Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Job Title

GS-13 Enhanced Team Coordinator

Job Description

The duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: The GS-13 Enhanced Team Coordinator is an advanced practice Social Worker assigned to the Housing and Urban Development/VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program within Community Reintegration Service (CRS). Organizationally, CRS is under the Mental Health Division and the Enhanced Team Coordinator is directly supervised by the CRS Director. The incumbent of this position has responsibility for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment services provided, and admission criteria for the programs. Incumbent supervises the programs, and this includes orientation and training and assigning and monitoring clinical care. Incumbent is responsible for reviewing work for performance and completing all required performance reviews. Performance plans for incumbent are in Executive Career Field (ECF). CRS is comprised of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing low barrier services to chronically homeless Veterans or Veterans with significant barriers to housing and employment stability due to severe mental illness, substance use disorders, chronic disabling health conditions and sometimes criminal backgrounds. The Enhanced Team Coordinator is responsible for direct supervision of multidisciplinary clinical team that supports HUD-VASH Social Work teams. The multidisciplinary team consists of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner(s), Psychologist, Registered Nurse(s), Occupational Therapist(s), Recreational Therapist, Substance Use Disorder Specialist(s), Peer Support Specialists, and Housing Specialists. In addition to providing direct supervision to HUD-VASH multidisciplinary team, the Enhanced Team Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining employee orientation and training processes for multidisciplinary team and functioning as compliance expert for larger program. The incumbent may act as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or oversee the work of the COR for the program, the includes the Emergency Transition Housing programs, in addition to oversee associated budget. The incumbent of this position manages mental health access and triage processes across all CRS programs. The Enhanced Team Coordinator is responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary team access across multiple CRS programs and this includes telehealth access to patients served in rural communities. The Enhanced Team Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that assigned teams provide care that is consistent with all Homeless Program Office Directives including VHA Directive 1162.0 Housing and Urban Development Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program. The Enhanced Team Coordinator co-leads orientation and training of all CRS staff. Enhanced Team Coordinator trains the supervisory group on how to assign and monitor clinical care using clinical acuity model. Incumbent is responsible for reviewing work for performance and completing all required performance reviews. Community Reintegration Service at VAPORHCS serves very large catchment area. Supervisory responsibility for HUD-VASH is divided by geography that includes North Team, South Team, Rural South Team, Central Oregon Team, and Multnomah County East Team and Multnomah County West Team. The Enhanced Team is responsible for working with the entire HUD-VASH team across multiple communities. The entire Supportive Housing program is responsible for providing case management and oversight for more than 2400 Veterans who are utilizing HUD-VASH vouchers and supportive housing services through 14 different Public Housing Authorities.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 08:00am-4:30pm

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Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized