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Senior Social Worker (HUD/VASH)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional General Description of Assigned Duties: The social worker in this position functions as the Medical Center's Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD/VASH) Social Worker for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program.
- →The social worker is responsible for providing home-based assessment, monitoring, maintaining and case management of higher acuity Veterans in the HUD/VASH Program as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- →The HUD-VASH Program requires continuous coordination with the community's homeless providers and coalitions as well as with other local, state, and federal agencies.
- →The HUD-VASH Social Worker develops, coordinates and maintains linkages as appropriate and needed for the homeless veteran population.
- →The HUD- VASH Program Social Worker works with an interdisciplinary team to ensure care is coordinated with the VA Medical Center, community health/mental health and/or substance abuse providers and/or any other applicable agencies to meet the needs of the veterans utilizing the HUD-VASH Program either directly or via assignment.
- →Functions: Incumbent is a professional social worker assigned to the HUD/VASH Program.
- →The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of homeless Veterans and their families/significant others.
- →The incumbent must 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.
- →Administrative: Completes all reports, data, and maintain logs with outcome of meetings related to the HUD/VASH Program.
- →Is responsible for furthering one's own professional growth through continuing education and for ensuring continuing education appropriate to the area of assignment.
- →Develops a working relationship with the designated HUD point of contact and coordinates the housing voucher application and award process for each veteran.
- →Maintains accurate records of admission and discharge dates of veterans utilizing HUDVASH vouchers.
- →The senior social worker exercises initiative and independent judgement in day to day activities.
- →The senior social worker initiates consultation for unusual and/or complex administrative or clinical problems.
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: 4a038180-8668-40e6-92b1-1fee408efca1
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