Social Worker Family Advocacy

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Family Advocacy in the U.s. Army Medical Command based in Fort Carson, Colorado. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities Schedule A Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify you must meet the education and/or experience 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Social Worker (Clinical): Degree: Masters degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes demonstrated experience assessing incidents of domestic abuse and/or child abuse/neglect cases interviewing victims offenders children and family members regarding allegations of abuse or neglect and developing treatment plans based on identified problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS11). Selective Placement Factor: This position requires 2 years of experience working in the field of child abuse and domestic abuse. License: A current active valid and unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently from a State the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Psychology Therapy and Counseling Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS11).

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.