Social Worker- Program Coordinator

VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Duties include but are not limited to:

• The HUD-VASH Program Coordinator has full responsibility for all phases of social work service delivery for the HUD-VASH program.
• The HUD-VASH Program Coordinator supervises employees to accomplish the work of the unit. Incumbent provides leadership direction orientation coaching in-service training staff development and continuing education programs and opportunities for assigned staff.
• The HUD-VASH Program Coordinator establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff that are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system.
• The incumbent evaluates subordinates performance and offers instruction advice and coaching on social work and administrative matters.
• The incumbent is responsible for monitoring social work practice standards and guidelines on documentation workload data entry ethical practice and service delivery.
• The incumbent participates in the development of functional statements/positions descriptions and performance plans/ standards for social workers.
• Incumbent is also responsible for program reports to VISN and VACO for the coordinated programs.
• Serves on the Social Work Service Leadership Team taking an active role in implementing and supporting service-related priorities initiatives and committee participation.
• The incumbent conducts and participates in outreach activities including field interviews assessments and referrals for homeless Veterans contacted in the community shelters and on the streets as well as those who are referred by VA residential programs and facilities.
• The incumbent maintains current and establishes new relationships with other community-based service providers for the homeless and when appropriate represents VA at community service provider meetings.
• The incumbent must be eligible to drive veterans in a GSA vehicle. Requires significant travel within the community requiring a valid drivers license.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship - Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 section A paragraph 3g this part).
• 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 masters 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 masters degree in social work.
• License - You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level.

• Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s) across the facility.
• Skill in local policy and practice development procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive.
• Skill in organizing work setting priorities meeting multiple deadlines and evaluating assigned program area(s).
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
• Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff training and recommendation of awards advancements and when appropriate disciplinary action.
• Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls contracts and equipment expenditures) forecast resource and equipment needs and administer the allocated budget.
• Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations.