Social Worker

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This a Social Worker job working on an Adolescent Inpatient Behavioral Health Service (AIBHS).

You will provide acute care for the behavioral health needs of children 12-18 year old. Hours of Duty: M-F, 0730-1600.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.

Basic Requirement for Social Worker: Degree: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: License: A current, active, valid, and unrestricted independent social work clinical licensure from a U.S.

State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting comprehensive psychosocial evaluations; providing counseling to child or adolescent patients; referring patients to other services and/or clinicians; and experience with clinical case management; This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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:

• Provides individual/group/family therapy.
• Coordinates the development of multidisciplinary treatment plans.
• Provides evidenced-based treatment modalities that are specific and appropriate to each patient’s age and circumstance.
• Utilizes electronic health record systems to document and review patient data.
• Coordinates comprehensive referral services to patients and families.
• Exercises mature professional judgment within the treatment process, dealing constructively with the patient’s assessed issues.