SOCIAL WORKER

About the role

This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position This National Guard position is for a Social Worker, Position Description Number T59128P1 and is part of the NJ MEDICAL COMMAND, New Jersey Army National Guard.

What you will do

• Actively supports the commander's leadership team in addressing the psychological health of their installation.
• Provides strategic planning and leadership to implement an ANG comprehensive psychological health strategic plan.
• Assist leadership in understanding the interface between psychological health and operational readiness, and the role of the DPH in developing and helping leadership apply psychological health solutions to functional/operational problems.
• Conducts assessments, routine and crisis evaluations, psycho-diagnostic assessments, provides short-term, evidence-based problem resolution strategies and services.
• Provides on-site and telephonic access to psychological health assessments and individual consultation to facilitate coordination of clinical, counseling, and other services promoting the psychological health of NG members and their families.
• Designs, develops, coordinates, and implements prevention and community outreach and education programs.
• Implements community organization strategies in collaboration with the Integrated Delivery System (IDS) Team and other key organizations to increase awareness of psychological health, Responsible for marketing and marketing evaluation activities.
• Serves as primary consultant and advisor on methods to successfully market the ANG PHP.
• Provides professional consultation, advice, education, and training to other military and non-military health care professionals, medical personnel, military commanders/senior leaders, wing personnel and their family members, and community agencies concerning primary and secondary prevention programs.
• Prepares agenda for meetings, compiles statistical data, and prepares a variety of recurring reports.

Requirements

• PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK LICENSE REQUIRED.
• LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER Additional Employment Requirements: Participation in direct deposit is mandatory Must possess Active, Confidential Security Clearance May be required to successfully complete a probationary period Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation Areas of Consideration: CAT 8, US Citizens Must possess an active Secret Security Clearance or are willing to obtain one within 12 months of appointment if selected for this position.
• Professional Social Work Licensure Requirements- Must have professional unrestricted state licensure.
• (Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)) Restrictions - No record of conviction by special or general courts-martial or civilian courts of offenses.
• For use by AMEDD officers in MFA 73, no record of conviction by special or general courts-martial or civilian courts of offenses listed in AR 27-10 (Military Justice), Chapter 24, or otherwise required to register as a sexual offender under AR 27-10, Chapter 24.
• The individual in this position will be required to be on call on a rotational bases.

Education

Education Requirements Master's 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.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) The agency's Human Resources Office may request additional documentation to support any military requirements or pre-requisites. Planning and Evaluating, Project Management, and Writing

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
• Your full name, address, civilian email address and current telephone number must be on your resume.
• YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR RESUME EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CLAIMS.
• To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualifications from this announcement into your resume.
• YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR PLAGIARISM Your resume must show relevant experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr.), hours per week & salary.
• Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position.
• Example: $65,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2010-July 2019 or January 2006-present.
• DETAILED description of your experience and qualifications.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete, and you will not receive consideration for this position 2.
• Your most recent (non-award) Standard Form 50 (SF50).
• (if applicable) Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent SF 50 with their packet.
• The SF-50(s) must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service that demonstrates one year time in grade 3.
• Proof of certification for all requisite certification requirements as outlined within this job opportunity announcement.
• Supporting documentation for all Veterans' Preference claims i.e., DD 214, SF-15, Medical Information, etc. (if applicable) If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the appropriate documentation.
• Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of veteran's preference. - 10-Point Veterans' Preference: You MUST submit a signed SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the supporting documentation as required by the SF-15. - 5-Point Veterans' Preference: You MUST submit a copy of your DD-214 which includes Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy).
• If you are currently active duty, you may submit written documentation (certification) from your branch of service certifying that you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
• The certification should also include when your terminal leave will begin, your rank and dates of active-duty service.
• Acceptable documentation for claiming Vet Pref: *** Determine your eligibility for Veterans' Preference in hiring elaws - Veterans' Preference Advisor (dol.gov) PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.
• You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully prior to the announcement closing.
• Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
• Human Resources WILL NOT modify, change or add anything to your application packet after the closing date.
• Human Resources WILL NOT divulge if you are qualified or not for the position.
• Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Referral to the hiring official will be IAW our agency Merit Promotion Plan and current Labor agreement. Qualified applicants may be further evaluated by a ranking panel. Referred candidates will be further evaluated and interviewed by a selection panel.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (***).

Bonuses - Military Bonuses and Student Loan Repayment Program: If you are selected for this position, you should always check with your servicing incentive manager to verify how accepting this position will affect your entitlement prior to considering an offer of employment. Telework The option to telework is subject to the supervisor/branch chief and Director's approval.

NOTE: If the individual selected is currently on a Title 10 or Title 32 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective date of placement into the technician position.

(Applicant(s) (Enlisted) who are over grade must clearly state, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade) IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED Security Clearance Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance within 1(One) Year of appointment.

Hiring an applicant who retired from Active Duty (includes AGR) for T5 NG Employee positions.

In accordance with DOD Instruction 1402.01 (Employment of Retired Members of the Armed Forces), a retired member of an active duty component cannot be hired for civilian positions in the competitive and excepted service within 180 days of retirement without an approved TAG waiver packet.