Senior Social Worker (Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Social Worker in a Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP)

Description

Provide evidence-based practice psychotherapy/psychoeducation and coordinate treatment for Resident Veterans with complex mental, addiction, behavioral, physical, and psychosocial needs. Independently conduct psychosocial assessments, develop recovery-oriented treatment plans, provide group and individual sessions, and support discharge planning within the VA system. Deliver crisis intervention, coordinate community-based services, consult with staff, and contribute to RRTP recovery-oriented programming.

Responsibilities

• Independently conduct psychosocial assessments; provide psychosocial interventions and measure outcomes to interventions

• Implement the recovery model; carry a caseload and develop treatment plans with mutually developed goals

• Provide treatment coordination and discharge planning within the VA to help Veterans re-engage in their community of choice

• Provide a minimum of 15 group hours per week plus supplemental individual sessions as recommended by the treatment team

• Coordinate community-based services, including information and referrals from VA programs, other government programs, and community agencies

• Provide crisis intervention (addressing cause and presenting complaint), coordinate family conferences, and serve as liaison to family members

• Establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships; deliver individual, group, and family counseling and therapy

• Provide specialized consultation to other staff regarding psychosocial needs and the impact of psychosocial problems on care adherence

• Evaluate own practice through professional peer review, case conferences, and other organizational means

• Communicate effectively (oral and written) with people from varied backgrounds

• Provide knowledge-based referrals related to Veterans benefits and services (special programs, service-connected compensation, non-service-connected pension)

• Participate in regular RRTP team meetings and share observations to enhance Veteran treatment

• Be expected to be eligible to provide supervision for other social workers who require supervision for licensure

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Master’s degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by CSWE

• State licensure/certification to independently practice social work at the master’s level

• Advanced practice-level state licensure/certification (or grandfathering) and ability to provide supervision for licensure

• At least 2 years of experience after advanced practice clinical licensure; including 1 year equivalent to GS-11

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation and required VA onboarding processes

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases

• 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service experience

• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months of employment

• Potential childcare subsidy (after 60 days for eligible full-time employees)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA

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

• Telework is not available and the role is not virtual