Social Worker (HUD VASH)

Veterans Health Administration

Hampton (VA)

Hybrid

USD 72,000 - 112,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Hampton, VA seeks a HUD-VASH Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessment and treatment to veterans and their families in a supportive housing program. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team, and delivering individual, group, and family counseling within a structured supervisory framework.

Position is located at Hampton VAMC, with telework eligibility noted—adherence to program policies while

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

HUD-VASH is an intensive case management program for chronically homeless veterans aimed at providing psychosocial services to veterans while residing in stable housing through HUD's Section 8 voucher system located at the Hampton VAMC.

Key Responsibilities

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent is responsible for completing the following duties/responsibilities under the direct supervision of the HUD VASH Social Work Supervisor: Ability to provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds.

This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological), and the differential influences of the environment society, and culture. Ability to work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems utilizing individual, group, and family counseling skills. Work with more complex problems in done under close supervision.

With guidance from the social work supervisor, ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.

Basic knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities and, under supervision, ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals. This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, staff, and representatives of community agencies.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds. Beginning Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effect/side effects; and medical terminology. Basic skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, and tracking.

Ability to learn and utilize software programs in use by VHA. Ability to independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.

Ability to independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds. This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society and culture.

Knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnosis, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.

Knowledge of psychosocial treatment and ability to independently implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families and groups who are experiencing a variety of 5 psychiatric, medical and social problems to achieve treatment goals. This requires independent judgment and skills in utilizing supportive, problem solving or crisis intervention techniques.

Ability to independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups and families. Social workers must practice within the bounds of their license or certification. For example, some states may require social workers providing psychotherapy to have a clinical level of licensure.

Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $71519 – $112497/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-05.

How many openings are available?

There are 2 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?