SUD)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Fresno, CA

58d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The incumbent provides the appropriate level of case management and supportive services, primarily in the community or in the home, to Veterans based on their needs and wants. Making regular home visits, based on the acuity level of the Veteran, to assess Veterans' housing stability, social and community integration, and recovery process. Additionally, home visits help ensure the residences are safe environments and in compliance with HQS. You must possess a valid driver license. The incumbent provides training for other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team in areas related to SUD assessment, anger management, life skills, and SUD with co-occurring disorders. The incumbent independently conducts intake and needs assessment of homeless Veterans and their significant others, as well as Veterans already housed with HUD/VASH. The incumbent identifies symptoms leading to diagnoses of SUD. The incumbent provides all necessary assessment functions, e.g., interviewing, histories, and SUD assessments to aid in the development of treatment plans. The incumbent develops comprehensive treatment plans with the Veteran that address the factors that contributed to homelessness, including SUD and other co-occurring factors within a recovery model framework. Incumbent works with the Veteran to realize the Veteran's treatment goals and reassesses and revises goals as indicated by the Veteran's engagement in treatment. The incumbent organizes and conducts individual and group SUD treatment, to include early interventions and supportive follow-up to ensure stability in home visits and facility-based contacts. Incumbent provides SUD support to the HUD-VASH team as a functional member of this team, to include consultation, interventions, or accompanying other case managers on home visits, when indicated by suspicion of HUD-VASH participant SUD use. The incumbent serves as a member of a multidisciplinary homeless program treatment team. Incumbent maintains a caseload as determined by HUD/VASH Coordinator, Manager, & Service Chiefs. The incumbent will develop partnerships with community agencies, especially those serving homeless and SUD Veterans, with regular contact and communication. The incumbent will provide liaison services with other programs referring homeless Veterans to HUD-VASH to ensure continuity of care and promote successful transition of Veterans from one program to another. The incumbent will provide consultative services within HUD-VASH, as needed. Incumbent will participate in policy making, goal setting, and treatment service planning discussions with other members of HUD-VASH and Homeless Programs.

Requirements

Valid driver license

Responsibilities

Provide case management and supportive services to Veterans in the community or home.
Make regular home visits to assess housing stability, social integration, and recovery.
Ensure residences are safe and compliant with HQS.
Provide training to the treatment team in SUD assessment, anger management, and life skills.
Conduct intake and needs assessment of homeless Veterans and those housed with HUD/VASH.
Identify symptoms leading to diagnoses of SUD.
Conduct interviews, histories, and SUD assessments.
Develop comprehensive treatment plans with Veterans.
Organize and conduct individual and group SUD treatment.
Provide SUD support to the HUD-VASH team.
Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary homeless program treatment team.
Maintain a caseload as determined by HUD/VASH leadership.
Develop partnerships with community agencies.
Provide liaison services with other programs referring homeless Veterans to HUD-VASH.
Provide consultative services within HUD-VASH.
Participate in policy making, goal setting, and treatment service planning.

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility
Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA
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)
Credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service experience
After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
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
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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