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
Major Duties:
- Interviews Veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the Veteran's functioning and health as part of a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
- Interprets and explains VA's treatment and benefit programs.
- Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment, identifying needs and strengths.
- Effectively uses professional skill, objectivity, and insight.
- Uses advanced clinical training, and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options.
- Social Worker assesses high risk factors, acuity, and the need for services.
- Independently evaluates the client's situation and arrive at a reasoned conclusion.
- Uses professional judgment and advanced practice skills to make a psychosocial diagnosis.
- Assesses at-risk factors and develops a preliminary disposition plan.
- Makes independent professional decisions and recommendations for agency action.
- Develops psychosocial treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team members.
- Using known available resources and the initial assessment of the Veteran's likelihood to accept differing types of assistance, makes initial and continuing decisions regarding use of VA and non-VA services and referrals.
- Provides clinical services to Veterans and family members/significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment.
- Provides individual and group counseling services, in some settings including psychotherapy.
- Maintains a current and productive network of referral resources.
- Establishes a continuing relationship with the Veteran, evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan as appropriate.
- Meets with Veterans to assess accomplishments and re-establish goals.
- Regularly conducts and participates in outreach activities including field interviews, assessments and referrals for homeless Veterans
- Provides referral to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits.
- Provides direct mental health and substance abuse services for Veterans and family members or significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment.
- Receives and completes consults requesting services from interdisciplinary team members and from other mental health professionals on complex, difficult cases, using advanced practice skills and expertise.
- Responsible for the significant program responsibility of developing a systematic program that operates as a unique panel of services in permanent supportive housing.
- Makes routine visits to each Veteran in residence to assess their environment and provide on-going clinical services.
- Refers Veterans to appropriate VA and other government/community services including local shelters, food banks, employment services, Veteran's benefits, and social security applications.
- Establishes procedures and coordinates the screening and admission process for the HUD/VASH program.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized
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: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Starting at $96,773 Per Year (GS 12)
