Senior Social Worker (HUD-VASH)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Social Worker (HUD-VASH)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm

Description

Provide HUD-VASH case management for homeless veterans, including coordinating referrals and verifying eligibility for VA medical care and program participation. Conduct HUD-VASH apartment site visits to ensure safe housing compliance and deliver specialized psychosocial treatment for complex mental and physical conditions, including addictions. Document interventions in the clinical record using CPRS and improve services through outcome measurement, while supporting timely discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate agreements between Section 8, landlords, Public Housing Authorities, and VA for HUD-VASH referral sites

• Perform HUD-VASH apartment site visits to ensure veterans reside in safe environments compliant with local housing codes

• Verify veteran status and eligibility for VA medical care and program participation

• Collect and submit HUD-VASH participant data following NEPEC evaluation procedures

• Provide HUD-VASH case management and help maintain veterans in HUD-approved stable housing

• Perform specialized treatment with advanced psychosocial and psychiatric assessments within scope of practice/privileges

• Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy and advanced-level case management for veterans with complex comorbidities and homelessness

• Develop and implement methods to measure effectiveness of social work practice using outcome evaluations

• Document interventions in the clinical record using CPRS and ensure appropriate care handoffs

• Follow local HUD-VASH policies/SOPs required for CARF and JC accreditation

• Participate in discharge planning and ensure plans are executed in a timely and appropriate manner

• Maintain familiarity and responsibility for HUD-VASH program performance measures

• Provide casework, counseling (individual/family/group), discharge planning, and other social work services as appropriate

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in spoken and written English

• Master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program

• State licensure/certification to independently practice social work at the master’s degree level (GS-0185)

• Advanced practice level licensure/certification for Senior Social Worker (GS-12), including ability to provide supervision for licensure where required

• At least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure (with one year equivalent to GS-11)

• Subject to background/security investigation and must complete a pre-employment physical evaluation

• Complete required application documents and online onboarding

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annually (13–26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)

• Parental leave up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy potential after 60 days for eligible full-time employees

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Telework: not available; position is not virtual