SOCIAL WORKER

Clarification from the agency

Open to United States citizens only. Refer to applicable Areas of Consideration below for hiring consideration.

This position is located within the Wyoming Air National Guard's (WY ANG) 153d Airlift Wing (153 AW). It's primary purpose is to provide operational leadership consultation, direct client services, community capacity building, preventive, remedial, and support services aimed at improving and sustaining the psychological health of the WY ANG military members and their families.

As a part of the 153 AW's Director of Psychological Health (DPH) Program, incumbent provides access to a full range of professional services for the populations served. The Psychological Health Program provides consultation to operational leadership on psychological health issues and vertical integration of Military Service and Department of Defense (DoD)-wide psychological health initiatives and population-health monitoring. Clinical and administrative duties focus on outreach, education and prevention, needs-based and psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, short-term problem resolution, and provision of or referral to evidenced-based interventions.

Responsibilities include providing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs, specialty training for health care professionals and other personnel on issues related to the psychological health of Airmen and their families, and multi-level community organization, collaboration, and enhancement. Individuals requiring clinical interventions (i.e., clinical treatment) for other than short-term problem resolution should immediately be referred to an appropriate and competent clinical professional. It will promote the availability of and access to an adequate continuum of care to members. Will ensure clinical mental health services being provided are integrated with other counseling and supportive services at the installation level, and from Federal, State, and territory, as well as military and non-military organizations external to the installation (e.g., Military OneSource, Military and Family Life Consultants, and TRICARE Network).

** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **

Conditions of employment

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS and NOTES:
U.S. Citizenship Required.
This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
Paid through Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT).
Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
GS-0185-12 positions are within the professional series IAW 5 USC §3319, and compensably disabled preference eligible veterans (CPS/CP) are not automatically placed at the top of the Certificate of Eligibles (5 USC §3313). Eligibles will be listed in score order, including veterans' preference points.
May be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period.
A Recruitment or Relocation Incentive MAY BE authorized, if eligible. Subject to funding and TAG approval.
PCS costs are not authorized. Must be willing to relocate at own expense.

1. Master of Social Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education is highly desired. Candidate must be a qualified Mental Health professional IAW AFI 44-119, Medical Quality Operations.
2. Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance (Secret/Tier 3).
3. Drug testing designated position. Subject to random testing for drug use.
4. Must possess a current, unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S Virgin Islands.
5. Must be privileged for independent practice by the Credentials Committee at the employing Medical Treatment Facility.
6. A minimum of two (2) years within the past five (5) years in the independent practice of clinical social work is highly desired.
7. Position requires Basic Life Support (BLS) in accordance with local Medical Group policies.
8. May occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
9. May share on-call duty during weeknights and/or weekends on a rotational basis with other mental health professionals of the same specialty performing like duties.
10. May have "regular contact with children," which requires a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check to be completed.
11. Completion of appropriate clinical and administrative duties may involve "after hours" care or work in addition to regular duty hours.
12. Designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration.

Qualifications

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:
Referrals of qualified applicants will be issued in the following order:

Area 2: Permanent and indefinite WYNG Title 5 and T32 DST employees with the Wyoming Air/Army National Guard.
Area 3: Current Federal employees within the Competitive and Excepted Service, and Competitive Service Reinstatement Eligible employees. Former NG T32 Dual Status employees receiving an Honorable or a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions are eligible for reinstatement provided they have been separated for at least one year before applying for reinstatement and received a rating of record of their most recent permanent position of a least fully successful (or equivalent).
Area 4: Currently serving and former Active Guard/Reserve (AGR), and M-Day/Drill Status Guard (DSG) members of the National Guard. This provision is intended to boost the candidate pool to reach more qualified candidates and place DSG/M-Day personnel on par with currently serving civilian personnel.

* Veterans' Preference Rules are mandated by law, and some applicants may receive priority consideration before other applicants without veterans' preference.
* Area 7: U.S. Citizens

This is a Professional Series position IAW 5 USC §3319. Eligible candidates will be listed in score order, including veterans' preference points.

Upon acceptance of this position, if selected candidate is a competitive employee, they will convert to Excepted Service and be required to sign a memorandum IAW 5 CFR 302.102. Acceptance of the proposed appointment will take the employee out of the competitive service while s/he occupies the position.

TITLE 5 POSITION INFORMATION:
Type of Appointment: Permanent
Tenure: Group 1 or 2
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm
FLSA: Exempt
Telework: The duties of this position require primary physical presence. Situational teleworking may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Position #: 1075721
Selecting Official: Col Bret Trippel

To qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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.

BASIC REQUIREMENT
a. Master of Social Work (MSW) degree in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Include legible copies of all transcripts with application.

b. Experience in clinical social work, either through a master's-level practicum or two years post-MSW experience.

c. Possession of an active (characterized by present activity, participation, practice, or use); current (not revoked, suspended, or lapsed); valid; and unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S Virgin Islands, which allows practice without supervision. Must include proof with application.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
Must have at least 24 months in clinical social work assignments, that may have included conducting individual and group psychotherapy, and marriage and family counseling; organizing, managing, and administering adult, child and family prevention and outreach services; interviewing clients to establish the nature and extent of concerns/issues, providing professional assistance, and determining appropriate referral services/opinions; and in planning and implementing professional community organizational strategies and initiatives; formulating of needs assessments, development of prevention programs, and marketing of developed programs.

Completion of the Air Force Social Work Internship Program may be substituted for 12 months of the specialized experience requirement. Must include proof with application.

This experience demonstrates competencies of

knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Knowledge of social work theories, principles, techniques, and resources. 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

.

Must understand labor relations, military operations, and the Military Health System, TRICARE and Veterans Administration as it pertains to the NG Psychological Health Program.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Any applicant who within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. NOTE: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement.

If you are a current GS employee applying for a higher grade than the grade you currently hold, provide an SF-50 showing the next lower grade was held for at least one year. Some SF-50s effective within the last 52 weeks will not demonstrate the next lower grade was held for at least one year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year). In many cases, we may need to see two (2) SF-50s to determine time-in-grade and eligibility for promotion. If you are a DoD employee, you may obtain copies of your SF-50(s) from MyBiz (https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil/)

DRIVER'S LICENSE:
Must possess a valid driver's license

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

CATEGORY RATING:
Once the application process is complete, we will evaluate your application (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) to determine if you meet the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. Under our category rating procedures, you will be placed into one of three categories based on your resume and responses to the assessment questionnaire: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified.

a. Best Qualified: An applicant who substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors, and is fully competent to effectively perform all job requirements with minimal training or orientation.

b. Well Qualified: An applicant who meets the minimum qualifications of the position and is proficient in most, but not all, of the requirements. The applicant may require some training or orientation to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

c. Qualified: An applicant who meets the minimum qualifications of the position but is proficient in only some of the position's requirements. The applicant will likely require extensive training or orientation to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, your rating can and will be adjusted, or you may lose consideration for this position. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and will not receive further consideration for this job.

If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job-related information, which may include responses to knowledge, skills, and abilities questions; completion of a work sample; and/or an interview.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Resume - Required
* Resume length limited to two-pages or less.
* Full name, mailing address, email address, and phone numbers where you can be reached
* A narrative of your work (paid or unpaid), training, education, and/or other experiences that may be related to this vacancy
* Show actual begin and end dates (e.g., 02/2015 - 03/2017 or Feb 2017 - Mar 2017) format and hours worked per week for all work experience submitted.
* List all pertinent civilian and military experiences.
* Describe duties (work experience) in your own words. Do not submit copies or official position descriptions.

2. Transcripts - Required

3. License - Required
Current, unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S Virgin Islands.

4. Certifications (if applicable to the position being hired)

5. SF-50 - Current or former federal employees who have held a non-temporary GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the GS-11 time-in-grade requirement. Submit a Notification of Personnel Action reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis, tenure, and appointment type. Applicants not meeting the above statement may disregard this requirement.

6. Cover Letter - Optional

7. Performance Appraisals - Optional

8. Veterans Documentation: (if applicable, see below)

*** If claiming Veterans' Preference
ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS:
The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active-duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active-duty member applies for a position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD-Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active-duty members applying for a position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:

· Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member
· Branch of Armed Forces · Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s))
· Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty
· Terminal leave start date (if applicable)
· Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separation (i.e., separation or
retirement)
· Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge.
· Signature by, or by direction of personnel office, unit or higher commander.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES:
Provide supporting documentation for all Veterans' Preference claims e.g., DD 214, SF-15, VA Disability Ratings, etc. (if applicable)
Applicant MUST submit appropriate documentation. Failure to do so WILL result in loss of veteran's preference.
Legible copy of DD-214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions.

You may obtain a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting your level of disability for preference eligibility by visiting a VA Regional Office, contacting a VA Call Center or online.

NOTE: Prior to appointment, agency will require veteran to provide a copy of the DD-214.

a. CPS - 10-Point 30 Percent Compensable Disability Preference based on a service-connected disability of 30% or more.
b. CP - 10-Point Compensable Disability Preference based on a service-connected disability of 10% or more, but less than 30%.
c. XP - 10-Point Disability Preference; granted to recipients of the Purple Heart, persons with a non-compensable service-connected disability (less than 10%).
d. XP - 10-Point Derived Preference; granted to widow/widower or mother of a deceased veteran, or spouse or mother of a disabled veteran.
e. TP - 5-point preference.
f. SSP - 0-point Preference

If you claim 10-point preference, submit a Standard Form (SF-15) "Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference." (http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf)

Military retirees at the rank of major, lieutenant commander, or higher are not eligible for preference in appointment unless they are disabled veterans. (This does not apply to Reservists who will not begin drawing military retired pay until age 60.)

For non-disabled users, active duty for training by National Guard or Reserve soldiers does not qualify as "active duty" for preference.

Additional Resource: https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

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