Social Worker

Overview

Social Worker), USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

Welcome to the . Air Force Academy and thank you for your interest in becoming an integral part of our team! You'll have the opportunity to become part of the wonderful experience of preparing more than 4,000 cadets for careers as Air Force leaders.

The mission requires everyone's effort to succeed officers, enlisted Airmen, civilian employees, contractors and family members.

As a part of the Academy, you will help prepare our future leaders by serving as a role model both on and off duty. You will set the example through your performance on the job, your appearance, your attitude and your conduct.

You may also chose to become involved with cadets, because your participation is important to their personal and professional development.

Your involvement can take many forms : attending intramural, club, and intercollegiate activities, coming to lectures presented by guest speakers, becoming a squadron participant and, if eligible, by becoming a cadet sponsor.

While you're here, you can take advantage of our extensive recreational facilities, which are among the finest in the Air Force.

We offer a wide range of seasonal programs to help make Colorado and its seasons enjoyable for our base community.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.

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Responsibilities

POSITION DUTIES :

• Provides evidence-based psychotherapy for a wide variety of complex psychiatric / social problems.
• Establishes treatment plans and annotates adjustments to treatment plans as required over the course of therapy.
• Serves as the subject matter expert (SME), providing consultation to installation leadership and medical professionals regarding clinical needs assessment, determining clinical intervention requirements, and developing implementation strategies.
• Designs, develops, maintains, implements, and evaluates clinical social work service programs.
• Conducts intake evaluations and psycho-diagnostic assessments.
• Prepares written evaluation reports with clinical impressions and recommendations.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Who May Apply : US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (.

• Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (., 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 .

Basic Requirement for Social Worker :

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

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 conducting bio-psychosocial evaluations of behavioral health patients, providing individual or group clinical counseling, and developing behavioral health treatment plans or recommendations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade / level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Licensure : A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently, offered by a .

State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited .

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a . accredited college or university.