U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring: Social Worker in Toledo

Overview

Social Worker role at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a Mental Health Clinical Social Work position in the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program with an emphasis on outreach, case management, and treatment services for homeless veterans.

Duties

• Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments including assessing functioning and needs of Veterans to formulate and implement a recovery-oriented treatment plan, identifying the Veteran's problems, strengths, challenges, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the Veteran, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provide care coordination and case management to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds.
• Monitor Veteran care coordination needs over time, providing care coordination, and facilitating follow-up and outreach as needed to promote proactive, personalized care and care continuity.
• Utilizes knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society and culture.
• Utilizes independent judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving and evidence-based crisis intervention techniques.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of medical and DSM-5 mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects, and medical and mental health terminology.
• Provide psychoeducation to Veterans and their family members regarding diagnoses, symptom management and recovery from illness.
• Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on mental health care and compliance with treatment.
• May provide orientation and coaching to new social workers and social work graduate students. The Incumbent may function as Field Instructor for social work graduate students who are completing VAAAHS field placements.
• May participate as a member of various VAAAHS committees functioning as liaison between those committees and the Mental Health Service.
• Evaluate one's own practice through participation in professional peer review case conferences, research studies and/or other organized means.
• Knowledge and skill in use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, and tracking, predominantly those programs in use by VAAAHS.
• Complete comprehensive documentation in the veteran\'s charts including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge plans as per clinic requirements.
• Independently provide evidence-based interventions and treatment modalities used in the Mental Health Service in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals.
• Utilizes judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, and evidence-based crisis intervention techniques.

Work Schedule

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

Benefits and Conditions

• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Higher step rate may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA.
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
• Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, eligible for childcare subsidy up to 25% of costs for eligible children up to monthly maximum $416.66.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension and 401K with up to 5% VA contributions.
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care.
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements: The basic requirements for employment as a VHA social worker are prescribed by statute. Grade determinations and licensure/certification requirements apply as described in the VA Qualification Standards. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11, with selection in the range GS-9 to GS-11. See the original announcement for complete statutory and regulatory references.