Lead Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Lead Social Worker in the Commander, Navy Installations based in Santa Rita, Guam. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing Counseling and Advocacy technical clinical and administrative oversight management guidance consultation assistance and coordination for Family Advocacy Program. This position has a Selective Placement Factor (screenout) which will also be used to determine minimum qualifications for this position. This position is a TIER THREE clinical care provider. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.7A: State or U.S. territory license or certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner. When the state or U.S. territory licensing or certification requirements include a written examination candidates for privileging must have achieved a passing score on that examination. Possess at least a Masters degree in one of following clinical fields: Marriage and Family Therapy from a program accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or an equivalent degree OR Social Work from a school accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree OR Psychology from a doctoral program approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). Have engaged in 2 years that includes at least 2000 hours fulltime postmasters supervised clinical experience. Two years post licensure that includes at least 2000 hours post licensure or 4000 hours post graduate degree fulltime clinical experience in a clinical setting. Another Selective Placement Factor (screenout) which will also be used to determine minimum qualifications for this position. Applicants not possessing this Selective Placement Factor will be found ineligible for this position. The Selective Placement Factor is: Family Advocacy Program (FAP) requirement. Applicants must meet the requirement in accordance with the Department of Defense Manual (DODM) 6400.01V1 March 3 2015: 2 years of experience working in the field of child abuse and domestic abuse. A copy of your license/certificate MUST be submitted with your resume. Applicant MUST also submit a copy of your official/unofficial transcript. Failure to provide the required documents will render you not eligible for consideration. If the State or U.S. territory license or certification requirements included a written examination you must have achieved a passing score on that examination. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/urlListbyOccupationalSeries https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/0100/socialworkseries0185/ 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.

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.