SOCIAL WORKER(TITLE 5)

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SOCIAL WORKER(TITLE 5), Position Description Number T59128P1 and is part of the FL 125th FW, National Guard.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: This position is in the Excepted Service "under the authority of Title 5, P.L.

114-328, Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA)", and is open to current US Federal employees interested in working for the Department of the Air force to meet our mission requirements in social work and behavioral health.

PCS: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs, Recruitment or Relocation Incentive MAY be authorized.

Authorization for payment of PCS expenses, Recruitment or Relocation Incentive will be granted ONLY after determination is made that payment is in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.

Recruitment / Relocation: Incentive MAY be authorized. ONLY after determination is made that payment is in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.

FLNG BUS Code 8888: This position is "excluded" and ineligible for labor organization representation.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Must have a master's degree in social work by a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Note: A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 must have at least one year experience at the GS-11 level, in the normal line of progression through federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector that involved clinical social work assignments.

Experience that demonstrates particular competencies to successfully manage a state psychological health program.

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.

Note: A minimum of two (2) years within the past five (5) years in the independent practice of clinical social work is highly desired Major Duties:

As a Social Worker, GS-0185-12, you will support the commander's leadership team in addressing the psychological health of their installation.

Provides strategic planning and leadership to implement an ANG comprehensive psychological health strategic plan.

Assist leadership in understanding the interface between psychological health and operational readiness, and the role of the DPH in developing and helping leadership apply psychological health solutions to functional/operational problems.

Encourage and coach unit leadership to actively promote psychological health and help-seeking as part of the wingman culture at the wing.

Consult with leadership on workplace issues identified by unit leadership, (e.g., unit cohesiveness, conflict in the unit, unit stressors, etc).

Consultation with leadership may include, but is not limited to, coaching and change management.

Provide ANG PHP briefing to newly-appointed commanders and others in leadership positions as they assume new leadership roles, to include key unit leadership; including, Group, and Squadron Commanders and First Sergeants.

Conduct annual training for unit leadership on psychological health issues and the ANGPHP.

Serves as the Air National Guard community liaison with military and non-military agencies to promote 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.

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

Coordinates substantial findings and possible effects of outreach efforts with key Wing leaders and ANGRC/SGPK to ensure they remain current on issues related to the program.