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SOCIAL WORKER (FAMILY ADVOCACY)
U.S. Army Medical Command
Department of the Army
Location
California
Salary
$111,896 - $145,468
per year
Type
Full Time
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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 in a military medical setting to help families dealing with child abuse, domestic violence, and neglect by conducting assessments, providing counseling, and creating treatment plans.
It's ideal for experienced social workers passionate about supporting victims and offenders in high-stakes situations, especially those with a background in family advocacy.
The role requires strong clinical skills and the ability to make tough decisions that impact families.
Key Requirements
- Master's degree (or higher) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, with transcripts required
- One year of specialized experience in a family advocacy environment, including assessing abuse incidents, counseling victims or abusers, and developing treatment plans
- Current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently from a U.S. state or jurisdiction, with copy required
- At least 2 years of experience specifically in child abuse and domestic abuse
- Ability to conduct comprehensive risk assessments, clinical interviews, and psychosocial evaluations of children and adults
- Experience providing therapeutic treatment to victims, offenders, and families affected by domestic violence, child abuse, or neglect
- U.S. citizenship required
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is located at Presidio of Monterey, California Medical Detachment.
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 (Family Advocacy) Degree: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
(must provide transcripts) 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 experience within a family advocacy environment, assessing incidents of abuse, providing counseling to abusers or victims, and developing treatment plans to those involved in abuse.
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.
Licensure: A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently, offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction.
(must provide copy of license) Selective Placement Factor: This position requires 2 years of experience working in the field of child abuse and domestic abuse.
Time in Grade: Time in grade does not apply because this is a DoD DHA solicitation and subsequent appointments result in a new federal civil service appointment. Major Duties:
- Conduct comprehensive and complex risk assessments, clinical interviews, and psychosocial assessment of children and adults.
- Make treatment recommendations to the multi-disciplinary Family Advocacy Program Case Review Committee team.
- Analyze the information and use professional judgment concerning difficult decisions that may have serious consequences to the child or the family.
- Provide therapeutic treatment to victims, offenders and family members of those involved in domestic violence or child abuse or neglect.
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