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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. 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. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: 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://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure: Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Grade Determinations: 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-masters 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. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. 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. 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. 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. References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, September 10, 2019. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Preferred Experience: Knowledge and experience with data tracking and analysis. Experience working with community partners and coordinated entry systems. Experience with homeless populations. Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds); moderate carrying(15-44 pounds); Pushing (6 hours); Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted); motor vehicle only Environmental Factors: Outside and Inside; working closely with others; working alone ["The CE Specialist provides continuity of care for homeless Veterans as the Veteran transitions from homelessness into programs such as: HCHV Contract Residential Services (CRS); Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs (RRTPs); Grant Per Diem Programs (GPD) or directly to permanent housing through the Housing and Urban Development- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program; Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program; or other forms of housing in the community. Other functions and duties include, but, are not limited to: Participate in Continuum of Care meetings and planning efforts, which may include leadership roles within the CoC. Serve as a direct link between community services and CHOS homeless services through regular and consistent outreach and communication with community providers. This includes, but is not limited to, outreach and communication to/with VA mental health services for Veterans at high risk for suicide. Participate in the case conferencing process as a representative of CHOS with the CoC's coordinated entry system (CES) to help inform and facilitate referrals to VA programs, such as HUD- VASH, VJO, SSVF, HCHV CRS, and GPD. Ensure efficient sharing of Veteran data and program information, as allowed under VA Privacy and Information Security policies and Directives. This will include knowledge of HMIS and HOMES data standards, data sharing and privacy authorities, HUD guidance, and other applicable documents or established guidance. Participate and contribute to a CoC level resource-and-demand analysis, including periodic review of the gaps to determine inflows/outflows, and make recommendations to CHOS leadership on adjustments to resource allocations within coordinated entry based on this analysis. Provide support to CHOS teams as a functional member of program team, to include participation in outreach activities and provide subject matter consultation on community involved interventions for Veterans experiencing homelessness. Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary homeless program treatment team to link team discussions with the community's case conferencing discussions; ensuring continuity of care for Veterans experiencing homelessness and other complex physical and mental illnesses, including risk for suicide. Provide assessment functions in the service provision for Veterans experiencing homelessness, e.g. interviewing, psychosocial histories and assessments to aid in the development of treatment plans as well as case conferencing discussions and planning. Develop partnerships with community agencies with regular contact and communication. Participate in policy formulation with federal partners, including VA, HUD, and USICH who have active initiatives to promote CES and community planning. The incumbent will work with local CHOS programs, with a special focus on HCHV, HUD- VASH, GPD, and SSVF to ensure broad-based participation in CES and community planning. Provide appropriate clinical documentation for all contacts with or about Veterans who are engaged through outreach services. Provide clinical services and appropriate clinical documentation for homeless Veterans encountered through the community's coordinated entry system or other service access points. Work with staff members within CHOS to identify Veterans make appropriate referrals and/or warm hand offs to internal and external housing interventions, such as HUD-VASH (including Project-based programs), Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), community based housing interventions, etc. Work with housing teams and supervisory staff within CHOS to assign cases through the By-Name List and/or case consultation for assessment into HUD-VASH programming. Ensure timely and accurate data entry into VA data systems (such as HOMES) and review the data to improve performance and delivery of services to Veterans experiencing homelessness. Ensure that information is shared in a manner consistent with VA information sharing directives so that community \"Master\" or \"By-Name\" lists are up-to-date and complete. Provide recovery-oriented and Housing First services, with the goal of establishing the Veteran independently in the community, at the Veteran's highest level of functioning. Incumbent follows Social Work ethical practices, as outline in the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm Telework: Available 3+ days per pay period Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Please contact the VISN 20 EDRP Coordinator @ V20CompensationTeam@va.gov Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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