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Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 61 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS) in the Grant Per Diem Program (GPD) and is located at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent is assigned to provide all appropriate social work services in the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS) as a Senior Social Worker for the Grant Per Diem Program (GPD).
- →The incumbent also performs duties independently in community based settings to include working with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds.
- →The incumbent is expected to demonstrate an advanced practice skill and knowledge of community resources, skill in independent conduction psychosocial assessments and treatment intervention, formulate a treatment plan, implementing different treatment modalities, identify strengths, concerns, coping skills and psychosocial acuity and provide consultation services to support new social workers.
- →The GPD Program offers communities a way to assist homeless Veterans with housing and services while assisting Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities in providing housing or services for Veterans.
- →Community-based programs funded under the GPD Program are funded through a national competition in response to a Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register according to rules and regulations and any other funding priorities as announced in NOFA.
- →VA has no authority to instruct or manage programs, it provides guidance and oversight to ensure operations are in compliance with VA inspection standards and that the program offering the services is the same as was described in the original proposal, or as modified through program scope changes.
- →Traveling throughout the Greater Los Angeles community visiting veterans and families are a part of this position.
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm Telework: Possible ad-hoc after the first 90 days Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: fcaa9431-053d-4a11-a81b-70712693aa4f
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