Senior Social Worker
About the role
The Social Worker in this position functions as a GS-12 Social Worker in Community Engagement and Reintegration Services (CERS) and serves as a member of the Veterans Mental Evaluation Team (VMET). The incumbent works with a patient population experiencing highly complex medical and mental health challenges. The Social Worker serves as an outreach specialist and case manager for the VMET program.
Responsibilities
- Outreach to homeless Veterans, triage, crisis intervention and assessment, linkage to resources, coordination of care, case management, community networking, and advocacy.
- Building community relationships and identifying available resources is an integral component of this role.
Requirements
The VMET program is based at the Medical Center within the VA Police Department (VAPD), and all services are delivered through a police/social worker dyad. Veterans receive VMET services both within and outside the hospital environment; however, VMET social workers-accompanied by their police partners-primarily provide services to Veterans in the community.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Pay
Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm
Schedule
Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm
Benefits
Not specified
Skills
Not specified
Benefits
Not specified
Application Instructions
Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.