Social Worker Title 5

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

The Successful Applicant

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Knowledge of social work theories principles techniques and resources is mandatory. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must 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 must demonstrate 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 work out 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 in applying social work practices principles and theories to develop and implement comprehensive primary and secondary prevention programs that address effective programs to prevent or lessen the impact of a wide range of psychosocial and environmental problems such as sociopathic personalities and family groups who react to their circumstances with impulsive behavior that may be selfdestructive or depredatory provide training for other health care professionals and other installation personnel on issues related to the promotion of psychological health coordinate programs and enlist the aid of community organizations/agencies. Experience diagnosing a wide array of psychological problems and disorders that affect adults families and organizations and the varied resources needed to treat them directly applying professional diagnostic skills to individuals and families. Experience using psychological and social work methods and theory in an outpatient clinical setting and providing consultation for health care providers and military leaders. Experience in oral and written communication to include report writing and maintaining proper records to document services provided including patient care follow up and referrals. Experience administering and interpreting select psychological and needsassessment measures.

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.