Social Worker (Family Advocacy)
U.S. Army Medical Command · Department of the Army
This job in plain English
This job is for a Social Worker (Family Advocacy) with the U.S. Army Medical Command at the Presidio of Monterey, California Medical Detachment. It is a Direct Hire Authority posting with 1 vacancy, and the job involves assessing and treating families affected by abuse or neglect. Occasional travel may be required.
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.
This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the United States. You must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
What you would do
- Complete risk assessments, clinical interviews, and psychosocial assessments of children and adults
- Recommend treatment to the multi-disciplinary Family Advocacy Program Case Review Committee
- Use professional judgment on difficult decisions that may seriously affect children or families
- Provide therapy to victims, offenders, and family members involved in domestic violence or child abuse or neglect
Do you qualify for GS-12?
With experience: You need 1 year of specialized experience comparable to GS-11 work. It must include family advocacy work, assessing abuse, counseling abusers or victims, and creating treatment plans. The job also requires 2 years of experience in the field of child abuse and domestic abuse. Volunteer and unpaid experience can count, but your resume must describe it clearly.
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 at this grade.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently from a U.S. state, D.C., territory, or jurisdiction
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of two pages or less that supports your specialized experience
- Resume showing employer name, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours worked per week, and clear job duties
- Official transcripts showing your social work master's degree
- Copy of your current clinical social work license
- Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
- Cover letter (optional)
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well your resume, supporting documents, and online questionnaire show you meet the qualifications. Applications missing required documents are marked incomplete and not considered, and resumes over two pages are removed. If your qualifications or experience appear inflated, you may lose consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must be two pages or less and clearly show your family advocacy and abuse-related experience with dates and hours per week.
- Upload a copy of your social work license and official transcripts with your application, or you will be rated ineligible.
- Re-select your transcripts and license in the application if the system does not include them, since only your resume is automatically carried over.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time. Mission essential: you must report for duty during delayed reporting or installation closures and may need to stay on duty during severe weather emergencies.
Incentives and relocation: Recruitment incentive and relocation incentive may be authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moving costs are not paid.
Conditions of employment:
- Proof of U.S. citizenship
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete Selective Service registration certification
- 1-year probationary period may be required
- Suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation
- Personnel Security Investigation required
- Periodic background re-checks because the job involves regular contact with children under 18
- Annual seasonal influenza vaccination or a recognized exemption
- Immunization screening; Hepatitis B immunization required
- Must maintain BLS certification
- Must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain clinical privileges
- Mission essential: must report for duty during delayed reporting or closures and may need to stay during severe weather
- Direct deposit of pay required
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
- $111,896 – $145,468 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-12 · General Schedule
- Location
- Presidio of Monterey, California
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Social Work (0185)
- Announcement
- HSM1-27-13102548-DHA-R
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