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Social Worker (Clinical)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Department of Defense

This job in plain English

This is a full-time Social Worker (Clinical) job in the Child & Family Mental Health Services offices at Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, for Military Treatment Facilities under the Defense Health Agency. It is a Direct Hire Authority announcement, so applicants can be hired without the usual ranking process. The job may require evening, weekend, or holiday work, and about 5% travel.

1 vacancy in the listed location. The announcement says multiple positions may be filled from it.

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

The job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. You must prove U.S. citizenship.

What you would do

  • Assess mental health patients and evaluate their diagnosis and daily functioning.
  • Provide individual and group therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy.
  • Assess crisis needs for service members.
  • Create mental health treatment plans and help carry them out.
  • Track treatment results and adjust care when needed.
  • Work with a team to build care programs for groups like PTSD patients.

Do you qualify for GS-12?

With experience: You need one year of specialized experience at a level comparable to GS-11. This means work like doing bio-psychosocial evaluations for mental health patients, offering individual or group counseling, or writing mental health treatment recommendations or plans.

With education: You need a master's degree (or higher) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Education cannot replace experience for this job, so you must qualify through experience alone. Foreign degrees must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to a U.S. accredited program.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • Current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical social work license from a U.S. state, D.C., commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction
  • Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Military Training Network within 30 days of employment

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume, two pages or less, with employer, job title, start and end months and years, hours per week, and duties
  • Copy of your graduate transcripts (required because you qualify through education)
  • Copy of your current clinical social work license
  • Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
  • Cover letter (optional)

How you will be rated: Your application is reviewed against the qualifications using your resume, supporting documents, and online questionnaire. Incomplete applications are not considered, and inflated or unclear experience can cause you to lose consideration.

Tips for this job:

  • Attach copies of your social work license and graduate transcripts, or you will be rated ineligible.
  • Keep your resume to two pages and list hours per week for each job, with month and year dates.
  • Education cannot replace experience here, so describe your specialized experience clearly in plain language without acronyms.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. The job may require evenings, weekends, holidays, or a varying schedule. If designated Mission Essential, you must report or stay at work during severe weather or emergencies.

Incentives and relocation: Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Payment of moving costs (PCS) is not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • Favorable Criminal History Background Check
  • Suitability or fitness determination after background investigation
  • Pre-employment physical exam and yearly exam after that
  • Immunization screening based on job risk
  • Yearly seasonal flu vaccination or a recognized exemption
  • Must meet credentialing requirements and obtain clinical privileges
  • About 5% temporary duty or business travel
  • May be designated Mission Essential and must report or stay during emergencies
  • May require contact with children under 18, at least once a week or four times a month
  • May require evenings, weekends, holidays, or varying schedules
  • Selective Service registration for men born after December 31, 1959
  • 1-year probationary period
  • Direct deposit of pay is required
  • Selection may be restricted by the DoD displaced employee referral system

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$100,602 – $130,786 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-12 · General Schedule
Location
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Occasional travel
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Social Work (0185)
Announcement
HSJG-27-13098223-DHAR

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