Skip to main content
CareerApp

Social Worker (Part Time) (PACT)

Veterans Health Administration

San Diego, CA · part time

$79,091 – $124,407

Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved November 4, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.

What this role is

This is a part-time social worker role within a Veterans' healthcare outpatient clinic, serving military patients and their families. The position involves clinical assessments, care coordination, crisis support, and connecting Veterans to community resources like housing and food assistance.

Our summary, not Veterans Health Administration’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

Log in to see which of these are already on your profile.

What they ask for

Required

  • Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program
  • Licensed or certified to practice social work independently at master's level (except GS-9 candidates pending licensure within 3 years)
  • US citizenship
  • Ability to assess psychosocial functioning and formulate treatment plans
  • Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses and treatment procedures
  • Ability to establish working relationships with clients, staff, and community agencies

Nice to have

  • One year of post-MSW experience in healthcare or social work settings (required for GS-11; not required for GS-9)
  • Doctoral degree in social work (can substitute for the one year of experience requirement)
  • Consultation experience with new social workers and students

Turn on analytics and we load Google Analytics: Google gets the pages you open and what you do here — searches, jobs you view, jobs you apply to — and sets its own cookies. Leave it off and the only cookies we set are your login, your theme, and this answer. Accept All also records a yes to advertising, which nothing uses yet. Privacy Policy.