Senior Social Worker - HUD-VASH

Job Title

The incumbent serves as a HCS point of contact for the National HUD/VASH Program, Office of Mental Health Services, VACO.

Duties

The general description of assigned duties includes but is not limited to:

• Assists with the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of referral and screening procedures for potential HUD/VASH veteran participants.
• Conducts and participates in outreach activities, including field interviews, assessments, and referrals for homeless Veterans.
• Evaluates the veteran's situation, abilities, and capabilities, and arrives at a reasoned conclusion, including an assessment of vulnerability and prioritization for admission.
• Provides referral to the VA medical and mental health inpatient and outpatient treatment and to other VA services, including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs.
• Develops psychosocial treatment plans, actively involving the veteran and their family or significant others, in coordination with interdisciplinary team members.
• Provides direct mental health and substance abuse services for Veterans and family members or significant others in support of the veteran's treatment.
• Establishes a continuing relationship with the veteran, evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan as appropriate.
• The incumbent of this position must possess an appropriate, valid CA driver's license to operate sanctioned vehicles in the transportation of patients and/or equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm or as determined by the supervisor.

Compressed/Flexible: This may be authorized at the supervisor's discretion.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for the 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 off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays). 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)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 10066-F