Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

The incumbent, a professional licensed independent clinical social worker, functions at an advanced level Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Specialist for SSVF and the Heath Care for Homeless Programs. This position provides case management and intervention support to SSVF in a team oriented, recovery-based program. The SUD Specialist supports the SSVF Program by providing continuity of care between Homeless Programs through services to Veterans with SUDs.

VA Careers - Social Work:

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

• Provides direct SUD services for SSVF Grantees
• Provides Outreach services for SSVF Grantees
• Provides training for other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team in areas related to SUD assessment, anger management, and life skills and SUD with co-occurring disorders.
• Independently conducts intake and needs assessment of homeless Veterans and their significant others. Identifies symptoms leading to clinical diagnoses of SUD.
• Provides all necessary assessment functions, e.g. interviewing, psychosocial histories, and SUD assessments to aid in the development of treatment plans.
• Will develop partnerships with community agencies, especially those serving homeless and SUD Veterans, with regular contact and communication.
• Will provide liaison services with other programs referring homeless Veterans to SSVF to ensure continuity of care and promote successful transition of Veterans from one program to another.
• Will participate in Veterans Service Operation Workgroup and contribute to policymaking, goal setting, and treatment service planning discussions with SSVF Grantees and Homeless Programs.
• Advanced knowledge and expert skill in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services with homeless Veterans with SUD and co-occurring disorder histories. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management interventions.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, demonstrating innovation in the creation of new models of psychosocial assessment and intervention, evidenced through the ability to present histories, assessments, behavioral observations, SUD test results, and discuss diagnostic issues in training sessions, treatment team meetings, and in other case conferences.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated ability to write policies, procedures and/or practice guidelines pertaining to homeless Veterans with SUD and co-occurring disorder histories and be expertly skilled in the recording of detailed behavioral observations and the writing of progress notes and reassessment reports.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ..., the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Available (Ad hoc)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 93054-A