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Social Worker - Housing and Urban Development - VA Supported Housing
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) is a collaborative program which pairs HUD's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance with VA case management and supportive services for homeless Veterans. Social Workers assigned to the HUD-VASH program provide psychosocial services primarily to Veterans who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and are expected to provide care in the community, typically the Veteran's residence.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Providing outreach services to engage homeless Veterans.
- →Covering the Housing Hub, offering same-day services and homeless program linkage to unscheduled Veterans.
- →Independently conducting interviews and assessments for the purpose of program enrollment and to aid in the development of treatment plans.
- →Utilizing Housing First and other evidence-based practice models to promote Veteran engagement and self-efficacy.
- →Assisting the Veteran with housing placement, beginning with the process of obtaining a HUD-V ASH voucher from the Public Housing Authority (PHA) through the lease up process.
- →Advocating on behalf of Veterans and their families with landlords, PHA, community providers and internal VA stakeholders.
- →Assisting Veterans to form and achieve goals to improve quality of life, to include the pursuit of employment, engagement in medical and mental health care, increased social supports, access to benefits and end of life planning.
- →Providing community-based, clinical case management and care coordination services at the frequency commensurate with the Veteran's stage of case management, clinical needs, and preferences for care.
- →Conducting home visits, with the intent of removing barriers for access to care, supporting housing stability and assessing social and community integration.
- →Providing a wide range of social work interventions and services in both individual or group settings, as consistent with VHA Directive 1110.02 Social Work Professional Practice and approved scope of practice.
- →Timely, accurate and clear documentation in the Electronic Health Record, Homeless Operations Management and Evaluations System (HOMES), and other applicable databases or platforms.
- →Familiarity and adherence to the Housing and Urban Development Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program VHA Directive and HUD-V ASH Operating Requirements.
- →Maintaining a general knowledge of veterans' benefits and services related to special programs, service-connected compensation and non-service connected pension benefits.
- →Other duties as assigned, as related to the needs of the program Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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
Job ID: 084b6f11-251d-4118-8bc8-1eab4a91e598
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