Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: February 3, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Madison, Wisconsin
Salary
$89,508 - $116,362
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves supporting the mental health of Air National Guard members and their families by providing consultations, coordinating services, and leading prevention programs at a base in Madison, Wisconsin.
It requires working closely with military leaders and community partners to promote psychological well-being through training, outreach, and resource connections.
Ideal candidates are licensed social workers with clinical experience who enjoy strategic planning and community collaboration in a military setting.
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 WI 115 FW, Wisconsin Air National Guard.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Social work degree and must fulfill all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The applicant's record of experiences, training, licensing, and education must show full possession of the competencies needed to fully perform the position's required duties and responsibilities.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the GS-12, you must have 24 months of experience in clinical social work assignments.
Completion of the Air Force Social Work Internship Program may be substituted for 12 months of the specialized experience requirement.
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.
Except as stated above, no other substitution of education for specialized experience is allowed. Major Duties:
Actively supports 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.
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.
Provides on-site and telephonic access to psychological health assessments and individual consultation to facilitate coordination of clinical, counseling, and other services promoting the psychological health of NG members and their families.
Provides on-site and telephonic access to psychological health assessments and individual consultation to facilitate coordination of clinical, counseling, and other services promoting the psychological health of NG members and their families.
Designs, develops, coordinates, and implements prevention and community outreach and education programs. Responsible for marketing and marketing evaluation activities.
*** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. *** ***Indefinite positions are not permanent and have no guarantee to continued employment.
Indefinite employees may be subject to separation from employment at any time with a 30 day written notification.
If the position becomes permanent, employee may be converted to a permanent appointment without further competition at management's discretion.*** **Not to Exceed 23 Months**
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