Social Worker Officer Careers NJ PA DE MD

As a Navy Social Worker, you’ll provide support to service members and their families in times of need. Many times, you’ll counsel people who are about to deploy, offer crisis intervention to those who have a history of trauma, and lead workshops on a variety of topics. Being a clinical social worker allows you to be a Navy Officer and a practicing professional in family services, case management, and therapy/psychology.

This career gives you the opportunity to provide care for the Sailors who need it most.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Social Worker and Officer in the Navy Medical Service Corps, you will typically provide:

• Advocacy, guidance, and counsel for currently serving and retired military personnel and their families.
• Resource coordination for social, psychological, behavioral, medical, financial, substance abuse, educational, and transitional areas.
• Mental health therapy, from physical illness and disease to family issues and traumatic experiences.
• Crisis intervention.

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for employment consideration as a Social Worker in the Navy Medical Service Corps, you must meet these basic requirements:

• U.S. citizen between the ages of 18 and 41.
• Master of social work (MSW) from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - Minimum of two years’ full-time supervised clinical social work experience (post-master’s degree).
• Current licensure/certification as a clinical social worker by the jurisdiction where practicing; licensure/certification must allow the social worker to practice independently.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

As a Navy Social Worker, you’ll serve in a variety of locations, including Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF), Major Military Medical Centers, and Fleet and Family Support Centers around the world.

PART-TIME OPPORTUNITIES

There are part-time opportunities as a Social Worker in the Navy. The Navy Medical Corps offers you a truly diverse variety of academic, clinical, and operational settings in which to practice. In some cases, you can even work in the same civilian hospital or setting you work in now.

As a Social Worker in the Navy Medical Corps Reserve, you’ll receive a first-rate benefits package, including your choice of these generous financial offers:

• Up to $40,000 per year in specialty pay.
• An immediate one-time sign-on bonus of up to $30,000.