Senior Social Worker/ HUD-VASH (Tribal)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Albuquerque, NM

48d

About The Position

This position is eligible for 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 your start date. 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. As the Rural HUD-VASH Social Worker, the incumbent functions as part of the Health Care for Homeless Veterans interdisciplinary team and provides psychosocial services primarily to Veterans who are experiencing, or are at risk of homelessness. The incumbent is responsible for completing outreach and assessments to Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness via in-person, phone and video connect applications. Incumbent will provide case management services for veterans receiving housing provided through HUD Housing Choice vouchers. 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 HUD approved stable housing. The incumbent will participate in response to Homeless Hotline Calls, and conduct assessments for the HCHV Assessment Clinic. The HUD-VASH Rural Social Worker is responsible for overseeing all aspects of HUD-VASH case management with Veterans assigned to them, including but not limited to: Direct Patient Care: Conducts outreach in the assigned areas, attending community events, and seeking to identify Veterans who may benefit from HCHV and HUD-VASH support services. Verifies the veteran's status, eligibility for VA medical care, and eligibility of program participation. Assisting Veterans with completion of paperwork specific to the voucher process, ensuring all steps are completed for submission to the Public Housing Authorities. Provide support to Veterans during the voucher issuance process. Utilizing Housing First and other evidence-based practice models to promote Veteran engagement and self-efficacy. Assisting the Veteran with housing placement, beginning with the process of obtaining a HUD-VASH voucher from the Public Housing Authority (PHA) through the lease up process. Advocating on behalf of Veterans and their families with landlords, PHA, community providers and internal VA stakeholders. Performs in-person and phone assessments for housing assistance, and assists Veterans in developing treatment plans; Conducts phone assessments within the HCHV Assessment Clinic. Responds to Homeless Hotline calls by conducting assessment and connecting Veterans to appropriate services. Conducts in-home visits according to the HUD-VASH program guidelines. Assisting Veterans to form and achieve goals to improve quality of life, to include the pursuit of employment, engagement in medical and mental health care, increased social supports, access to benefits and end of life planning. Coordinates care, including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans, to ensure comprehensive service delivery, and linking veterans to VHA services, VA Regional offices, and all relevant community agencies; Maintains and manages a caseload of Veterans on a continuum from initial assessment and housing search through long-term successful housing; Provides intensive case management to Veterans in need of ongoing assessment and support in order to achieve and maintain housing and treatment goals; Providing a wide range of social work interventions and services in both individual or group settings, as consistent with VHA Directive 1110.02 Social Work Professional Practice and approved scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Conducts outreach in the assigned areas, attending community events, and seeking to identify Veterans who may benefit from HCHV and HUD-VASH support services.
• Verifies the veteran's status, eligibility for VA medical care, and eligibility of program participation.
• Assisting Veterans with completion of paperwork specific to the voucher process, ensuring all steps are completed for submission to the Public Housing Authorities.
• Provide support to Veterans during the voucher issuance process.
• Utilizing Housing First and other evidence-based practice models to promote Veteran engagement and self-efficacy.
• Assisting the Veteran with housing placement, beginning with the process of obtaining a HUD-VASH voucher from the Public Housing Authority (PHA) through the lease up process.
• Advocating on behalf of Veterans and their families with landlords, PHA, community providers and internal VA stakeholders.
• Performs in-person and phone assessments for housing assistance, and assists Veterans in developing treatment plans
• Conducts phone assessments within the HCHV Assessment Clinic.
• Responds to Homeless Hotline calls by conducting assessment and connecting Veterans to appropriate services.
• Conducts in-home visits according to the HUD-VASH program guidelines.
• Assisting Veterans to form and achieve goals to improve quality of life, to include the pursuit of employment, engagement in medical and mental health care, increased social supports, access to benefits and end of life planning.
• Coordinates care, including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans, to ensure comprehensive service delivery, and linking veterans to VHA services, VA Regional offices, and all relevant community agencies
• Maintains and manages a caseload of Veterans on a continuum from initial assessment and housing search through long-term successful housing
• Provides intensive case management to Veterans in need of ongoing assessment and support in order to achieve and maintain housing and treatment goals
• Providing a wide range of social work interventions and services in both individual or group settings, as consistent with VHA Directive 1110.02 Social Work Professional Practice and approved scope of practice.

Benefits

• EDRP Authorized
• Parental Leave
• Child Care Subsidy
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees