Senior Social Worker (HUD/VASH)

US Department of Veterans Affairs · West palm beach, United States

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Major Duties:

• Conduct psychosocial assessments for Veterans and families, determining needs and care requirements.
• Verify Veteran medical eligibility and HUD-VASH program qualification.
• Participate actively in interdisciplinary treatment planning and discharge planning to ensure timely coordination.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling using advanced clinical modalities.
• Educate Veterans/families on VA benefits, community resources, and advance directives.
• Serve as liaison between VA programs, Public Housing Agencies, and community services.
• Conduct outreach in the community, shelters, and streets; complete assessments and referrals for homeless Veterans.
• Lead referral and screening processes, train staff on eligibility, and ensure compliance with national policy.
• Maintain and update individualized treatment plans, perform home visits, assess living conditions, and provide continual clinical support.
• Coordinate care and advocate for Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery across VA and community systems.
• Provide referrals to medical, mental health, inpatient/outpatient services, and specialized VA programs such as GPD, HCHV, CWT, CWT/TR.
• Monitor treatment effectiveness, collect data, perform quality control, and evaluate service outcomes.
• Manage documentation, maintain required reports, comply with CARF and Joint Commission standards, and uphold privacy requirements.
• Oversee program operations, coordinate with PHAs, review housing agreements, and ensure safe housing conditions through site visits.
• Engage in program development, identify trends, recommend procedural improvements, and support performance measurement efforts.
• Protect all sensitive data per privacy laws, ensure proper handling of electronic and printed records.
• Supervise social work students and GS-09 Social Workers; provide clinical supervision for licensure when permitted.
• Participate in committees, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and deliver comprehensive patient care.
• Perform accountability functions including medical record documentation, statistical reporting, and adherence to policy.
• Complete rotation-based on-call duties, provide cross-coverage, and support Social Work Service needs.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 40047F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized