Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker in the Army Installation Management Command based in Fort Meade, Maryland. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment NTE 6 years by a current permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions or reassignments may be extended to a maximum of 8 years and may be made permanent without further competition. A permanent Army employee selected for a timelimited promotion or reassignment to fill a temporary position must be returned to the position from which he/she was temporarily promoted or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay. Position may be filled as a term appointment NTE 6 years if the candidate is not a current permanent Army employee. Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of 8 years. This is an obligated position. An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights or entitlement based on active military service recovery from a compensable injury or return rights based on an overseas tour. You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized. Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized. Student loan repayment may be authorized. Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized. Credit for Prior NonFederal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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: Degree: Masters degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Licensure: This position requires you to possess a current valid unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently. In addition to meeting the basic requirement and licensure above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing risk assessments for those involved in abuse or child maltreatment providing case management services and providing counseling education to patients. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as: Social Worker. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100. To compute the percentage of the requirements divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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.