This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
This Social Worker position is in Mental Health services at the VA Bedford Healthcare Systems, located at the Bedford, MA location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Social Worker provides clinical case management services to Veterans currently admitted to the Bedford VA Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs (RRTP), DOM-SUD and Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV).
Duties include but not limited to: Provides clinical case management services to Veterans admitted to the RRTP programs; Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings; Works assertively and consistently with VA and community programs/teams; Participates in admission and readmission decisions, using the procedures established for this purpose; Completes clinical documentation according Medical Center standards; Completes required clinical records evaluates and monitors service delivery and outcomes; Works with other clinical programs and product lines that share in the care of assigned patients; Provides documentation of patient care and Medical Center Directives; Meets with VA, community, and professional organizations and individuals as needed; and Assumes other related duties.
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen.Chapman@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available for Ad-hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: F08549, F08558. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.
Notifications: Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement. This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by a special rate. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
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/.
Molina.Vantha@va.gov · 781 390 0514
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $72552 – $114123/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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