SOCIAL WORKER

Full Job Description

This position is for a SOCIAL WORKER, PD# D2209000, part of the Nevada Army National Guard.

The primary purpose of this position is: to provide preventive, remedial, and support services aimed at improving and sustaining the psychological health of National Guard military members and their families.

The incumbent exercises technical oversight, plans, coordinates, monitors and provides access to a full range of professional services for the eligible populations served.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading "EDUCATION".

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position.

Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience.

EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION.

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GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess knowledge of social work theories, principles, techniques, and resources.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least 24 months of experience in clinical social work assignments.

This experience demonstrates particular competencies of knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

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.

Major Duties:

1.

Coordinate with the National Guard community serving military and non-military agencies to promote and achieve timely information exchange, coordinate collaborative prevention efforts, and establish and maintain an extensive array of resources, associations, and community partnerships.

Participates in community activities to incorporate complex strategies that enhance community strengths, reduces broad-based community needs, implements community problem solving methods, and forges community connections so as to promote psychologically healthy lifestyles.

Ensures that curriculums and community intervention initiatives for each prevention program are research-based and supported by the literature.

Participates in relevant committee meetings in an effort to provide input and obtain information related to psychological health issues. 2.

Conducts needs assessments, intake evaluations, and psycho-diagnostic assessments.

Applies professional knowledge of the principles, theories, procedures, and practices of social work to conduct needs assessments and evaluations on a limited but routine basis in accordance with applicable DoD guidelines.

Prepares written evaluation reports with clinical impressions and recommendations.

Accomplishes intake interviews with clients, to include family history, biopsychosocial history, developmental and health histories, and presenting problems together with any relevant secondary information, conducts screening and interviews, and perform biopsychosocial evaluations, using expert knowledge of general and specific concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relating to psychological assessments.

Assesses individuals to explore the development of behavior patterns, mechanisms, and symptoms; determines the facts concerning clients' problems, strengths, and the underlying causes to assess the needs of the individual and/or family, and within the context of their military affiliation.

3. Coordinates, and implements prevention and community outreach and education programs.

Conducts comprehensive needs assessments and Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analyses that form the basis for program development activities and action plans to meet the needs of clients.

Implements community organization strategies with key organizations to increase awareness of psychological health, develop coordinated plans for reducing risk factors for individuals and within the community, and to build and enhance a general culture that promotes psychological health and wellness.

4. Coordinate as the key facilitator and team lead in the development and implementation of an annual, Unit-level psychological health strategic plan as described in Department of Defense Guidance.

Develops a formal evaluation process to monitor prevention and outreach programs and access to resources.

Designs and manages special programs, services, and information and awareness presentations, such as newspaper articles, briefings, brochures describing ways to enhance psychological health, and national and local awareness theme events (e.g., Suicide Prevention Month and National Depression Screening Day).

Monitors prevention and outreach/education programs and access to services through timely and accurate evaluation activities. 5.

Develop, teach, and provide oversight for classes that promote education and skill-building to enhance psychological and physical health.

Evaluate training opportunities, and professional development activities.

Provides timely, effective, and accurate training to mental health providers and other medical personnel on psychological health matters, resources, and interventions. 6.

Responsible for marketing and marketing evaluation activities. Serves as primary consultant and advisor on methods to successfully market the National Guard's health.

Formulates strategies to generate interest, acceptance, and participation by National Guard community consumers, resource suppliers, and eligible National Guard Soldiers/Airmen and family members regarding psychological health services and community prevention for the general population.

Employs social marketing of primary and secondary prevention interventions to promote utilization of military and non-military resources and services.

Facilitates awareness of and accessibility to available services for National Guard members and their families. 7.

Provides professional assessment, advice, education, and training to other military and nonmilitary health care professionals, medical personnel, military commanders/senior leaders, and community agencies concerning primary and secondary prevention programs.

Participates as an active member with various teams and groups.

Compiles and presents findings of all community and unit needs assessments to the State Surgeon as the basis for the annual psychological health strategic plan. Performs other duties as assigned.