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Social Worker-Suicide Prevention Case Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Closes in 4 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The page says the job is open to the public, but the conditions of employment say you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Non-citizens may be appointed only if qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: For GS-9, no experience is needed beyond the master's degree, but your resume must show five required skills (KSAs) such as crisis intervention and assessing psychosocial needs. For GS-11, you need at least 1 year of post-master's social work experience at the GS-9 level in health care or social work settings, plus a state license to practice independently.
Education: You need a master's degree in social work from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). A doctoral degree in social work cannot replace the master's degree. For GS-11, a doctoral degree in social work may replace the one year of experience.
Licenses and certifications:
- State license or certification to practice social work independently at the master's level (required for GS-11; GS-9 may be waived for otherwise qualified applicants)
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 4 days (November 9, 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 will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications. Your resume, CV and supporting documents will be verified, and reference checks may be done. Errors, omissions or missing required documents can lower your rating or make you ineligible.
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, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Include a transcript with your application, because it is required even if you use your degree to qualify
- Show all five required KSAs clearly in your resume with specific examples and dates
- If you want the student loan program, apply within four months of appointment and contact the EDRP coordinator with questions
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