Social Worker

Job Announcement Number:

FI-12-MRo-662945-MHC

Location Name:

El Paso County,Texas

Department:

Department Of Veterans Affairs

Agency:

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Occupation Code:

Social Work

Pay Plan:

GS

Appointment Duration:

Permanent

Opening Date:

Friday, May 11, 2012

Closing Date:

Friday, May 10, 2013

Job Status:

Full-Time

Salary:

$68,809.00 to $89,450.00 / Per Year

Pay Grade(s):

12 to 12

Who May Apply:

US Citizens and Status Candidates

Job Summary:

***UPDATED TO REFLECT CORRECT QUALIFICATION STANDARDS*** This is an open continuous announcement and applicants will be referred every 14 business days starting from the date the vacancy was opened. This announcement will be used to fill vacancies for the HUD-VASH Social Worker, the Grant and Per Diem Liaison position, and the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Coordinator. We are an out-patient clinic with working hours from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm, Mondays through Fridays. These positions are within the Mental Health department. Student Loan Repayment Program may be authorized. The El Paso VA Health Care System in El Paso, Texas is recruiting for full-time Social Workers. The El Paso VAHCS is part of VISN 18 Network, and is a standalone ambulatory care facility with over 600 employees and growing. This is an opportunity to move to the Great Southwest, where shopping and museums are right in town and camping, horseback riding, biking, hiking, alpines and cross country skiing, snow tubing, Indian casinos are so close as two hours away. El Paso is a jewel in the desert. El Paso is the 6th largest city in the state of Texas, with a population of 700,000. Nestled between the rugged Franklin Mountains and the historic Rio Grande, this dynamic community combines the advantages of a major metropolitan center with the ambience and neighborly charm of a modern western town. This is a multicultural experience as it is situated on the boarder of two nations and three states. El Paso provides abundant cultural and entertainment opportunities, year-round sports and outdoor recreation, the lowest crime rate of any major city in the continental US, some of the best weather conditions on the planet. The sun shines 300 days a year! It has affordable housing, an extremely favorable low cost of living index, a medical school, several universities and a community college. We are a cosmopolitan community; and people from all over the world come here to live, work, do business, get an education, or retire.

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