Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker in the Air National Guard Units based in Meridian, Mississippi. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Masters degree in Social Work from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and acceptable to The Surgeon General. Current professional unrestricted state license issued by a U.S. jurisdiction at a level allowing independent clinical social work practice. Valid state drivers license for the state in which you live or are principally employed in. GENERALIZED EXPERIENCE: Knowledge of social work theories principles techniques and resources. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: AMust have 24 months of experience in clinical social work assignments. Completion of the Air Force Social Work Internship Program may be substituted for 12 months of the specialized experience requirement. This experience demonstrates particular competencies of knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Must have specialized experience in professional social work that includes interviewing people to establish the nature and extent of their problems helping them workout plans for improving the situation providing assistance and services referring them to community resources and other organizations as indicated and assisting them to understand and modify their own patterns of behavior when appropriate. Except as stated above no other substitution of education for specialized experience is allowed. If your resume does not include a narrative description of how you meet the GENERAL SPECIALIZED experiences and OTHER requirements you may lose consideration for this position. Ensure that the Questionnaire is completed online in Application Manager. NOTES TO CANDIDATES: a. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). b. Final selection will be based upon qualifications suitability and available manpower resources. c. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees Form I9 to confirm work authorization. d. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement. e. You may be required to serve a probationary period. f. Restrictions: No record of conviction by special or general courtsmartial or civilian courts of offenses. For use by AMEDD officers in MFA 73 no record of conviction by special or general courtsmartial or civilian courts of offenses listed in AR 2710 (Military Justice) Chapter 24 or otherwise required to register as a sexual offender under AR 2710 Chapter 24. g. Officers must have correctable vision manual dexterity normal color perception and a minimum physical profile.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.