Department of Veterans Affairs
Social Worker- Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Outreach
Baltimore, Maryland · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$78k-$123kDetected 17 hours ago
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role30
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
- 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.
- 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.
- For the GS-11 grade level and above, the candidate must be licensed or certified.
- Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.
Nice to have
- Prefer case management experience.
- Prefer experience with homeless population.
- The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11.
- The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-9 to GS-11.
- For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Compensation
- $78k-$123k
Visa & Work Authorization
- 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
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