Social Worker

Department of Veterans Affairs

The incumbent is assigned to provide all appropriate social work services in the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS) as Social Worker for the Grant Per Diem Program (GPD), located at the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center.

• VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Under the direct supervision of their licensed supervision, the incumbent performs duties in community-based settings to include working with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. The incumbent is expected to demonstrate entry-level practice skill and knowledge of community resources, skill in independent conduction psychosocial assessments and treatment intervention, formulate a treatment plan, implementing different treatment modalities, identify strengths, concerns, coping skills and psychosocial acuity. The GPD Program offers communities a way to assist homeless Veterans with housing and services while assisting Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities in providing housing or services for Veterans. Community-based programs funded under the GPD Program are funded through a national competition in response to a Notice of Fund Opportunity (NOFO) published in the Federal Register according to rules and regulations and any other funding priorities as announced in NOFO. VA has no authority to instruct or manage programs, it provides guidance and oversight to ensure operations are in compliance with VA inspection standards and that the program offering the services is the same as was described in the original proposal, or as modified through program scope changes. Traveling throughout the Greater Los Angeles community visiting veterans and families are a part of this position Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm Telework: Ad hoc may be available after 90 days Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000

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