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Social Worker (Clinical)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California · Closes in 8 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is listed as open to the public, but the qualifications section says only U.S. citizens may apply. You must prove U.S. citizenship.
Experience: You need one year of specialized experience that is typical of GS-11 work. It includes doing full biopsychosocial assessments for patients with complex medical or surgical conditions, creating advanced care plans, and leading discharge planning for high-risk individuals. Experience alone must meet this requirement.
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. Foreign degrees must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. accredited program.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, active, valid, unrestricted LCSW (clinical license to practice social work independently) from a U.S. state, D.C., territory, or jurisdiction
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 8 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You are rated on how well your resume, supporting documents, and online questionnaire show you meet the qualifications. If the agency finds you inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Make your resume show hours per week and specific social work duties that match GS-11 level specialized experience, and keep it to two pages.
- Attach a copy of your LCSW license and your transcripts, or your application may be rated ineligible.
- Upload documents early, since virus scanning can take up to an hour or several hours.
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