CLINICAL COUNSELOR / SOCIAL WORKER

• You will serve as the New Parent Home Support Visitor providing New Parent Support Program (NPSP) services.
• You will coordinate a New Parent Support (NPS) program for compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• You will coordinate support services for expectant parents during pregnancy to education on prenatal or postpartum programs with individualized center and home-based assessments.
• You will provide prenatal and postpartum education and support to new parents.
• You will discuss with staff members technical aspects on New Parent Support Program policies and procedures.
• You will promote and publicize training resources available for social services programs.
• You will administer ongoing case management services to assess individual or family needs.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time

This is an interdisciplinary position which may be filled by any of the following series: CLINICAL COUNSELOR (0101) OR SOCIAL WORKER (0185).

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Implementing mandated reporting and program delivery decisions and; 2) Interpreting and adapting existing guidelines to arrive at a finding or conclusion, or to decide appropriate course of actions; and 3) Delivering support services in serious and complex cases involving families at-risk for child abuse and neglect, creating and maintaining relationship with community partners, and providing education and training. ***NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.***

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.



Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Basic education requirements for the GS-0101, Professional Social Science Series: Have successfully completed a behavioral or social science degree, or a degree in a related discipline appropriate to the position being filled
OR
Have a combination of education and experience that provided knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
OR
Have four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Basic education requirements for the GS-0185, Professional Social Work Series: Have successfully completed a degree in social work that fulfills all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
OR
Have successfully completed a master's degree in social work with practicum.



This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.