Social Worker - HUD/VASH

Department of Veterans Affairs•Fargo, ND

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About The Position

The Fargo VA Health Care System is recruiting for 1 full-time Social Worker for the Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/ Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program. This position is under the Social Work Service Line and reports to the HUD VASH Supervisor for this region under the direction of the Homeless Program Manager. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Duties include, but are not limited to: Administrative data collecting and reporting, serving as a primary contact with local Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), and providing case management-based services (directly or through referral) necessary to ensure that Veteran care is coordinated with the VA medical center, community health or mental health providers, and agencies that serve homeless populations. Provide clinical, psychosocial and case management services to eligible Veterans and their family members. Veterans eligible for HUD/VASH come from a wide geographic area. Their physical and mental health needs may be complex and require a high degree of clinical oversight and creative problem solving. Services are provided in healthcare settings and in the community. The HUD/VASH Program requires continuous coordination with the community's homeless providers and coalitions as well as with other local, state, and federal agencies. In 1992 the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) established the HUD/VA Supportive Housing (HUD/VASH) Program. The program is a collaborative effort, supported through HUD Section 8 rental assistance vouchers. The incumbent in a Fargo position has responsibilities for HUD/VASH program coordination and development, plus primary responsibility for the provision of or coordination of the VA's intensive case management services to those Veterans utilizing the HUD/VASH housing vouchers. The primary goal of HUD/VASH is to move Veterans and their families out of chronic homelessness. A primary component of the program is the VA case management services which are designed to improve Veteran's physical and mental health, and to enhance their ability to remain stable, housed, and community-integrated. Interviews Clients and Conducts Psychosocial Assessments for Referral and Treatment planning - The incumbent is responsible for the assessment, identification, facilitation and referral to appropriate medical and psychiatric services to those Veterans identified as appropriate for the HUD VASH program. Plans Effective Treatment - The incumbent develops psychosocial treatment plans, actively involving the Veteran and their family or significant others, in coordination with interdisciplinary team members, based on the psychosocial assessments, including goals for clinical treatment. Using known resources, the incumbent makes initial and continuing decisions coordinating the Veteran's care through linking and referral to VA medical facilities or Regional Offices and other VA and non-VA services and provides independent consultation and makes recommendation to the interdisciplinary team on course of action. Direct Services - The incumbent provides direct mental health and substance abuse services for Veterans and family members or significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment. This position requires 25% or more travel. A valid driver's license is required.

Requirements

This position requires 25% or more travel.
A valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

Administrative data collecting and reporting
serving as a primary contact with local Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)
providing case management-based services (directly or through referral) necessary to ensure that Veteran care is coordinated with the VA medical center, community health or mental health providers, and agencies that serve homeless populations
Provide clinical, psychosocial and case management services to eligible Veterans and their family members
HUD/VASH program coordination and development
primary responsibility for the provision of or coordination of the VA's intensive case management services to those Veterans utilizing the HUD/VASH housing vouchers
assessment, identification, facilitation and referral to appropriate medical and psychiatric services to those Veterans identified as appropriate for the HUD VASH program
develops psychosocial treatment plans, actively involving the Veteran and their family or significant others, in coordination with interdisciplinary team members, based on the psychosocial assessments, including goals for clinical treatment
makes initial and continuing decisions coordinating the Veteran's care through linking and referral to VA medical facilities or Regional Offices and other VA and non-VA services and provides independent consultation and makes recommendation to the interdisciplinary team on course of action
provides direct mental health and substance abuse services for Veterans and family members or significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment

Benefits

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP).
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
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: Available (Ad-hoc)

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