BHIP Social Worker Case Manager (EDRP Eligible)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Social Worker at the GS-09/11 level in Colorado. Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), the role emphasizes counseling Veterans and families, psychosocial assessments, and developing treatment plans to support health outcomes.

Applicants must meet basic VA requirements: U.S. citizenship, English proficiency, MSW from CSWE-accredited programs, and licensure.

Qualifications

• Ability to utilize counseling skills when working with Veterans and family members.
• Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan.
• Ability to implement treatment modalities with individuals, families, and groups to achieve goals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients and staff.
• Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures.

Responsibilities

• Utilize counseling skills with Veterans and families.
• Assess psychosocial functioning and needs and implement treatment plans.
• Apply treatment modalities with individuals, families, and groups.
• Communicate effectively with clients, staff, and community agencies.
• Understand medical/mental health diagnoses and treatments to inform care.

Skills

Counseling skills

Assessment skills

Treatment planning

Communication with clients

Crisis intervention

Education

MSW from CSWE-accredited program

Job description

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Social Worker at the GS-09/11 level in Colorado. Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), the role emphasizes counseling Veterans and families, psychosocial assessments, and developing treatment plans to support health outcomes.

Applicants must meet basic VA requirements: U.S. citizenship, English proficiency, MSW from CSWE-accredited programs, and licensure.