About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency, Naval Hospital, Directorate of Behavioral Health, Mental Health Department, Agana Heights, Guam. This position is a Term appointment not to exceed three. This position may be extended in one year increments up to 6 years and may be converted to a permanent appointment without further competition. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Incumbent will provide comprehensive clinical therapy and aftercare planning to individual children, adolescents and their families primarily in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinical setting. Incumbent will provide direct therapeutic services identified by a medical staff and patient need. Actively participates in the child and adolescent treatment program within the multidisciplinary clinic by attending all treatment planning conferences and staff meetings. Therapeutic services include (but not limited to), mental health evaluations and supportive services, comprehensive Patient and Family Assessment; therapy to include individual child therapy, family and group therapy. Develops and operates the therapy component of the treatment program in conjunction with the child psychiatrist's child psychologists, pediatricians, and other providers as indicated. Incumbent will work directly with community agencies, in particular local schools and their personnel, to provide services in coordination with these agencies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• Public Law 101-647, Section 231 and Public Law 102-1094 require a successful completion of a criminal history background check to maintain employment.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance in accordance with SECNAV M-5510-30.
• This position is designated as a drug testing designated position (TDP). Incumbent will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• IAW with BUMEDINST 1500.15, Employees assigned to or subject to being assigned to duties providing direct patient care, either diagnostic or therapeutic must possess and maintain: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• IAW DoD Instruction 1402.5, existing and newly hired personnel involved in the delivery of healthcare to children under the age of eighteen-years-old on a frequent and regular basis must receive:
• ? (FBI) fingerprint check ? State Criminal History Repositories (SCHR) check.
• This is an obligated position. An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights or entitlement based on active military service, recovery from a compensable injury, or return rights based on an overseas tour.
• You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent.

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: 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 equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes providing mental health evaluations and supportive services; comprehensive patient and family assessment; therapy to include individual child therapy, family therapy and group therapy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Highly Preferred 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. 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.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83FJ DHA INDO PACIFIC MKT-GUAM DO NOT MAIL Agana Heights, GU 96910 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk