Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Veterans Justice Outreach

Department of Veterans Affairs • Seattle, WA

26d • Onsite

About The Position

The Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Social Work Coordinator serves as a program coordinator and is administratively responsible for a clinic program providing treatment to patients. The incumbent's primary responsibilities are to provide intensive case management services, continuous quality improvement activities, evaluation/consultation, psychosocial assessments, placement services, and referrals to various community agencies for Veterans who are justice-involved. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. Clinical Functions as case manager for Veterans who are justice-involved, performing duties to facilitate independent community living by coordinating health, mental health, and community care. Assists incarcerated Veterans in the preparation of materials needed for applications to various agencies for entitlements, then follows the process of the application until a determination has been made. Provides referral to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs. Provide consultation and psychoeducation to Veterans and Veteran families on topics including community resources, Advance Directives, VA benefits, budgeting, activities of daily living, and recovery goals. Conducts individual and family clinical interventions to facilitate the identification and treatment of substance use, psychiatric illness, and social needs as treatment issues. Collaborates with county probation officers, state attorney's office public defenders and hired attorneys to develop a post- release plan and/or community-based alternatives to incarceration. Meets with county jail administrators and staff on a regular basis to maintain appropriate policies and procedures required at each institution. Attends correctional institution staff trainings relevant to working with offenders and high-risk populations and represents the VA at community meetings, having membership on boards, councils, and task forces. Collaborates with Healthcare for Reentry Veterans Specialists in supporting engagement in care for eligible Veterans recently discharged from State and Federal prisons. Performs work in maximum, medium, and minimum-security correctional institutions as well as courts. Assists the Veteran in contact with correctional probation officer, problem solving with Veteran and probation, and advocating for Veteran with probation officer when appropriate. Conducts: routine suicide risk screens; comprehensive suicide risk evaluations, and collaborative safety plans when clinically indicated. Administrative Documents the Veteran's progress and all interactions in progress notes. Information is to be entered into the Electronic Health system within the appropriate timelines stipulated. Inputs relevant information into the HOMES database and the Veteran's electronic health record within the required timelines stipulated to document, evaluate, and enhance the quality of service provided to Veterans. Serves as a steward of program resources to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient care. Administer information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of service provided to Veterans. Performs work related to the review, monitoring, analysis, planning and assessment of various programs. Performs program analysis, development, review, research, design, and contact work as possible with various agencies. Develop and implement information systems to track service activities including visits, referrals, inpatient days, patient demographics, equipment utilization and patient satisfaction. Maintain familiarity with VJP performance measures. Assist with development and maintenance of operational plans and strategic plans related to those measures.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive case management services
• Continuous quality improvement activities
• Evaluation/consultation
• Psychosocial assessments
• Placement services
• Referrals to various community agencies for Veterans who are justice-involved
• Functions as case manager for Veterans who are justice-involved, performing duties to facilitate independent community living by coordinating health, mental health, and community care.
• Assists incarcerated Veterans in the preparation of materials needed for applications to various agencies for entitlements, then follows the process of the application until a determination has been made.
• Provides referral to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs.
• Provide consultation and psychoeducation to Veterans and Veteran families on topics including community resources, Advance Directives, VA benefits, budgeting, activities of daily living, and recovery goals.
• Conducts individual and family clinical interventions to facilitate the identification and treatment of substance use, psychiatric illness, and social needs as treatment issues.
• Collaborates with county probation officers, state attorney's office public defenders and hired attorneys to develop a post- release plan and/or community-based alternatives to incarceration.
• Meets with county jail administrators and staff on a regular basis to maintain appropriate policies and procedures required at each institution.
• Attends correctional institution staff trainings relevant to working with offenders and high-risk populations and represents the VA at community meetings, having membership on boards, councils, and task forces.
• Collaborates with Healthcare for Reentry Veterans Specialists in supporting engagement in care for eligible Veterans recently discharged from State and Federal prisons.
• Performs work in maximum, medium, and minimum-security correctional institutions as well as courts.
• Assists the Veteran in contact with correctional probation officer, problem solving with Veteran and probation, and advocating for Veteran with probation officer when appropriate.
• Conducts: routine suicide risk screens; comprehensive suicide risk evaluations, and collaborative safety plans when clinically indicated.
• Documents the Veteran's progress and all interactions in progress notes.
• Information is to be entered into the Electronic Health system within the appropriate timelines stipulated.
• Inputs relevant information into the HOMES database and the Veteran's electronic health record within the required timelines stipulated to document, evaluate, and enhance the quality of service provided to Veterans.
• Serves as a steward of program resources to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient care.
• Administer information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of service provided to Veterans.
• Performs work related to the review, monitoring, analysis, planning and assessment of various programs.
• Performs program analysis, development, review, research, design, and contact work as possible with various agencies.
• Develop and implement information systems to track service activities including visits, referrals, inpatient days, patient demographics, equipment utilization and patient satisfaction.
• Maintain familiarity with VJP performance measures.
• Assist with development and maintenance of operational plans and strategic plans related to those measures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
• 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)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
• 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.
• 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)

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