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Posted: January 9, 2026 (6 days ago)

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Social Worker

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$89,508 - $116,362

per year

Closes

January 22, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a social worker at an Air Force base in Texas, where you'll assess and treat mental health issues for service members and their families, develop programs to support behavioral health, and collaborate with medical teams and external partners.

It's ideal for an experienced licensed social worker who enjoys providing therapy, conducting evaluations, and contributing to multidisciplinary care in a military setting.

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently in a U.S. state or jurisdiction
  • One year of specialized experience at the GS-9 level or equivalent, including conducting behavioral health assessments, providing individual and group treatment, and working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to develop and monitor clinical social work programs as a subject matter expert
  • Skills in psycho-diagnostic evaluations, psychological assessments, and creating treatment plans with mental health diagnoses
  • Experience providing evidence-based psychotherapy for psychiatric and social problems
  • Proficiency in delivering consultations, education, and training to mental health professionals and leaders

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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.

Licensure: Current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting behavioral health assessments; providing individual and group treatment; and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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:

  • Develop clinical social work service programs as the social work Subject Matter Expert, utilizing a formal evaluation process to monitor intervention services and medical staff.
  • Conduct psycho-diagnostic evaluations to determine treatments and interventions for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
  • Utilize various psychological assessments to create evaluation reports with mental health diagnoses, recommendations, and treatment plans.
  • Provide evidence-based psychotherapy for a wide variety of psychiatric and/or social problems to individuals and groups, making changes in treatment plans as needed.
  • Deliver psychological and psychosocial consultation, education, and training to mental health professionals, medical staff, senior leaders, and/or other providers.
  • Collaborate with local, state, and federal partners on special programs and services.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJW-26-12861432-DHA-R