Senior Social Worker

Veterans Health Administration; Cathedral City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration seeks a Social Work Coordinator for the HUD-VASH program, focusing on SUD services and intensive case management for veterans experiencing homelessness in Cathedral City, CA. This federal role emphasizes collaboration, policy development, and program leadership within a major VA program.

The incumbent will oversee clinical operations, provide staff supervision, and ensure compliance with accreditation and department standards while advancing Veterans' access to

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited school.
• Licensed or certified at the advanced practice level with supervision eligibility.
• GS-12 requires one year of experience at the GS-11 level with advanced practice competency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate HUD-VASH program activities within the social work department.
• Provide supervision and guidance to multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and practice guidelines for the program.
• Oversee daily program operations, performance metrics, and reporting for facility, VISN, and national use.

Skills

Program coordination

Staff supervision

Policy writing

Organizational skills

Training delivery

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

This position functions as a Social Work Coordinator in the HUD-VASH program as a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Specialist. HUD-VASH is a collaborative effort, supported through HUD Section 8 rental assistance vouchers and VA's provision of intensive case management services. The primary goal of HUD-VASH is to move veterans and their families out of chronic homelessness. Actual Location: Veterans Village of Cathedral City, 30600 Landau Blvd, Cathedral City, CA 92234

Resume Requirement:

Your resume must be detailed include the following information: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending date (month/year) of employment; and average hours worked per week. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: Current Federal Employees are mandated to submit your recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) dated 2026 for eligibility that displays your actual and current grade, step, salary, and tenure. Award SF-50s are not considered eligible.

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.

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. [Transcripts must be submitted at time of application. Conferral of degree(s) must be stated on transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts(s) are acceptable]

Licensure.

Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. [Copies of licensure/certification must be submitted with application packet]

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 and Education: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidate may have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate the following KSAs:

• (a) Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
• (b) Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
• (c) Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
• (d) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
• (e) Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.

Assignments:

For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Program coordinators at the GS-12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area, such as but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury, Homeless Continuum Veteran Program, Hospice and Palliative Care Program, Suicide Prevention Program, Veterans Justice Outreach, Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home Program. The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area. The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They may be responsible for the program's budget, developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice and service delivery. The program coordinator provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. They may be responsible f