Social Worker Title 5

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Title 5 in the Air 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 U.S. Citizens. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: MUST possess a masters degree or higher doctorate degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. (ONLY OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS ARE ACCEPTED) PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE: MUST possess a valid and current professional unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. (License must be submitted at time of application.) MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF LICENSE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS12 LEVEL 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 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. Except as stated above no other substitution of education for specialized experience is allowed.

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.