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Supervisory Social Worker - Mental Health Homeless Care for Homeless Veterans
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 60 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent is a senior social worker and serves in a full-time capacity within the Mental Health Service (MHS) within the VA Detroit Healthcare System. The Supervisory Social Worker is part of the Mental Health Homeless Programs Section (MHHP) and provides oversight of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV), Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) , Prevention, Veteran Justice Outreach, Grant Per Diem and Contracted Emergency Residential Services.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Supervisory Social Worker - Mental Health Homeless Care for Homeless Veterans must be licensed at the advanced practice level and be able to provide supervision to subordinate staff.
- →The major duties of the position includes, but is not limited to: Serves as the Mental Health Homeless Program Team Supervisor to include setting performance expectations for staff, using progressive disciplinary measures as appropriate, and reviewing and approving/disapproving leave requests and coordinating work schedules for their assigned team members.
- →Provides oversight of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV), Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) , Prevention, Veteran Justice Outreach, Grant Per Diem and Contracted Emergency Residential Services.
- →Has supervisory controls and personnel management responsibility for triage, assessment, and evaluation staff, community outreach workers, prevention workers, senior social workers/social work coordinators, and other disciplines assigned to the team.
- →Providing some clinical/case management services and will be required to carry a caseload and may provide oversight to Mental Health Social Work health trainees.
- →Ensures the adherence to Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO), Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN), and local directives, guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that pertain to HCHV specifically and mental health generally.
- →Develops, implements, and maintains all established and new regulations for the HCHV unit.
- →Plans, establishes, reviews, implements, and maintains polices, procedures, and protocols that satisfy accrediting guidelines (e.g.
- →CARF, Joint Commission, VA-OIG, state regulation, etc.).
- →Participates in the Continuums of Care and the By-Name List Subcommittees within VA Detroit's service area.
- →Represents the VA at community meetings, seeking or maintaining members on relevant boards, councils, and task forces.
- →Facilitates community organization and outreach to alleviate problems that may interfere with Veterans' ability to achieve and/or maintain permanent housing.
- →Obtains and maintains at least FAC-COR1 certification.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Yes - Ad hoc telework may be authorized as determined by the agency policy and approval from supervisor.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9896679c-a8d7-46dd-bc0b-e197220c6fe5
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