Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker in the Commander, Navy Installations based in Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Understanding of and ability to apply diagnostic intervention and treatment strategies and is able to explain the strategy selected. Ability to recognize identify and assess mental disorders per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Knowledge of dynamics and diagnostic skills necessary for family violence identification risk assessment and safety planning. Knowledge of family violence evidencebased treatment principles for victims and offenders. Ability to effectively interview and clinically respond to the needs of clients including assessing suicidal and homicidal risk levels and substance abuse. Knowledge in the areas of family systems. Ability to recognize and define personal and social problems to independently reach accurate conclusions and to provide appropriate solutions. Knowledge of group dynamics and ability to facilitate treatment groups. Knowledge of the military lifestyle that furnished the employee with an understanding of the specific demands of military lifestyles. Ability to modify programs to meet the ever changing needs of the active duty military community. Ability to adjust to meet the ever changing needs of the active duty military community. Ability to communicate orally and in writing. Ability to present sensitive possibly controversial information to groups of people in a clear concise manner. Ability to interview alleged offenders and victims maintain cooperative and professional relationships make presentations and to exercise strong facilitation skills for individual and group counseling. Ability to develop and prepare case management memos correspondence and reports document assessments treatment plans and IDC reports and develop lesson plans for briefing and classroom presentations. Knowledge and ability to use a personal computer and variety of software programs to develop presentations and facilitate work assignments.

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.