Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Safe Haven

This position is function as SFVA Medical Center's Liaison for VA's Homeless Providers Safe Haven Program. It's responsible for monitoring and coordination of services provided by community-based programs funded under VA's Homeless Providers Safe Haven Program to ensure that Veterans in community-based funded programs are receiving quality services. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until July 8, 2026, or until this position is filled. The Safe Haven Program, an essential and critical part of VHA, is vital for providing safe transitional housing and supportive services for homeless Veterans. VA medical centers must ensure that Veterans in community-based funded programs are receiving quality services. The liaison/case manager is responsible for the oversight of these services as well as the case management of the Veterans who receive them. The incumbent provides case management at the Safe Haven Program sites as described in the Homeless Safe Haven Program rules, regulations, and directives including admissions screening, treatment planning and discharge planning. The incumbent utilizes various treatment modalities of individual and group work, casework, community organization, and community outreach activities to augment the services by the community provider in order to alleviate or remove problems that interfere with the Homeless Safe Haven participants' ability to achieve independence. The incumbent coordinates care including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or community agencies. The incumbent engages in coordination with community agencies, organizations, and groups to learn of services or resources available for homeless Veterans as well as provides current information on services and benefits available in the VA for Safe Haven Program participants. The incumbent develops and maintains collaborative outreach effort with the provider to chronically homeless Veterans who have difficulty accepting housing and services from traditional programs. The targeted population will be homeless Veterans with severe mental illness and substance use problems that have not responded to traditional programs. Duty Location: 401 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm or determine by the hiring manager Functional Statement #: 10498F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required