Duties
Summary of Duties: 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 (NG) military members and their families. As part of the Office of the State Surgeon the incumbent of this position provides access to a full range of professional services and activities for the eligible populations served. 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 NG health care professionals and other personnel on issues related to the psychological health of Guardsmen and their families, and multi-level community organization, collaboration, and enhancement.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Veterans' Preference is not applicable to the Accelerated Hiring Authority.
- This announcement will close upon the selection of an applicant which may occur at any time, REGARDLESS of specified date in USAJOBS.
- Must possess and maintain a secret security clearance within one year of appointment.
- Must possess a current, unrestricted State License to practice clinical social work independently.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience: Must have 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. Except as stated above, no other substitution of education for specialized experience is allowed.
Education
Must possess a master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and acceptable to The Surgeon General.
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position. If applicable.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you MUST SUBMIT a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Optional Form 612 or your resume must provide the following information in the application/resume (or equivalent) for proper evaluation:
- Name- Mailing address
- Phone Number (daytime and evening)
- Work experience related to the job for which you are applying, including job title (if federal, include pay plan, series and grade), date experience was obtained (i.e., in a from mm/yy to mm/yy format).
- Hours per week.
- Employer's name and address.
- Supervisor's name and phone number.
2. Proof of licensure: current, unrestricted State License to practice clinical social work independently.
3. Any other document as annotated on Accelerated Hiring Authority announcement.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
1. To review the details of the Accelerated Hiring Authority announcement, please visit the following link:
24-019AHA_Social_Worker_3R.pdf (az.gov)
2. Email your resume and any other required documents to ng.az.azarng.mbx.hro-aha@army.mil. Please identify the Accelerated Hiring Authority # on your resume and the subject line of the email when submitting your application.
3. For additional information or questions please call 602-629-4800.
4. This announcement will close upon the selection of an applicant which may occur at any time, REGARDLESS of specified date in USAJOBS.
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email within 3-5 business days. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
NOTE: Email notifications are not automatically generated.