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Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness

The Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness seeks to ensure that people living in Vermont have a safe, stable, affordable home, and — if homelessness does occur — it is brief, rare, and non-recurring and those experiencing homelessness are treated with dignity and respect.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/535589800

·         Open & closing dates

06/04/2019 to 06/17/2019

Summary

This Supervisory Social Worker (Homeless Coordinator) position is located at the White River Junction VAMC in the Mental Health and Behavioral Science Service (MHBSS). The incumbent will function as the Social Work Supervisor and will have direct program focus and responsibility for these four programs: Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV), Housing and Urban Development (HUD/VASH), Grant per Diem (GPD) and Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO).

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  • 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.
    • 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 the CSWE website to verify if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work.
    • License: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-185 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 on the OHRM website.

Responsibilities

The Supervisory Social Worker will supervise a group of employees performing work at the Social Work GS-12 levels and below, (including advanced practice social workers), RNs, and a PSA. The Supervisory Social Worker will provide administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the employees that make up the Homeless Programs.
The incumbent’s duties include but are not limited to:

    • Collaborates with others in negotiating, deciding upon and/or coordinating changes affecting the programs.
    • Consults with specialists regarding training needs and training problems related to the Homeless Programs.
    • Conduct ongoing intensive reviews and appraisals to ensure the accomplishment of the Homeless Programs objectives and adherence to standards set by governing bodies.
    • Plan, establish and operationalize policies and procedures
    • Develop individual/group goals and objectives and will monitor, operate, evaluate, coordinate and oversee the staff in the four Homeless Programs.
    • Supervise a group of employees performing work at various GS levels (GS9- GS12) and provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the teams.

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