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Job opening: Social Worker/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Direct Hire Authority

Salary: $101 121 - 156 323 per year
Published at: May 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Information regarding opportunities, how to submit your resume and your contact information is located on the Air Force Civilian Careers site. The primary purpose of this position is: To provide professional social work services in support of the Family Advocacy Program (FAP). As the Family Advocacy Treatment Manager (FATM), designs, develops, maintains, implements, and evaluates clinical services for installation FAP.

Duties

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. Designs, develops, maintains, implements, and evaluates clinical service for installation FAP. Responsible for case management activities occurring from initial referral and treatment, through case closure or transfer. Provides professional advisory services and training to other health care professionals, legal and investigative agencies, and other helping agencies, advancing initiatives that enhance resiliency and decreases maltreatment in military families, and communities. Risk and Clinical Assessment. Crisis Intervention.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Telework may be authorized.
  • Obtain and maintain Security clearance.
  • This is a designated Drug Testing Position
  • For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
  • This position has been identified as having "regular contact with children". A FBI fingerprint and State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) Check will be completed on any person selected for this position.
  • Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical (if applicable)
  • Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Employee shall meet all Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) Employee Occupational Health and Safety standards prior to start and throughout working at the MTF.
  • Initial and periodic tests/immunizations required for all employees include Tuberculin Skin Test (TST/PPD), Varicella (chicken pox), measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), Hepatitis B, Seasonal Influenza, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap).
  • In addition to these requirements, each employee will stay up to date on their vaccinations throughout their employment with the Medical Facility in accordance with AFI 44-108, Infection Prevention and Control Program and the CDC guidelines.

Qualifications

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Social Science Series positions located here or Social Work Series located here. Selective Placement Factors: Must have the following minimum qualifications IAW DOD directive: 1a. Must possess a current unrestricted license to practice clinical social work (LCSW) independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1b. Must possess a current unrestricted license to practice marriage and family therapy independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2. Two years of experience working in the field of child abuse and domestic abuse. Practice will require clinical privileges at the host MTF. Must maintain independent active clinical privileges for the duration of employment. Must sustain current competency to practice at the independent level. 3. Must have actively practiced as an independent Licensed Clinical Social Worker or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist within the past two years. 4. Government civilian providers must meet all applicable credentialing requirements IAW military treatment facility guidelines and be fully qualified to perform within the scope of their practice. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 1.Professional knowledge of a variety of social services, social work or marriage and family therapy practices, principles, and theories, including but not limited to clinical case work, community outreach programs, family and children protection services, and family violence prevention theory and practice, dynamics, and indicators. 2. Knowledge of the organization, management, and administration of child and family prevention and outreach services. 3. Knowledge of complex helping systems, professions, and organizations; how they affect child and family welfare; and the multiple uses of such systems, professions, and organizations to deliver services. 4. Skill in conducting interviews to establish the nature and extent of their concerns and/or issues; providing professional assistance to clients; and determining appropriate referral services and/or options. 5. Ability to apply professional diagnostic skills to individuals and families, and to plan and organize, establish treatment plans, set priorities, and meet suspenses. Position specific skills and experience desired in a potential candidate: Knowledge of dynamics and diagnostic skills necessary for family violence identification, risk assessment, and safety planning. Must have experience as a group therapy facilitator or co-leader. Experience in coordinating services for families and monitoring client participation and progress utilizing the modalities of social casework, psychotherapy, and psycho-educational interventions. Ability to effectively interview, and clinically respond to the needs of clients including assessing suicide, homicide, and substance abuse. Knowledge of the specific demands of the military lifestyle, such as frequent separations, and high stress working environments that have an extensive impact on individuals and their families preferred. Ability to communicate in writing to develop and prepare case management documentation, safety plans, psycho-social assessments, treatment plans, correspondence, and reports.

Education

Basic Requirements for 0101 Series:

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

or

Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

or

Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Basic Requirements for 0185 Series:

Degree: social work. 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.

Master's degree with practicum: Applicants who complete all of the requirements for a master's degree in social work that included a practicum are eligible for GS-9.

Contacts

  • Address EHA DHA 550 C Street West JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150 US
  • Name: Air Force Test Center Recruitment
  • Email: [email protected]

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