The Housing & Urban Development-VA Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) Program is one component of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program, which was the first of three components of the VA Comprehensive Homeless Center. The duty assignment for senior social workers serving in a HUD-VASH Lead role is to exhibit clinical leadership in the provision of intensive case management services to Veterans without homes, assisting them in gaining stable housing through the Housing Choice Voucher System.

Duties

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES. The Housing and Urban Development-VA Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) Program is one component of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program, which was the first of three components of the VA Comprehensive Homeless Center. The primary duty assignment for senior social workers serving in a HUD-VASH Lead role is to exhibit clinical leadership in the provision of intensive case management services to Veterans without homes, assisting them in gaining stable housing through the HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher System. In addition to serving as a lead clinician, the senior social worker in this position functions as a Lead for one of the six distinct teams within the HUD-VASH Program, including the: 1) Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team; 2) Women & Families; 3) Screening and Orientation; 4) TQI & Newsletter; 5) Housing & Public Engagement; and 6) Rural Outreach and Housing. All lead duties include extensive administrative and strategic planning as well as direct service delivery and team responsibilities. In addition to the HUD-VASH Program, the Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill (HCMI) Program is located at the OTC. While the HUD-VASH Program provides permanent housing support for Veterans who fall within or below the median income limit for HUD voucher assistance, the HCMI-SH Program is available for Veterans who may be above the median income limit but who still can benefit from clinical case management services as well as Veterans who may fall below the median income limit and financially qualify for a HUD-VASH voucher but still do not have adequate income to pay for food or utilities. Veterans are able to use this program when there are no units available that are inclusive of all utilities. These Veterans have clinical issues and can benefit from case management and assistance with accessing high rises, senior living or other forms of subsidized housing. The HUD-VASH permanent housing senior social worker is responsible for coordination of case management services for Veterans receiving housing provided through HUD Section 8 housing vouchers. HUD-VASH combines HUD Housing Choice Vouchers for rental assistance to homeless Veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 0/A). In either permanent housing role, the incumbent is responsible for providing case management for a caseload of Veterans as well as administrative duties. The senior social worker is responsible for reviewing agreements between landlords, Public Housing Authorities (PHA's) and the VA, in establishing appropriate referral sites for permanent housing placements and in ensuring appropriate service delivery. The incumbent engages in housing search and performs site visits to apartment units and free-standing houses to ensure that Veterans are residing in safe environments in compliance with local housing codes. Additionally, the senior social worker verifies Veteran's status and eligibility for VA medical care along with eligibility for permanent housing program participation. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring homeless Veterans are the primary participants requesting acceptance for permanent housing placement rather than family members and for collecting and submitting all personal data as outlined by the Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC) and PHA's. The senior social worker is responsible for service coordination and for serving as an advocate on behalf of Veterans, to ensure comprehensive service delivery including linking Veterans to medical center services, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and/or community agencies. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm; one 10:00am-6:30pm tour Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 598-00401-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER, GS-12 Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Resume must include hours per week for work experience credit. Licensure/Certification: Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. (KSAs must be clearly reflected in resume under description of duties in order to be found qualified for this position/grade level). Preferred Experience: n/a References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, moderate carrying, use of fingers, both hands required, walking, standing, kneeling, climbing (use of legs and arms), both legs required, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, specific visual requirement (able to pass driving test), both eyes required, depth perception, hearing (aid permitted). Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle, ability to independently operate a motor vehicle. (See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services).

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address John L McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital 4300 West Seventh Street Little Rock, AR 72205 US
• Name: Sandi Adkins
• Phone: 601-368-4431
• Email: [email protected]