Social Worker Title 5

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Title 5 in the Army National Guard Units based in North Riverside, Illinois. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Basic Education Requirement: You MUST possess a masters degree or higher doctorate degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and acceptable to The Surgeon General. License Requirement: You must possess a valid and current professional unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. (License must be submitted at time of application.) GENERAL EXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position your resume must reflect sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the position for which you are applying. Your resume is key in evaluating your experience as it relates to this position. Therefore we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your work experience. TimeInGrade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet timeingrade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS09 Level. An SF50 that shows your timeingrade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note: TimeInGrade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess specialized experience for the GS11 Level which includes at least 24 months of experience in clinical social work assignments. This experience demonstrates particular competencies of knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Must have specialized experience in professional social work that includes interviewing people to establish the nature and extent of their problems helping them workout plans for improving the situation providing assistance and services referring them to community resources and other organizations as indicated and assisting them to understand and modify their own patterns of behavior when appropriate. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement to assist with describing work experiences however resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed giving dates (months and years) of the experience position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

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.