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Social Worker, YA-0185-02

Company: Fort Riley

Location: Fort Riley, KS

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Closing Date: 11 / 19 / 2009 Position: Social Worker, YA-0185-02 Place of Work: US Army MEDDAC, Army Substance Abuse Program, Fort Riley, KS Position Status: This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time Number of Vacancy: 1 NSPS Position: This position is covered by the National Security Personnel System. For more information on NSPS, please visit the website at http: / / www.cpms.osd.mil / nsps / index.html. Duties: In this position, you will consult with commanders, managers, and supervisors to identify substance abuse issues and develop rehabilitation plans. You will review initial intake screening reports; collaborate with management officials to identify substance abuse issues; assess rehabilitation and referral needs; identify treatment modalities; review and modify treatment plans; establish treatment goals; and provide psychological counseling, treatment and consultation services. You will document case findings, diagnoses, and recommendations using specialized medical terminology, adhering to established formats and maintaining confidentiality of cases. You will plan the technical curriculum for educational awareness training; plan and develop complete training plans; conduct formal and informal training; assist in evaluating technical education and training classes; recommend needed class changes and improvements; and assess the adequacy of training products. Who May Apply: All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment. Current Army employees with competitive status (includes Army employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment). Persons with Military Spouse Preference who are in the commuting area of the place of work. Reinstatement eligibles. NAF / AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles. Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles. Family member employees eligible under Executive Order 12721. Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) eligibles. DoD Interchange Agreement eligibles. Qualifications: General Schedule ALL APPLICANTS: Be sure to state the type of licensure and certifications you possess and from where it was obtained. Failure to do so will result in non-consideration of your resume. REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY: DEGREE: All applicants must possess a Masters Degree in Social Work at a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The degree must have included a practicum and be at least 48 credits. LICENSURE: APPLICANTS MUST possess a minimum of Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) or be a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). EXPERIENCE: In addition to the above requirements, best qualified applicants will have one year of SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE at the next lower level is required. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to experience in providing psychological treatment and consultation services to alcohol and drug dependent clients while in initial treatment, undergoing rehabilitation, and during follow-up care. STARTING SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON YOUR LEVEL OF LICENSURE, CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. If you do not possess a Substance Abuse Certification, YOU MUST SIGN A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL OBTAIN SUCH CERTIFICATION AT YOUR EXPENSE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. If you do NOT possess a license that allows for independent clinical practice but you are a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Social Worker with a Licensed Masters of Social Work (LMSW), AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, you must obtain an independent practice license within a prescribed period of time. Upon obtainment of this license, YOU WILL BE NON-COMPETITIVELY REASSIGNED TO HIGHER LEVEL DUTIES THAT MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SALARY. Resumes will be evaluated to ensure your experience, knowledge, skills, training and / or education meet the qualifications requirements stated in this vacancy announcement. Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualification, education, experience, training, and availability of funds. College / university, dates attended, degree achieved, semester hours earned, GPA, major field of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses and course hours in your major. Failure to provide this education information on your resume may result in an ineligible rating. Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume. Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http: / / www.opm.gov / qualifications and http: / / www.ed.gov / admins / finaid / accred / index.html PB 2 / 3 Positions- Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems. Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level. Other Information: To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume / supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit. May require overtime work. May require shift work and / or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http: / / www.cpms.osd.mil / ASSETS / E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62 / DoDI140025-V300.pdf Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the

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