Social Worker Program Coordinator-Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program Coordinator Job in Sheridan, WY

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

• Ensures that the program follows a trauma-informed approach to care for Veterans who experience IPV as well as those who use IPV.
• Provides or coordinates staff training levels I, II, II. Ensures staff trainings are recorded and up to date within TMS system. Draws from a public health model and trauma informed approach.
• Organizes trainings for all providers, key stakeholders, and IPVAP Champions addressing the dynamics of IPV to include definitions, epidemiology, health consequences, clinical signs/symptoms, screening and response practices, employee services, documentation, safety planning, and resources for referral.
• Provides training to facility staff on IPV documentation guidelines which aim to ensure that Veterans who may be at risk of experiencing and/or using intimate partner violence are identified and provided care to increase their safety and reduce risk for themselves and others, and are treated with dignity and respect.
• Manages and tracks Veteran IPV screening and response to positive screenings.
• Coordinates Veteran screening process supporting timely satisfaction to the Relationship Health and Safety Clinical Reminder. Implementation of the National Clinical Reminder which may include a consult. Using the E-HITS (Hurt, Insult, Threaten, Scream) along with risk assessment if indicated during initial episode of care.
• Ensure Veterans who have positive response to EHITS and Secondary Risk Assessment have
  access to warm handoff to an IPVAP Champion for complete Danger Assessment, Safety Planning,
  and Referral to DV specific services.
• Ensures Veterans who request further IPV information and needed referrals have consult to ongoing care under the IPVAP Coordinators purview.
• Coordinates response to facility referrals for IPV, including providing safety planning to at-risk Veterans as needed and/or guiding facility staff on options for responding to positive screenings.
• Tracks and monitors referrals from VA providers for Veterans as well, Caregivers, Spouse/Partner and VA Employees.
• Tracks and monitors referrals from EAP in line with existing medical center policies and procedures.
• Develops and maintains a list of IPV-related community agencies and resources.
• Serves as a resource to Veterans and staff regarding IPV community resources.
• Coordinates referrals to outside agencies as needed.
• Coordinates treatment services specific to Veterans who use and/or have experienced intimate partner violence. Coordination will include direct work involvement support on an as needed basis.
• Provides referrals to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs.
• Serves as the major consultant for information on negotiating the complex processes Veterans, their families, Caregivers and VA employees encounter when interacting with government and community agencies.
• Coordinates the events and programs for the annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month every October that includes announcement and advertising of month long activities, mobilization of participants, educational sessions, and VA IPV Assistance Program.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• 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.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/26/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12794726.

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Next steps

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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.