Social Worker; Clinical

About the Position - This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland at Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic. Incumbent will provide clinical social work services in an outpatient behavioral health setting.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
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.

• Degree:
  Master's degree (or higher degree) in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• AND
• License: A current, active, valid, and unrestricted independent social work clinical licensure from a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required. (
  
  Note:
  
  You must attach a copy of your license.)

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:
  1) Conducting bio-psycho-social evaluations of patients;
  2) Providing individual, and group counseling ;
  3) analyzing clinical information to formulate diagnoses; and
  4) Developing behavioral health treatment plans for patients.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).