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Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 51 days ago
About the Role
The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) is seeking a social worker for the Housing and Urban Development - VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) team to assist homeless veterans and their families in securing permanent housing and accessing healthcare, mental health, and support services. The role involves case management for veterans using HUD Housing Choice vouchers to maintain stable housing and improve their quality of life.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent oversees all aspects of HUD-VASH case management for assigned Veterans, including: Verifying Veteran eligibility for VA medical care and program participation.
- →Assisting Veterans with voucher paperwork and supporting them during the voucher process.
- →Using Housing First and evidence-based models to foster engagement and self-efficacy.
- →Assisting with housing placement from voucher acquisition to lease-up.
- →Advocating for Veterans with landlords, PHA, community providers, and VA stakeholders.
- →Conducting assessments and developing treatment plans.
- →Helping Veterans set and achieve goals related to employment, healthcare, social supports, benefits, and end-of-life planning.
- →Coordinating care by linking Veterans to VHA services, VA offices, and community agencies.
- →Managing a caseload from initial assessment through long-term housing stability.
- →Providing intensive case management for ongoing needs to maintain housing and treatment goals.
- →Delivering social work services in individual or group settings in accordance with VHA guidelines.
- →Participating in program calls, training, and adhering to VA policies, including data collection and reporting for program accreditation.
- →Contributing to program planning and policy development based on caseload trends and work experience.
- →Pursuing ongoing professional development through seminars and training.
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/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: f1f81d6e-19aa-4bf3-b295-a1faff3b7987
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