Social Worker Title 5

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Title 5 in the Army National Guard Units based in Springfield, Illinois. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position Title 5 Excepted Service will be in the following manner and sequence: The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be candidates who match through the Priority Placement Program (PPP). The SECOND area of consideration will be Veterans Preference (VP) eligible. The THIRD area of consideration will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG. The FOURTH area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The FIFTH area of consideration will be all Federal reemployment eligible. The SIXTH area of consideration will be all U.S. Citizens. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: MUST possess a masters degree in social work from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) (must be acceptable to The Surgeon General) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). TimeInGrade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet timeingrade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS9 Level. An SF50 that shows your timeingrade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS11 Level MUST possess at least 1year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS9 at least 24 months of experience in clinical social work assignments (this experience demonstrates particular competencies of knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position) knowledge of social work theories principles techniques and resources 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. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement to assist with describing work experience however resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed giving dates (months and years) of the experience position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

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.