The Senior Social Worker practices within the Housing and Urban Development / VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program within Social Work Service of Long Beach VA. The Senior Social Worker's primary responsibilities include providing case management services for clinically complex Veterans and providing consultation and support to other HUD-VASH Team members.
Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Provide consultation/education to Veterans and families on community resources, advance directives, VA benefits and resources.
- Provides a full range of Social Work services to include case management, clinical support, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, and other services as appropriate to Veterans and families, as needed throughout the continuum of care.
- Supports internal working partnerships to reduce barriers across all homeless and VA medical facility programs to ensure a seamless transition between providers for Veterans served in HUD-VASH.
- Engages in community outreach and developing community partnerships.
- Coordinates with local PHA to provide streamlined and timely processes for HUD-VASH voucher utilization.
- Supports the process for referral, evaluation and admission to HUD-VASH to ensure the most vulnerable Veterans are prioritized.
- Supports a multidisciplinary team model of care to expand the provision of support for Veterans to improve stability and housing retention.
- Provides case consultation, especially around high-risk situations.
- Guarantees regular and ongoing reconciliation of data in HOMES against internal tracking mechanisms and with the PHA(s) on the status of vouchers, including those for Veterans who have graduated from case management but maintain a HUD-VASH voucher.
- Works closely with community partners to eliminate Veteran homelessness. Establish practices to rapidly identify and assess homeless Veterans for HUD-VASH. Outreach and Access.
- Performs accountability functions: documents all contacts with Veterans/families in the medical charts and completes statistical and other reports in accordance with VA Medical Center and respective professional discipline service policies.
- Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members. Active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
- Verifies the Veteran's status, eligibility for VA medical care, and eligibility of program participation. Verves as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or other community agencies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Location: Santa Ana, CA. Additional vacancies may be filled in Long Beach, CA.
Compressed/Flexible:Not Authorized
Telework: ADHOC, may be approved based on supervisor approval.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact
VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorize
Starting at $111,662 Per Year (GS 12)
