SOCIAL WORKER

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SOCIAL WORKER, Position Description Number T59128P1 and is part of the 107TH ATKW, National Guard.

This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Veteran's Preference does not apply due to this being a Professional Series position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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.

Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program categories below are eligible to apply with this preference.

(See Required Documents section) 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 Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Applicants claiming DoD Retained Grade preference must submit the following documentation: Retained Grade PPP Self Certification Checklist (DD3145-1) SF-50 effecting the placement in retained grade status, and A copy of the notification letter received (RIF or classification downgrade) Major Duties:

As a SOCIAL WORKER, 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.

As a part of the ANG Wing Director of Psychological Health (WDPH) Program, the incumbent of this position provides access to a full range of professional services for the populations served.

The Air National Guard Psychological Health Program (ANG PHP) will provide consultation to operational leadership on psychological health issues and vertical integration of Military Service and Department of Defense (DOD)-wide psychological health initiatives and population-health monitoring.

Clinical and administrative duties focus on outreach, education and prevention, needs-based and psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, short-term problem resolution, and provision of or referral to evidenced-based interventions.

Responsibilities include providing: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs, specialty training for ANG health care professionals and other personnel on issues related to the psychological health of Airmen and their families, and multi-level community organization, collaboration, and enhancement.

Individuals requiring clinical interventions (i.e., clinical treatment) for other than short-term problem resolution should immediately be referred to an appropriate and competent clinical professional.

The ANG PHP will contribute to DoD and Military Service development of a strategic plan for delivery of comprehensive services to support psychological health.

It will promote the availability of and access to an adequate continuum of care to ANG members.

Additionally, it will ensure clinical mental health services being provided are integrated with other counseling and supportive services at the installation level, and from Federal, State, and territory, as well as military and non-military organizations external to the installation (e.g., Military OneSource, Military and Family Life Consultants, and TRICARE Network).