Social Worker; Family Advocacy

Social Worker (Family Advocacy)

This position is with the Defense Health Agency located at the Dwight

D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon in Augusta, GA.

Salary: $61,722 - $116,362 per year

Ft. Gordon is adjacent to Augusta, GA famous for its major attraction, The Masters Golf Tournament. Ft. Gordon has a moderate year-round climate and offers close proximity to metropolitan areas, beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.

Represent and serve as an advocate for the program and their Families in obtaining services and support for their needs.

Conduct individual, family, and group outpatient therapy sessions.

Develop treatment plans based on identified problems, psychosocial factors and treatment capabilities.

Perform crisis intervention services and appropriate triage to assist in the protection and safety of victims and families.

Conduct comprehensive and complex risk assessments, clinical interviews, and psychosocial assessment of children and adults.

Perform crisis intervention, risk and clinical assessments, case management, command consultation and administrative tasks to prevent and treat child and spouse/intimate partner abuse.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirements for the Social Worker (Family Advocacy) GS-09:

Degree:
Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. (

Note:

You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below.

Specialized

Experience:

One year of experience using automated systems, preparing records and documents; preparing reports; obtaining data to compile information and determination of abuse or neglect for case file.

OR

Education:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

OR Combination of Experience and

Education:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18.

Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify).

Basic Requirements for the Social Worker (Family Advocacy) GS-11:

Degree:
Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. (

Note:

You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below.

Specialized

Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes, in a family advocacy environment, assisting with assessing incidents of abuse, assisting with providing counseling to abusers or victims, and assisting with developing treatment plans and/or recommendations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
Social Work Education.

OR Combination of

Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the…