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Social Worker (Program Coordinator)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Los Angeles, CA $115K – $149K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Social Work INFJINFP OperationsHealthcare
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The Social Work Program Coordinator serves as the coordinator of a multidisciplinary team and is administrative responsibility for clinical program development, accountable for clinical program effectiveness and program facilitation. These positions provide support to the National Center for Warrior Independence at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, California.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This announcement will fill Program Coordinator vacancies in the Food Hub Program within Whole Health and the Peer Center within Community Reengagement Reintegration Service.
- →Both positions are located at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, California.
- →Key job duties include, but are not limited to: Food Hub: Ensures treatment plan goals regarding food security and nutrition needs as are being met and documented appropriately.
- →Offers staff, Veterans, families, and caregivers education, guidance, and assistance relevant to food resources, nutrition, and healthy eating practices.
- →Collaborates with facility and clinical leaders to determine priorities and clarify strategic direction and goals for the Food Hub program.
- →Coordinates same-day Veteran visits to the Food Hub, ensuring timely access to pantry services, nutrition consultation, and warm hand-off referrals.
- →Acts as a coach to Veterans, families, and caregivers to support healthy nutrition practices and helps identify and encourage Veterans to meet treatment plan goals related to food security and overall wellness.
- →Collaborates closely with Nutrition and Food Service, Homeless Program staff, and other clinical leads to ensure care coordination.
- →Uses standard data collection instruments to gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative feedback from Food Hub users.
- →Is responsible for maintaining Food Hub inventory, ordering, and pantry operations, and adapting processes as program needs evolve in collaboration with the Food Hub dietitian.
- →Works with VA Medical Center multi-disciplinary teams and community agencies.
- →Provides clinical supervision for unlicensed social workers and may serve as a field instructor to trainees.
- →Peer Center: Ensures walk-in peer support, resource navigation, and use of the Peer Center for social and recreational purposes are being met and documented appropriately.
- →Offers staff, Veterans, families, caregivers' education, training, and assistance relevant to peer support and resource navigation.
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 evaluation.
- ✓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: 2881658b-db95-4160-a7e7-caa9b32dd098
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