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Social Worker - Caregiver Support Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
The Caregiver Support Program Social Worker primary responsibilities are providing clinical services and interventions; program development; Caregiver, Veteran and staff education on Caregiver issues; community outreach; resource development; continuous quality improvement activities; and evaluation/consultation.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to the following: Conducts all required in-home assessments related to wellness contacts and inclusive of initial and annual visits.
- →Home Visits may also be required for follow-up to identified high risk situations.
- →Conducts all required assessments with Veterans and caregivers on telephone and other forums which may include telehealth and VA Video Connect.
- →Participates in direct Caregiver and Veteran contacts to identify and assess Caregiver stress burden and the development and application of clinical treatment interventions.
- →Provides referral to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs.
- →Assists the Caregiver Support Coordinators with program assigned duties.
- →Conducts Caregiver and family clinical interventions to facilitate the identification of Caregiver stress, psychiatric illness, emotional distress and social needs as treatment issues.
- →Develops and facilitates Caregiver support groups (face-to-face, telephone, or other virtual methods) and educational programs.
- →Distributes educational materials provided by VA, local, state and national Caregiver organizations.
- →Assists with coordination of events and programs for the annual National Family Caregiver Month activities each November.
- →Inclusive of announcements, advertising of month long activities, and mobilization of participants, educational sessions, and Caregiver recognition events.
- →Demonstrates knowledge of community resources for Veterans and Caregivers.
- →The incumbent effectively communicates with and utilizes other disciplines (e.g., nursing, medicine) to facilitate treatment planning and implementation.
- →Incumbent effectively communicates with and utilizes community agencies to facilitate treatment, discharge planning, and continuity of care.
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.
- ✓Requires valid unrestricted driver's license.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a000c04f-4d28-4137-92b1-261873e101d9
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