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RANGE Team Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Senior Social Worker provides Mental Health services to the veteran population enrolled at the San Francisco VA Medical Center System within the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Services Program (MHICM/RANGE/E-RANGE). The position is located at the South Santa Rosa VA Clinic, Santa Rosa, CA. within Mental Health Services.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Senior Social Worker provides Mental Health services to the veteran population enrolled at the San Francisco VA Medical Center System within the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Services Program (MHICM/RANGE/E-RANGE).
- →The program specifically serves veterans with serious mental illness (SMI).
- →Services include provision of high quality psychotherapy services, with a specialized social work focus which embraces a client-focused, person-in-the-environment perspective to guide services rendered in a holistic treatment plan.
- →Such services include evidence-based psychotherapies, intensive case management, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers / agencies as needed by the patient and determined by a holistic treatment plan.
- →This is accomplished in collaboration with other members of the Mental Health Service or other interdisciplinary treatment teams as appropriate.
- →The Social Worker provides clinical services to promote sustained community stability and address issues related to chronic mental illness, homelessness, and other complex/diverse psychological challenges.
- →At the GS12 level the social worker will provide intensive mental health recovery services to assigned veterans consistent with the recovery model as identified in cooperation with the veteran.
- →ICMHR services are characterized by assertive outreach, individualized treatment planning, multidimensional orientation, and intensive delivery of services.
- →Clinical interventions are typically provided in the veteran's home or community through individual psychotherapy, intensive case management, and the mobilization of community resources.
- →The ICMHR program utilizes a veteran-centered approach in an effort to engage veterans and their support networks in an effort to maximize optimal psychological and social-emotional wellness.
- →Driving Required: The RANGE Senior Social Worker is a mobile, community-based position that requires driving to home visits.
- →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: Ad hoc, per agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 07318F/ Senior Social Worker Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 45713fb5-c0f1-4741-9399-516bd1f1610a
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