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Social Worker (HUD/VASH)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Sarasota VA Clinic within the Social Work Service of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The duties and responsibilities are carried throughout the Healthcare Center, including all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the services.
What You'll Do
- →Duties for the position may include but are not limited to: Provides case-appropriate professional social work services to Veterans and their families in compliance with VA and VHA policies, including participation in the HUD-VASH program.
- →Completes psychosocial assessments for individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
- →Assesses the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their families and formulates treatment plans identifying strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
- →Utilizes individual, group, and family counseling skills to address basic emotional, medical, and social problems, with guidance from the social work supervisor for more complex cases.
- →Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients, staff, and community agency representatives while communicating clearly both verbally and in writing.
- →Provides case-appropriate professional social work services for Veterans and families/significant others in compliance with VA, VISN, station, and Social Work policies and memorandums.
- →Casework, group work, case management, and/or community organization social work methods will be utilized in the delivery of the services.
- →Social Worker provides highly developed professional social work services.
- →Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs.
- →Social Worker must possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups in the outpatient mental health clinic.
- →Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families.
- →Social Worker is able to independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
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: d052dda3-e259-46b7-aaf6-ba445a8d5e55
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