Social Services Assistant

This position works for the Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) Program within Social Work Service for the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. The VA Puget Sound Health Care System is a multi-site medical center that includes a major-medical facility in Seattle, WA, outpatient and residential facilities at the American Lake division in Tacoma, WA and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's) spread throughout the Puget Sound area. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The position serves five primary purposes: to provide administrative support to over 120 staff members of varying professional disciplines and trainees who comprise the Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) Program within Social Work Service, to assess Veterans' needs and triage to the appropriate program/department or Social Worker, provide direct intervention with Veterans and families who have psychosocial needs, maintain networks with other services and community providers to ensure optimal, up-to-date resources are available to Veterans and their families, and to provide outreach and education in the community regarding VA homeless Veteran services, including to returning combat military personnel and Veterans. Duties may include, but are not limited to: Make an assessment of Veteran needs, identify problems, inform them of the VA services or benefits available. Provide supportive counseling, refer Veterans to appropriate programs and resources. Assist Veterans in linking up with a Social Worker or housing program that can be of most assistance. Perform a wide range of functions involving the review, analysis and evaluation of the full range of services (functions) provided within this program; Performing consults, referrals and performance measures, Providing professional support in the analysis, evaluation, and presentation of information and data pertaining to the delivery of CHOS services; Conducting reviews and providing data pertaining to a wide range of activities associated with the delivery of CHOS services identifying trends, patterns, and other characteristics in data that may provide opportunities for enhancements in policies, procedures, practices and other operation activities to improve on the delivery of CHOS services. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Social Services Assistant/PD41378A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/12/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. This occupational series (0186) has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the Social Services occupational series. All applicants, regardless of grade level, must meet the specialized experience requirements. Applicants must meet

Salaire : $56,715 – $73,731/Per Year | Avantages : http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? VA Puget Sound Healthcare System (VAPSHCS) is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system with two divisions and multiple community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is considered the most complex VA healthcare system nationwide. VAPSHCS has both Urgent Care and Emergency services, and a full complement of specialty medical, surgical, psychiatric, critical care, and rehabilitation service-lines. VAPSHCS houses two Community Living Centers, a Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Blind Rehabilitation, Domiciliary, and Home-Based Primary Care Services.