SOCIAL WORKER
What you'd do
This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position This National Guard position is for a Social Worker, Position Description Number T5012000 and is part of the NJ MEDICAL COMMAND, New Jersey Army National Guard.
Major duties
As a SOCIAL WORKER, GS-0185-12, you will: Develop coordinated plans for reducing risk factors for individuals. Conduct population-based behavioral health surveillance to examine trends and further develop targeted prevention and mitigation strategies. Prepare written evaluation reports with clinical impressions and recommendations. Conduct needs assessments, intake evaluations, and psycho-diagnostic assessments. Ensure that program metrics comply with applicable DOD policies, Army Regulations, National Guard guidance, policy letters, and other official guidance. Accomplish intake interviews to include family history, bio-psychosocial history, developmental and health histories. Coordinates and implements prevention and education programs. Provide consultation, education, and training to military and non-military health care professionals concerning behavioral health policy, psychological fitness, and primary and secondary prevention programs. Performs other duties as assigned.
What you need to qualify
General Experience: Must have knowledge of social work theories, principles, techniques, and resources. Specialized Experience: Must have 24 months of experience in in the following: Clinical social work assignments Providing assistance and services Helping people work-out plans for improving the situation. Interviewing people to establish the nature and extent of their problems. Referring people to community resources and other organizations as indicated Assisting people to understand and modify their own patterns of behavior when appropriate.
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