Social Worker

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

The Successful Applicant

In order to qualify for this position your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education knowledge skills and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills knowledge and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. 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 GS09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Identifying personal and social problems to independently reach accurate conclusions and to provide appropriate solutions 2) Clinically responding to the needs of clients in crisis and abuse situations. 3) Documenting psychosocial assessments treatment plans and case review committee reports OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities to do the work of this position OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities to do the work of this position OR a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: This position is a TIER THREE clinical care practitioner with clinical supervisor eligibility. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.8: 1.) Possess at least a masters or doctoral degree in one of the following disciplines: A. Masters degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or an equivalent degree OR B. Masters degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or an equivalent degree OR C. Masters degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree OR D. Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school and a oneyear APA accredited clinical internship. 2.) State or U.S. territory license or certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner in the fields of Licensed Professional Counseling Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Social Work Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology. 3.) 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. 4.) Must have engaged in two years fulltime postmasters supervised clinical experience AND have two years fulltime clinical experience post independent licensure or certification. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/urlListbyOccupationalSeries 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.