SOCIAL WORKER (TITLE 5)

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SOCIAL WORKER (TITLE 5), Position Description Number T59128P1 and is part of the IL 183 WG, National Guard.

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As a SOCIAL WORKER (TITLE 5), GS-0185-12, you will:

• Provide operational leadership consultation, direct client services, community capacity building, preventive, remedial and support services aimed at improving and sustaining the psychological health of Air National Guard (ANG) military members and their families.
• Provide strategic planning and leadership to implement a comprehensive psychological health plan.
• Participate in community activities to incorporate complex strategies that enhance community strengths, implement community problem-solving methods, and forge community connection so as to promote psychologically healthy lifestyles.
• Conduct assessments, routine, and crisis evaluations, psycho-diagnostic assessments, provide short-term, evidence-based problem resolution strategies and services.
• Provide on-site and telephonic access to psychological health assessments and individual consultation to facilitate coordination of clinical, counseling, and other services promoting the psychological health of members and their families.
• Apply professional knowledge of principles, theories, procedures, and practices of social work to conduct needs assessments and/or intake evaluations on a routine and emergency basis.
• Prepare written evaluation reports and yield diagnoses.
• Accomplish clinical intake interviews with clients, to include family history, social history, developmental, and health histories.
• Conduct social assessment that may include financial, adaptive, social functioning of family, social relationships and situations.
• Assess individuals to explore the development of behavior patterns, mechanisms, and symptoms.
• Perform risk assessments and determine degrees of danger posed by patients.
• Screen records and personnel for security clearances and make administrative recommendations.
• Apply multiple counseling techniques including individual, group, couples, family, supportive, crisis intervention, and behavioral interventions based upon accepted theories and principles.
• Provide a wide range of counseling measures that are geared toward securing cognitive and behavioral adjustments by recognizing and resolving problems relating to the client's attitudes toward themselves, family, and associates.
• Perform fitness for duty assessments, initiate physical profiles, recommends duty restrictions, conduct pre/post deployment clearings and deployment health assessment closeouts.

**This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties.**

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Conditions of employment

• IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.
• Master's in Social Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education is highly desired. Other mental health degrees and training as identified in AFI 44-119 (Medical Quality Operations) are acceptable. Candidate must be a fully qualified Mental Health professional IAW AFI 44-119.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
• Selective Placement Factor: Possess a current, unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S Virgin Islands.
• Must be privileged for independent practice by the Credentials Committee at the employing Medical Treatment Facility.
• A minimum of two (2) years within the past five (5) years in the independent practice of clinical social work is highly desired.
• Position requires Basic Life Support (BLS) in accordance with local MDG policies. Must be obtained with 6 months of onboarding.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Incumbent may share on-call duty during weeknights and/or weekends on a rotational basis as required consistent with other mental health professionals of the same specialty performing like duties.
• This position may be identified as having "regular contact with children," requiring a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check to be completed on any person selected for the position.
• Completion of appropriate clinical and administrative duties may involve "after hours" care or work in addition to regular duty hours.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain privileging for the DOD/AFMS/ANGMS IAW DHA PM 6025-13 Vol 4 and DAFMAN 44-119. Must maintain credentials requirements at all times (i.e. current and unrestricted state license, BLS, clinical competencies, etc.) IAW DHA PM 6025-13 Vol 4 and DAFMAN 44-119. 6/14/2022 TCPC Cramner.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.

Qualifications

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 5 Excepted Service, will be in the following manner and sequence:

• The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be candidates who match through the Priority Placement Program (PPP).
• The SECOND area of consideration will be Veterans' Preference (VP) eligible.
• The THIRD area of consideration will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
• The FOURTH area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
• The FIFTH area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
• The SIXTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens.

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT : MUST possess a master's degree, or higher doctorate degree, in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. (ONLY OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS ARE ACCEPTED)

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE : MUST possess a valid and current professional unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. (License must be submitted at time of application.) MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF LICENSE

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 LEVEL - MUST have 24 months of experience in clinical social work assignments. Completion of the Air Force Social Work Internship Program may be substituted for 12 months of the specialized experience requirement. This experience demonstrates particular competencies of knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Knowledge of social work theories, principles, techniques, and resources. Must have specialized experience in professional social work that includes interviewing people to establish the nature and extent of their problems, helping them work-out plans for improving the situation, providing assistance and services, referring them to community resources and other organizations as indicated, and assisting them to understand and modify their own patterns of behavior when appropriate. Except as stated above, no other substitution of education for specialized experience is allowed.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must possess a master's degree, or higher doctorate degree, in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. (ONLY OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS ARE ACCEPTED)

License Requirement: You must possess a valid and current professional unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. (License must be submitted at time of application.)

Additional information

• If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (

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