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Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 63 days ago
About the Role
The Mental Health Department at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center is seeking to hire a Social Worker. This position is located at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Toledo, Ohio. This is a Mental Health Clinical Social Work position in the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program with an emphasis on outreach, and case/Care management and treatment services for homeless veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Provide services supporting the functional abilities of veterans who are struggling with issues of homelessness utilizing a Housing First approach.
- →Build and maintain professional relationships with various community housing programs and landlords in addition to VA contracted treatment, Grand and Per Diem facilities, and the HUD-V ASH Program.
- →Provide supportive case management services and partner with community agencies to link with community-wide housing services for veterans.
- →Work closely with primary care providers and the interdisciplinary teams that assist veteran in meeting their goals and objectives within a psychosocial rehabilitation framework that allows successful reintegration into community living.
- →Provide a range of care including psychosocial assessments; treatment planning using patient centered and recovery-based models; and case/care management services.
- →The proportion of these duties will be determined by the Mental Health Service Chief through the designated Clinic Chief and are expected to be flexible based upon clinical need.
- →Provide care coordination and case management to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds.
- →Monitor Veteran care coordination needs over time, providing care coordination, and facilitating follow-up and outreach as needed to promote proactive, personalized care and care continuity.
- →Utilize knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society and culture.
- →Utilize independent judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving and evidence-based crisis intervention techniques.
- →Provide psychoeducation to Veterans and their family members regarding diagnoses, symptom management and recovery from illness.
- →Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on mental health care and compliance with treatment.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
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.
- ✓Pre-employment physical required.
- ✓A valid state issued driver's license with a clean driving history in accordance with VA Policy to drive a government vehicle.
- ✓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 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 26c3adbf-4cf9-45c8-92b9-f1f80580abce
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