You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SOCIAL WORKER in the Behavioral Heath Branch, Marine & Family Services Division of MCAS BEAUFORT SC. THIS IS A DIRECT HIRE ANNOUNCEMENT. Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2020 Public Law 116-92 amended Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) to streamline certain DoD civilian Direct Hire Authorities to recruit and appoint qualified candidates directly to certain positions in the competitive service in the DoD.

Duties

You will assess the SACC program operations and monitor the progress toward program goals. You will stay current with evidence-based practices in behavioral health; utilizes program metrics, tools, and techniques related to substance misuse prevention and treatment to make program improvements. You will organize work, set priorities and determine resource requirements for all counseling center staff. You will determines short and long term goals and strategies to achieve priorities for all components of SACC programs. You will develop tools for monitoring social work effectiveness to integrate into process improvement initiatives. You will maintain effective working relationships with Command and installation specific services; local state, and federal organizations; legal and other medical and behavioral health agencies. You will develops data bases, revises and implements professional service plans, business plans, and standard operating procedures in accordance with health accreditation standards, DoD and Federal law. You will educate and train on matters involving suicide prevention, stress and anger management, substance abuse, or other social issues to maintain mission readiness. You will plan and schedule ongoing work to be accomplished by all staff including administrative, clinical, prevention and drug demand reduction.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• You will be required to possess and maintain a current valid United States drivers license.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• You must obtain and maintain a license from the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners within 1 year of employment.
• This position requires "regular contact with children" which requires a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check to be completed on any person selected for this position. I am willing and able to submit to a SCHR check.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:Assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of subordinate clinical staff AND providing routine individual and peer group consultation on psycho-social assessments, diagnostic, conclusions, and the mental health clinical counseling services provided by staff. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-work-series-0185/. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.

• Must have successfully completed a degree in Social Work that fulfills all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

OR

• Must have successfully completed a master's degree in Social Work with practicum.

Contacts

• Address MCAS BEAUFORT SC MCAS Beaufort, SC 29905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]