Career Center

The individual will be assigned to the Community Resource and Referral Center. Incumbent provides services to homeless veterans and their families in the Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supported Housing for Homeless Veterans (HUD-VASH). Incumbent serves as a Case Manager for the HUD-VASH program that is part of Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program within the Mental Health Product Service Line of the Minneapolis, MN VA class 1A (High Complexity) Medical Center. Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Conduct psychosocial assessments of a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. Position requires a basic knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological), and the differential influences of the environment, society, and culture. Position required ability to work with patients and families who are experiencing basic emotional, medical, and social problems utilizing individual, group, and family counseling skills. Work with more complex problems are done under close supervision. Basic knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities and under supervision, ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals. Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs. Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families. Is able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds. The individual is responsible for coordinating, implementing, and reporting on community development on behalf of homeless veterans to HCHV program coordinator, and to VISN and National Homeless Leadership at the direction of the HCHV program coordinator. The individual is responsible for data collection, administrative record keeping and monitoring patient or program clinical indicators, thresholds and performance measurements. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0830am to 5:00pm Location: Community Resource and Referral Center; offsite the Minneapolis VA. Telework: Ad Hoc Only; Can be discussed at interview. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required