Social Worker

Quick Facts

• Full-time Social Worker role (GS-9 to GS-11)
• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM EST
• Placement: Health Care for Homeless Veterans within Community Support Services

Description

Provide professional clinical social work services and short-term case management for homeless and at-risk/unstably housed Veterans and their families. You will conduct psychosocial assessments, create and update treatment plans and discharge summaries, and deliver community-based outreach and referrals. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and may provide individual/family psychotherapy and group therapy as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver social work services specifically for homeless Veterans and their families
• Independently provide clinical, psychosocial, and short-term case management for eligible Veterans and family members
• Complete psychosocial assessments per documentation policies
• Create initial treatment plans, update treatment plans, and write discharge summaries
• Provide community-based outreach and short-term case management (including shelter and unsheltered outreach)
• Support housing stability through frequent, direct Veteran contacts, including crisis-focused engagement
• Provide education, coaching, counseling, referral, and advocacy
• Coordinate ongoing assessment and maintain flexible communication during crises
• Transport Veterans to community interviews to seek housing and other services
• Collaborate and consult with interdisciplinary treatment teams
• May provide individual/family psychotherapy and group therapy
• Apply knowledge of Veterans benefits and facilitate referrals inside and outside VA

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited school/program
• State licensure/certification to independently practice social work at the master’s degree level (GS-11 requires independent practice licensure/certification)
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination
• Complete required onboarding and pre-employment documentation

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Paid time off: 37–50 days annually (13–26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 federal holidays)
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months of employment
• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days of employment for eligible full-time employees
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% employer contributions
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Telework: not available; position is not virtual