Senior Social Worker- HUD VASH

Summary

The incumbent in this position functions as a Case Manager for VA Western Colorado Health Care System (VAWCHCS) HUD-VASH Program. The HUD-VASH Program falls within the Care Management and Social Work Service Line. HUD-VASH is an intense case management program for chronically homeless veterans aimed at providing psychosocial services to veterans while preparing for and residing in stable housing through HUD's Section 8 voucher system.

Base Pay Range: $98,138.00/yr – $/yr

Open continuous announcement until April 27th, 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.

• 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:
  Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• Education:
  
  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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master’s of social work
• Licensure:
  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 /T38
  
  Hybrid/
• Driver’s License:
  Must possess a valid unrestricted state‑issued driver’s license
• Grade Determinations:
  Senior Social Worker – GS‑12 Experience/Education—The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which one year must be equivalent to the GS‑11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers may have certification or other post‑master’s training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty
• Licensure/Certification:
  Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level; they must provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated Knowledge – Skills – and Abilities…
  • (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
  • (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
  • (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area – utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
  • (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area – as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
  • (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession – and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Two years working with individuals experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, or low income
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Must be in overall good health – able to sit at a desk working at a computer – engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies
• Social Worker must perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasional moderate physical…