Senior Social Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks aSenior Social Worker in HUD-VASH to provide case management and psychosocial services for Veterans and families. You will collaborate with VA multidisciplinary teams to assess, plan, and coordinate care, including housing stability and VA benefits counseling.

The role requires a CSWE-accredited MSW, state licensure, English proficiency, and willingness to operate in the Everett, WA area. EDRP support and comprehensive federal benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program.
• Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work.
• English language proficiency required.
• Driver's license may be required for incidental operator duties.
• Two years of experience post advanced licensure, with at least one year at the GS-11 level.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical case management to Veterans and families in HUD-VASH.
• Perform regular home visits to support housing stability.
• Assess Veterans for eligibility for VA health care and HUD-VASH.
• Develop and monitor treatment or housing stability plans with each Veteran.
• Collaborate with VA multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care.

Skills

Licensure

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Qualifications

• 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 4 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/
• Loss of Licensure or Certification
• Once licensed or certified - social workers must maintain a full - valid - and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment
• Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• Driver's License: Incidental operators are employees - other than those occupying a position officially classified as a motor vehicle operator - who are required to operate a Government-owned or leased motor vehicle to properly carry out their assigned duties
• To qualify as an incidental operator - an employee must possess a valid State license - have a safe driving record - and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely
• 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)
• In addition to meeting the basic requirements to qualify for the GS-12 Senior Social Worker you must also meet the following: Experience/Education
• The candidate must have at least two years of experience 9 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
• 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
• Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 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
• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: There are no physical requirements for this occupation per OCHCO Communications email to VA Handbook 5019 - updated on 4/17/2026.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Provide clinical case management to Veterans and families in the HUD-VASH program
• Case management is defined as the provision of services by VA clinical staff to homeless Veterans and includes all activities to provide appropriate treatment and maintain Veterans in stable housing
• Perform regular home visits to ensure Veterans reside in environments that foster independence and safety in the VA Puget Sound Social Work Services 2/10/2026 community
• Verify Veterans' status - eligibility for VA health care - and eligibility for HUD-VASH program participation
• Accept referrals for screening and admission to HUD-VASH
• Referrals may be received from the local Continuum of Care (CoC) - local coordinated entry systems - community partners - other VA programs or locations - the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (NCCHV) - or other sources
• Assess Veterans through comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and regular reassessments to determine clinical needs and acuity status
• Collaboratively develop a treatment plan (or housing stability plan) with each Veteran served
• Monitor progress and review and update regularly throughout the episode of care
• Provide a full range of services within the Social Work Scope of Practice based on Veteran needs - acuity level - and preferences for care
• Services may include - but are not limited to - the following: case management
• individual - family - and group therapy
• discharge planning
• resource linkage
• and care coordination
• Provide consultation and psychoeducation to Veterans and Veteran families on topics including community resources - Advance Directives - VA benefits - budgeting - activities of daily living - and recovery goals
• Monitor Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and other formal and informal agreements between property owners - service providers - Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) - and the VA to establish appropriate referral sites for HUD-VASH placements
• Work closely with partners to communicate needs or issues when they arise following relevant privacy regulations
• Collaborate with VA multi-disciplinary teams and community agencies to develop effective and efficient ways of delivering healthcare services to Veterans in HUD-VASH through treatment coordination and communication
• Act as a consultant to other team/staff members and take a lead clinical role in case consultation
• Collect and submit HUD-VASH participant data as outlined by Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) and Homeless Operational Management and Evaluation System (HOMES) policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more 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: May be Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized