Social Worker Guidance Counselor

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Guidance Counselor in the Forest Service based in Chadron, Nebraska. 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. 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. 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. 1. Tests and measurement: Study of the selection evaluation administration scoring interpretation and uses of group and individualaptitude proficiency interest and other tests. 2. 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. 3. Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs. 4. Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs. 5. Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner. 6. 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. 7. Career planning: Study of career development learning activities systems approaches program coordination use of educational and community resources and vocational counseling systems. 8. 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:GS11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS09 level OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to position in Counseling or Social Work OR combinations of graduate level education in excess of 36 semester credits that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Specialized experience is defined as of the following: Experience coordinating a mental health program meeting with mental health consultants to discuss diagnosis intervention and provide behavior modification counseling as necessary. Monitoring the quality and effectiveness of educational vocational and residential training components based on defined measures advising managers and staff of findings. Selecting an appropriate combination of standard objective tests administering and scoring the tests and interpreting them to determine interests strengths and weaknesses. Counseling students in establishing career goals exploring available educational and training opportunities and helping them make appropriate plans. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity you must meet timeingrade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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.