Senior Social Worker-HUD/VASH

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the HUD-VASH program in the SF/Oakland area. The role focuses on clinical case management to help Veterans obtain and maintain permanent housing.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure treatment plans, psychosocial assessments, and relevant documentation are completed. Travel up to 76% is required; incumbents must have a valid CA driver license.

Qualifications

• Duties reflect social work practice within HUD-VASH programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as clinical case manager for HUD-VASH caseload.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary team to help Veterans secure housing.
• Ensure treatment plans and psychosocial assessments are followed.

Job description

Summary

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. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Summary

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. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Duties

• The HUD-VASH program - a partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Depart of Veterans Affairs - is a clinical case management program for chronically homeless Veterans aimed at providing psychosocial services to Veterans who acquire permanent housing through HUD's Section 8 voucher system
• Functions as a Case Manager for the HUD/VASH Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program located at various sites within the SF VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) catchment area
• This position as the Senior Social Worker-HUD/VASH at GS12 grade level is responsible but not limited to as followings: 1) To be the clinical case manager for a caseload of Veterans admitted into the HUD-VASH program - working with a multi-disciplinary team to assist the Veteran to secure and maintain permanent housing
• 2) To determine the stage of case management for each Veteran and confirm that the multi-disciplinary team is meeting face to face with the Veteran at the frequency required by the given stage
• the incumbent understands that these face to face meetings should take place in Veteran's residence unless otherwise indicated
• 3) To ensure that the team's interventions adhere to the treatment plan created with the Veteran
• 4) To complete the other documentation requirements of the HUD-VASH program - including psychosocial assessments - HOMES database updates - measurement based care tracking - pain - nutrition - and suicide screenings
• 5) To submit paperwork to place psychiatric holds on Veterans when indicated as certified by the county where they are assigned cases
• 6) 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
• 7) Has the ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• 8) 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
• 9) 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
• 10) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery
• 11) Must be able to provide supervision
• this is not necessarily part of the assigned duties but could be as needed by agency need and/or incumbent interest
• Duty Locations: 1) 671 Harrison Street - San Francisco - CA 94121 or 2) 525 21st Street - Oakland - CA 94612 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm or as determined by the hiring supervisor Driver License Requirement: This position is required to travel up to 76%
• A Current and Valid CA Driver License with good standing is required
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 10/19/2026 - or until those positions are filled.