Social Worker-Housing and Urban Development -VA Supportive Housing - EDRP

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Job Title: Social Worker-Housing and Urban Development -VA Supportive Housing - EDRP

Company Name:	Veterans Health Administration
Location:	El Paso, US
Position Type:	Full-Time
Post Date:	01/22/2026
Expire Date:	02/24/2026
Job Categories:	Government and Policy, Healthcare, Other, Healthcare, Practitioner and Technician

Job Description

Social Worker-Housing and Urban Development -VA Supportive Housing - EDRP

Qualifications

Health Profession Trainees (HPT's) 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. 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: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
English Language Proficiency: Must be proficient in written or spoken English
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: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 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 by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/
Exception: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations
This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level
For the GS-11 grade level and above, the candidate must be licensed or certified
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
Please see the Additional Information Section of this announcement for details
Grade Determinations: GS-09 Social Worker - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-09, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to utilize counseling skills when working with Veterans and family members
Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the Veterans problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed
Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals
This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients, staff, and representatives of community agencies
Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures
This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries
common medications and their effects/side effects
and medical terminology
GS-11 Licensure Requirement: You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
GS-11 Experience or Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-11, you must possess a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings, (VA or non- VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level
Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Working under close supervision in program areas that do not require specialized knowledge or experience
Identifying behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect or exploitation
providing education on advance directives and advanced care planning
providing social work case management
acting as an patient/family member/caregiver advocate with community service providers/agencies
assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members
In collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary treatment teams, identifying strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and psychosocial acuity
Maintaining a current network of internal and external resources to educate the patient and/or family members/caregivers and assist with appropriate referrals
-OR- a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting
In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services
Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, educational, and other backgrounds
Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e
acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan
Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals
Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers, social work graduate students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment
Preferred Experience: Experience working with a multidisciplinary team
Experience coordinating and accessing resources
Prior experience with homeless or at-risk for homeless populations
Experience maintaining relationships with community partners
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11
The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-9 or GS-11 Physical Requirements: Assessment must be made for any acute or chronic medical/physical condition or medication use which interferes with the ability operate the appropriate Government-owned or -leased vehicle safely and without undue risk to themselves or others
The following requirements must be met: distant vision 20/40 in one eye with or without correction, field of vision 70 degrees, ability to distinguish red, green and amber, whispered voice at five feet, or average hearing loss of not greater than 40 dbs
at 500, 1000 and 2,000 Hz.

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