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Air National Guard Units SOCIAL WORKER in McGuire AFB, New Jersey
Summary This National Guard position is for a Social Worker, Position Description Number T59128P1 and is part of the 108TH WG, New Jersey Air National Guard. This vacancy announcement is a Title 5, Excepted Service position. Responsibilities As a SOCIAL WORKER, GS-0185-12, you will: Actively supports the commander's leadership team in addressing the psychological health of their installation. Conducts assessments, routine and crisis evaluations, psycho-diagnostic assessments, provides short-term, evidence-based problem resolution strategies and services. Designs, develops, coordinates, and implements prevention and community outreach and education programs. Implements community organization strategies in collaboration with the Integrated Delivery System (IDS) Team and other key organizations to increase awareness of psychological health, develop coordinated plans for reducing risk factors for individuals and within the community, and build and enhance a general culture that promotes psychological health and wellness. Responsible for marketing and marketing evaluation activities. Provides professional consultation, advice, education, and training to other military and non-military health care professionals, medical personnel, military commanders/senior leaders, wing personnel and their family members, and community agencies concerning primary and secondary prevention programs. Prepares agenda for meetings, compiles statistical data, and prepares a variety of recurring reports. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Additional Employment Requirements: Participation in direct deposit is mandatory Must possess Active, Confidential Security Clearance May be required to successfully complete a probationary period Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation Areas of Consideration: CAT 8: United States Citizens Must possess an active Secret Security Clearance or are willing to obtain one within 12 months of appointment if selected for this position. Professional Social Work Licensure Requirements- Must have professional unrestricted state licensure. (Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)) Restrictions - No record of conviction by special or general courts-martial or civilian courts of offenses. For use by AMEDD officers in MFA 73, no record of conviction by special or general courts-martial or civilian courts of offenses listed in AR 27-10 (Military Justice), Chapter 24, or otherwise required to register as a sexual offender under AR 27-10, Chapter 24. Qualifications General Experience: Must have knowledge of social work theories, principles, techniques, and resources. Specialized Experience: Must have 24 months of experience in in the following: 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 individuals to community resources and other organizations as indicated Assisting people to understand and modify their own patterns of behavior when appropriate Education Education Requirements Master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and acceptable to The Surgeon General. Additional Information Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance within 1(One) Year of appointment. 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 (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx). IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED Telework The option to telework is subject to the supervisor/branch chief and Director's approval. NOTE: If the individual selected is currently on a Title 10 or Title 32 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour. Hiring an applicant who retired from Active Duty (includes AGR) for T5 NG Employee positions. In accordance with DOD Instruction 1402.01 (Employment of Retired Members of the Armed Forces), a retired member of an active duty component cannot be hired for civilian positions in the competitive and excepted service within 180 days of retirement without an approved TAG waiver packet