Social Worker (Program Coordinator) – Outreach

Summary

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. Program 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.

Duties

• VA Careers – Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional the social worker is responsible for providing independent outreach-based case management throughout the St.
• Louis VA catchment area.
• This position is 70% patient care and 30% program coordination and administration.
• The incumbent is responsible for leading and developing strategic outreach in response to available data related to homelessness in collaboration with community agencies and within the VA system.
• The incumbent is responsible for managing local outreach calls, overseeing data for local response to National Call Center for Homeless Veterans.
• The incumbent provides monitors the department's afterhours homeless outreach phone and provides on call services as assigned.
• The incumbent is responsible for developing collaborations with community agencies serving the homeless, as well as conducting independent street outreach to engage Homeless Veterans.
• Duties include, but are not limited to: Organizing and monitoring micro and mezzo Veteran outreach to homeless and at-risk Veterans within assigned areas; develops reoccurring and responsive outreach for assigned areas; leads strategic planning including real time safety data analysis and program response for homeless Veteran Outreach.
• Leading the homeless Veteran outreach team in performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and outreach services for Veterans; monitors service mapping and duplication of service through comparable programs such as SSVF.
• Providing independent clinical outreach services at the full extent of the advanced practice clinical level, within privileges, credentials, scope of practice, elements of practice, certification, functional statement, position description, o other VHA or local facility approved documentation of competency.
• Completes community diagnostic and assessments in nontraditional settings for those Veterans unable to access traditional in office clinics.
• Develops communication platforms with team members and community agencies (including Veterans and caregivers) to convey clinically sensitive information for the care of the Veteran, ensuring compliance with VA privacy standards.
• Develops community-based outreach activities to target tent encampments and other identified hotspots that require Homeless Veteran engagement appropriate to geographic locations; deploys research-based strategies for safe and effective rural and inner-city settings, data entry and reconciliation with HMIS and other community homeless data systems.
• Maintains complex clinical caseload of Veterans identified as vulnerable and in need of advance practice community based clinical services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
• This position is eligible for 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 your start date.
• 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.
• Contact visn15edrp@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinators for questions/assistance.
• Telework: Ad-Hoc – This position is authorized for telework but has not been authorized as virtual or remote (i.e., the must be able to work at the location the position is being announced for).
• VA supports the use of telework to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.
• Telework eligibility may be discussed during the interview process.
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Functional Statement #: 00000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s 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 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. A current, valid state-issued Driver’s License.

Note: Real ID is now required. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: 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. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Benefits

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Required Documents

Prepare these documents before applying. Always confirm the exact list on the official announcement, as requirements vary by position:

• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• Cover Letter Dd-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License Resume 2+ Pages Professional Certification Resume Sf-15 Sf-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript