The HUD VASH Senior Social Worker GS-0185-12 position serves as a Senior Social Worker (GS-12), HUD-VASH Program, West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System. Provides advanced clinical psychosocial and case management services to homeless Veterans, ensuring stable housing, coordinated care, and program oversight.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0wTotal Rewards of a Allied Health Professional 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 Authorize Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Paula.Velez@va.gov · 813-816-7155 X100173
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $100618 – $130806/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-12.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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