Social Worker Bilingual Spanish

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Bilingual Spanish in the National Institutes Of Health based in Montgomery County, Maryland. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Education Qualification Requirement for GS11/12: In order to qualify for a Social Worker GS0185 position you must have a Masters Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Additional Qualifications Requirements for the GS11: A. In addition in order to qualify for a Social WorkerGS0185 at the GS11 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS09 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: Assessing the social service needs of individuals and their families through extensive interviews and the development of a case history including their ability to recognize and deal with their problems and developing a course of action providing guidance to individuals and families regarding a variety of available community services in such areas as education recreational therapy spiritual ministry psychological/psychiatric consultation and financial assistance serving as a patient advocate by establishing and facilitating intercommunication between social service clients and medical or research staff participating in the development of educational programs for medical staff and personnel on the psychological and economic aspects of illness and maintaining social work records to document case findings provide information to medical staff and to develop data for clinical research.OR B. Completion of three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field.OR C. Combination of postgraduate education and experience that meets 100 of the qualification requirements for this position. Additional Qualifications Requirements for the GS12: In addition in order to qualify for a Social WorkerGS0185 at the GS12 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS11 level in the Federal Service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: independently making psychosocial assessments of mentally or medically ill patients and families in the healthcare setting to identify factors having a bearing on their illness and recovery and making recommendations regarding their ability to participate in research protocols developing a treatment plan for seriously ill clients based on an assessment of psychological social and medical realities evaluating social work policies and programs and making recommendations for modifications providing administrative coverage and clinical supervision in absence of Program Supervisor providing strategic and medical crisis counseling for patients and caregivers in coordination with primary medical team and adjunct consulting services developing educational programs for medical and allied personnel on the psychosocial and economic aspects of illness and providing field instruction to social work graduate students. Selective Factor(s): In order to meet minimum qualification requirements you must demonstrate possession of the selective factor(s) of this position. Selective factor(s) include(s): Ability to speak both Spanish and English fluently such that you can conduct psychosocial assessments of patients in either language. You must possess a current valid unrestricted independent Clinical Social Work License (i.e. LICSW LCSWC LCSW etc.) from a licensing board in the United States including the District of Columbia Guam Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position including experience gained in religious civic welfare service and organizational activities regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties specialized experience or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11453214

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.