Social Work Associate (Family Advocacy)

Full Job Description

About the Position: You will serve as a U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Social Services Assistant collaborating with licensed clinical social workers recommending treatment plans.

Interviewing clients to provide information about the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) and the incident determination process, reporting all suspected child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse allegations to Child Protective Services and appropriate military and/or civilian law enforcement agencies.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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: 1.

Customer Service (Clerical/Technical): Providing social welfare services and/or assisting social workers. 2.

Planning and Evaluating: Programing of direct social welfare services that require the application of program policy and operations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Major Duties:

• Collaborate with a licensed clinical social worker in recommending treatment plans.
• Maintain close coordination with Service Member's unit and monitor treatment participation and progress with designated treatment providers.
• Report individual treatment compliance and progress when case reviews are scheduled and maintain appropriate case records.
• Interview clients to provide information about the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) and the incident determination process.
• Complete a safety assessment and assist in developing a safety plan for the identified adult victim of domestic abuse based on accumulation of information obtained from multiple sources.
• Report all suspected child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse allegations to Child Protective Services (CPS).