Job Title: Social Worker
Location: RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom
Duties:
- Observes and participates in squadron activities in order to identify psychosocial stressors and barriers to optimal human performance.
- Develops and implements initiatives to mitigate psychosocial stressors and risks and optimize airmen performance.
- Conducts psych diagnostic assessments and provides evidence-based psychotherapy.
- Integrated Operation Support (IOS) is defined as Air Force Medical personnel delivering medical expertise within operational units/organizations outside a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), AF/SG, Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, or medical training unit. Current IOS programs include, but not limited to:
- Aeromedical Evacuation (AE)
- Aerospace Physiology (AP)
- Base Operational Support Teams (BOST)
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
- Guardian Angel – Elite Performance Initiative Center (EPIC)
- Guardian Angel – ACC/PACAF/USAFE - Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF)
- Ground Combat Units – Air Control Squadrons/Base Defense Group/Contingency Response Group (CRG)
- Operational Medical Elements(OME)
- Squadron Medical Elements(SME)
- Special Operations Medical Elements(SOME)
- Strategic Warfare Training Wing (SWTW)
- VCSAF - Task Force TRUE NORTH (TFTN)
- Versatile Injury Prevention & Embedded Reconditioning (VIPER)
Education & Qualifications:
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Professional knowledge of social work practices, principles, theories, and administrative requirements to be able to apply them in a clinical or occupational setting.
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Professional knowledge of evidence-based treatments for a full range of psychiatric disorders to plan and provide treatment to patients.
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Knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association to evaluate psychiatric disorders and apply professional diagnostic skills.
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Knowledge of military organizations and culture and the unique stressors upon workers in an operational military workplace.
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Knowledge of administration, scoring, and interpretation of select psychological and psycho-social measures to properly assess patient’s and family’s needs.
- Ability to provide guidance and consultation services to medical professionals and military leaders, and facilitate referrals to military or community-based human service agencies and resources; e.g., Protective Services or financial aid organizations.
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At a minimum, qualification requirements stipulated by the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for the 0185 occupational series must be met.
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Selective Placement Factor: Possess a current, unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S Virgin Islands.
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Practice will require clinical privileges at the host MTF. MUST maintain active clinical privileges for the duration of employment.
- Must have practiced as an independent licensed clinical social worker within the past two years.
- Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
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Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
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Incumbent may share on-call duty during weeknights and/or weekends on a rotational basis as required consistent with other mental health professionals of the same specialty performing like duties.
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Completion of appropriate clinical and administrative duties may involve “after hours” care or work in addition to regular duties.
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