Overview:
This position is located at Fort Drum, New York.
Ft Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division, is located in Northern New York's picturesque North County, one of the most historically unique and geographically beautiful areas of the United States, offering bountiful outdoor recreational opportunities from hunting and fishing to winter sports of all types. Ft Drum borders Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, Canada, the Adirondack Mountains, and Vermont.
Guthrie Army Health Center, is located at Fort Drum, New York, near the city of Watertown. Watertown is located in the scenic 1,000 lakes region of upstate New York. Home to more than 110,000 residents, the city serves as the gateway to Lake Ontario. Boating, fishing, rafting, hiking, camping, picturesque scenery and quaint rural atmosphere abounds. Lake Ontario, the St Lawrence River, the Black River provide some of the best fishing, boating and sailing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, scuba diving and whitewater rafting in the world. Winter brings unparalleled snowmobiling, skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice fishing, skating, and hunting. Museums and historic points of interest include the War of 1812 Battlefield in Sackets Harbor, Boldt Castle, Millionaire's Row, the Antique Boat Museum, the Clayton Opera House, and the Jefferson County Historical Society.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service
Who May Apply: US Citizens
For more information regarding Ft. Drum, please visit:
Responsibilities:
As a Social Worker (Substance Abuse), you will:
- Performs ongoing behavioral health risk assessments of Soldiers, to include behavioral health disorders, terminal illness, chronic/debilitating illness, etc.
- Determines health intervention needs, resource needs, issues related to compliance with medical care plans, medical/physical evaluation board actions, and issues related to transitioning back to duty or into the civilian sector.
- Monitors behavioral health treatment of the Soldier to ensure Soldier receives required behavioral health care.
- Collaborates with the Soldier Recovery Unit, Soldier and Family Assistance Center (SFAC), and designated Veterans Benefits Administration staff to develop and facilitate an individual Comprehensive Recovery Plan for each Soldier.
- Serves as the interdisciplinary treatment team behavioral health consultant.
- Provides treatment in the context of supportive counseling, brief-solution focused interventions, and crisis counseling to Soldiers.
- Conduct ongoing assessments of the social work role and its effectiveness within the Soldier Recovery Unit and translate to program development and clinical services.
Qualifications: Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirements for Social Worker (Clinical/Soldier Recovery Unit):Degree:Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting behavioral health risk assessments, determining behavioral health intervention needs, and monitoring behavioral health treatment and/or participate in treatment planning. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Licensure: A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently, offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: