Social Worker - Homeless Veterans Program HUD-VASH

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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Let's extract sections: - Summary: description of role: "The social worker in this position functions independently as one of the Medical Centers Case Manager for Central Iowa Healthcare System for Homeless Veterans Program's HUD-VASH Program. The HUD-VASH Program is a collaborative effort supported through HUD section 8 rental assistance vouchers and VA's provision of intensive case management services." That's about the role. Could be "About the role". We'll put that in

. - Qualifications: large block about Basic Requirements, Grade Determinations, etc. That's qualifications. - Duties: list of duties (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H). Those are responsibilities. - Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm - Pay: "Competitive salary and regular salary increases" - Benefits: list: Retirement, Telework, Virtual, PCS, EDRP info, Recruitment/Relocation Incentives, etc. - Skills: maybe KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities) are part of qualifications but could be separate Skills section. The posting includes Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities for GS-9 and GS-11. Could be placed under Skills. We need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe basic requirements?), Qualifications (grade determinations?), Skills (KSAs), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. Let's extract each. About the role: The summary paragraph. Responsibilities: The duties list (A-H). Each duty is a sentence. We'll put as

• . Requirements: Basic Requirements: Citizenship, English proficiency, Education requirement (master's degree CSWE accredited), Licensure requirement. Also maybe Physical Requirements? There's a line: "Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this positionQuestions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination." That's a requirement. Could be included. Qualifications: Grade Determinations (GS-9, GS-11) details about experience, licensure, KSAs. Could be considered qualifications. Skills: The KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities) could be under Skills. But they are already in Qualifications. Might be redundant. However we need to follow instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Qualifications and Skills into one Qualifications section that includes both basic requirements and grade determinations and KSAs. But the instruction says use headings for those specific categories if content exists. We can decide to have Qualifications (includes basic requirements, grade determinations, KSAs) and Responsibilities (duties). Then Benefits, Pay, Schedule. About the role maybe as introductory paragraph before headings? The instruction: use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests we can have About the role as a heading. So we should include About the role heading. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly Requirements not needed if we put everything in Qualifications. But we could also have Requirements separate for basic requirements (citizenship, education, licensure). However Qualifications already covers that. To avoid thin sections, we can combine. Let's decide: - About the role: summary paragraph. - Responsibilities: duties list (A-H). - Qualifications: includes basic requirements (citizenship, English, education, licensure), grade determinations (GS-9, GS-11 experience/licensure/KSAs), physical requirements. - Benefits: includes Retirement, Telework, Virtual, PCS, EDRP info, Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Not Authorized), maybe also mention EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive, contact email, etc. - Pay: "Competitive salary and regular salary increases" - Schedule: "Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm" We must not include boilerplate like "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program". That's substantive about EDPR, we keep. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract exact text. From posting: Summary paragraph: "The social worker in this position functions independently as one of the Medical Centers Case Manager for Central Iowa Healthcare System for Homeless Veterans Program's HUD-VASH Program. The HUD-VASH Program is a collaborative effort supported through HUD section 8 rental assistance vouchers and VA's provision of intensive case management services." We'll keep that. Qualifications section: Let's copy the Qualifications heading text but we will not repeat heading as we will use

  Qualifications

  . Inside we need to preserve all substantive info. Basic Requirements: list: - United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy - English Language Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3j - Education Requirement: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited; A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work; Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work - Licensure Requirement: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level; Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/Exception: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified - pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations; This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level; For the GS-11 grade level and above - the candidate must be licensed or certified; At the time of appointment - the supervisor - chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification - including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline; May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria) Grade Determinations: GS-9 (Entry Level): Experience and Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements; For appointments at the GS-9 grade level - VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent - master's level within three years of their appointment as a social worker; Most states require two years of post-MSW experience as a prerequisite to taking the licensure/certification exam - and VHA gives social workers one additional year to pass the licensure/certification exam; Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to the experience above - the applicant's resume must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to utilize a Veteran centric approach when providing interventions and counseling for Veterans - their family members - caregivers - and survivors; Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members - and to formulate and implement a treatment plan - identifying the Veterans problems - strengths - weaknesses - coping skills - and assistance needed; Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals - families - and groups to achieve treatment goals; This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive - problem solving - or crisis intervention techniques; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients - staff - and representatives of community agencies; Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities - and treatment procedures; This includes acute - chronic - and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology GS-11 (Full Performance Level): Experience and Licensure: Appointment to the GS-11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings - (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level; OR Education: In addition to meeting basic requirements - a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting; Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to the experience above - the applicant's resume must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of community resources - how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services - and ability to coordinate services; Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic - educational - and other backgrounds; Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities and treatment procedures (i.eacute - chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries - common medications and their effects/side effects - and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan; Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals - families - and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric - medical - and social problems to achieve treatment goals; Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers - social work graduate students - and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment; Preferred Experience: Working with individual experiencing homelessness - providing case management - working in community-based settings; References: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/; The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-9 to GS-11 Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position; Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. Now Responsibilities (duties): List items: AInterviews Veterans and Conducts Psychosocial Assessments for Referral and Treatment PlanningThe incumbent is responsible for the assessment - identification - facilitation and referral to appropriate medical and psychiatric services to those Veterans identified as appropriate for the HUD-VASH programThe incumbent evaluates the Veteran's situation - abilities - and capabilities - and arrives at a reasonable conclusion including an assessment of vulnerability and prioritization for admission BMakes Psychosocial Diagnoses The incumbent is responsible for the assessment - identification - facilitation and referral to appropriate medical and psychiatric services to those Veterans identified as appropriate for the HUD-VASH programThe incumbent evaluates the Veteran's situation - abilities - and capabilities - and arrives at a reasoned conclusion including an assessment of vulnerability and prioritization for admission CPlans Effective Treatment The incumbent develops mental health recovery treatment plans - actively involving the Veteran and their family or significant others - in coordination with interdisciplinary team members - based on the psychosocial assessments - including goals for clinical treatmentMakes adjustments to the psychosocial treatment plan and interventions based on changing needs and response to interventionsInitiates and effects changes in methods and interventions to promote efficient practice and improve patient