Social Worker (Mental Health Consultant)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
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Posted: March 26, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Social Services Assistant
U.S. Army Medical Command
Department of the Army
Location
Tennessee
Salary
$55,882 - $72,644
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting a team of mental health professionals in a military clinic by scheduling appointments, following up with at-risk patients like soldiers, and helping coordinate their care to ensure they get the right treatment.
It's a supportive role focused on communication, documentation, and linking patients to resources in a high-stakes environment dealing with behavioral health issues.
A good fit would be someone organized, empathetic, and experienced in administrative work within healthcare or social services, especially with vulnerable populations.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in scheduling meetings or appointments for patients with care providers
- Experience providing follow-ups with patients in mental or behavioral health care
- Proficiency in maintaining accurate documentation for patient information
- Ability to independently contact and communicate with high-risk individuals, such as soldiers
- Skills in facilitating treatment goals through negotiation and coordination with multidisciplinary teams
- Familiarity with supporting behavioral health providers in clinical settings
- U.S. citizenship required; no education substitution for experience
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Serve as a Social Services Assistant in a clinical setting on a highly specialized multidisciplinary treatment team dealing with mental health issues.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: scheduling meetings and/or appointments for patients with appropriate care providers; providing follow-ups with patients receiving mental and/or behavioral health care identified in provider caseloads; and maintaining proper documentation for patient information.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:
- Provide follow up with identified high risk population, supporting behavioral health providers with commanders providing the best level of treatment available.
- Responsible for ensuring facilitation, negotiation, and quality care necessary for the achievement of mutually developed treatment goals.
- Independently contact and maintain open communication with Soldiers identified as high risk by clinical mental health providers.
- Schedule meetings with other appropriate team members as deemed necessary by mental health and/or appropriate providers.
- Perform direct patient support to include assisting clinical providers to access appropriate patient referrals and resources.
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