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.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Supervisory Social Worker ensures for program integrity, overseeing the provision of social work services within the HCHV program in the coverage area within the VA Puget Sound.
Develop, implement, and document the psychosocial assessment, treatment plan, progress notes and updates, and discharge planning for provision of clinical services to Veterans, including prompt completion of clinical reminders. Provide psychoeducation to Veterans and family members about mental health conditions and treatment methods.
Provide consultation to health care providers about assessment findings and treatment plans for Veterans, so that care is coordinated, collaborative, and integrated within the medical center.
Conduct: routine suicide risk screens; comprehensive suicide risk evaluations, and collaborative safety plan when clinically indicated; follow-up with Veterans who fail to attend appointments per local procedures; seek needed consultation with the Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Disruptive Behavior Committee, and/or CHOS Program Manager; remain up to date on suicide prevention training materials and clinical tools and utilize them as appropriate in clinical practice.
Provide consultation and supervision to social work trainees and unlicensed staff. Participate in regularly scheduled clinical consultations with staff/treatment teams to ensure for quality and continuity of care, as well as individual Veteran attainment of program and treatment goals.
Function as a liaison for coordinating outreach efforts with local community partners; including ensuring linkages to VA services and the local SPC for those Veterans who are experiencing literal street homelessness and are at high risk for suicide and participating in case conferencing and other pertinent community meetings as needed.
Serve as a direct link between community services and CHOS homeless services through regular and consistent outreach and communication with community partners. This includes, but is not limited to, outreach and communication to/with VA mental health services for Veterans at high risk for suicide. Provide training and supervision of a multidisciplinary team.
Supervised staff may include, but are not limited to, Social Workers, Peer Support Specialists, Social Service Assistants, and administrative support staff. Provide administrative supervision to the team, including but not limited to: Hiring, HR Actions, performance evaluations, time and attendance procedures, and workload management for staff.
Ensure accuracy of staff's data collection in VA Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System (HOMES) or other database systems as directed by the VA Central office and electronic medical charting documentation. Perform a regular review of caseloads to ensure appropriateness of acuity assignment of each Veteran in HOMES and well as ensuring for as balanced a caseload (acuity and numbers) as possible to each staff member supervised.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHAEDRPProgramSupport@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) 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: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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/.
randi.tran@va.gov · 509-434-7000 X6680
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $104892 – $136362/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-03.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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