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Social Worker-Health Care for Homeless Veterans
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 118 days ago
About the Role
Miami VA Healthcare System is looking for Social Worker-Health Care for Homeless Veterans HUD-VASH Program within Social Work Services for Sunrise VA OPC. They are responsible for providing independent case management for a caseload of veterans in the HUD-VASH program. The Social Worker is responsible for reviewing agreements between Section 8, landlords, Public Housing Authorities and the VA in establishing appropriate referral sites for HUD-VASH placements.
What You'll Do
- →Social Worker-Health Care for Homeless Veterans HUD-VASH Program Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening veterans for psychosocial needs.
- →They must possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups.
- →Social Worker must be aware the primary place of work is in the community setting, away from the main HCHV office or VA Medical Center locations.
- →They are expected to perform their duties mostly independently, in a community based setting, working with homeless veterans at locations such as inside their HUD-VASH housing after placement.
- →There will be occasions the Social Worker will be responsible for transporting veterans on their caseload to various locations in the community, such as the Public Housing Authority, bill payment centers, in order to assist the veterans with learning independent living skills to help maintain their permanent housing.
- →All transportation will be conducted in a GSA Government Vehicle.
- →Additional duties include but not limited to: Conducts psychosocial assessments.
- →Participates with treatment planning in collaboration with the veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- →Able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
- →Independently identifies high-risk patients and provides case management services.
- →Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
- →Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures.
- →This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- →Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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