Social Worker Guidance Counselor

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Guidance Counselor in the Forest Service based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements including work schedule hours worked per week dates of employment title series grade (if applicable). Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: GS0185: Degree: social work. Must fulfill all of the requirements for the masters degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Masters degree with practicum: Applicants who complete all of the requirements for a masters degree in social work that included a practicum are eligible for GS9. GS1740: Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the areas described below. At least one course must have been from (1) or (2) below. For guidance counselor positions a college or universitysponsored practicum in counseling is also required. Tests and measurement: Study of the selection evaluation administration scoring interpretation and uses of group and individual aptitude proficiency interest and other tests. Adult education: Study of the adult as a learner teachinglearning theories for adults models and procedures for planning designing managing and evaluating adult learning activities. Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs. Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs. Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner. Guidance and counseling: Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance the role of the counselor in various settings approaches to counseling and the uses of tests in the counseling situation. Career planning: Study of career development learning activities systems approaches program coordination use of educational and community resources and vocational counseling systems. Occupational information: Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process. Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources. In addition to meeting the basic requirement you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS 09: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS 07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Assisting with the administration and scoring of aptitude and interest tests and/or interviewing students to obtain specific factual data or opinions on specific issues and/or counseling students under close supervision. OR A Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in educational counseling school counseling counseling or social work WITH a practicum. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

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.