the VA interdisciplinary team, from Veterans who call or walk-in for assistance, and from community professionals.
• Complete thorough assessments to determine the underlying causes of the presenting problem, the interpersonal and environmental factors impacting the problem, and its effect on the patient's ability and desire to comply with the treatment recommendations by the multidisciplinary team.
• Independently complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families; utilizes this assessment in facilitating the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
• Actively participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team & Team Huddle, and in collaboration with Veterans and family, in the development and implementation of a Housing Stability Plan and interventions.
• Providing appropriate services as needed based on Veterans' needs, acuity level, and preferences for care; ensuring Veterans is reassessed no less than quarterly and in accordance with local policy, for changes in their needs, acuity level, and preferences for care.
• Works collaboratively with members of the Veteran's Interdisciplinary Treatment Teams (IDT) to ensure Veteran can safely live, or continue to live independently, the lowest level of care.
• Making clinical recommendations to the IDT, based on completed psychosocial assessment and acuity level, when concerns related to Veteran's ability to continue to live independently arise.
• Multitask multiple activities simultaneously and be able to continuously reprioritize work based on the needs of the Veteran, the program and organization.
• Facilitate action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner. Community placements can involve but are not limited to referrals to local Public Housing Authority (PHA) for permanent supportive housing services, other VA permanent housing programs; community transitional living facilities; personal care home; group home settings; nursing home settings; community shelters and/or family reunification placements.
• Developing a Housing Stability Plan (HSP), or Intensive Care Plan (ISP), with each Veteran served that provides a case management and supportive services framework for the Veteran's sustainability in HUD-VASH and identifies the Veteran's goals with steps to achieve those goals.

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

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not 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: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 26796-F, 26631-F