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Social Worker (Substance Abuse)

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MEDCOM Recruitment

Sierra Vista, AZ (In Person)

$111,325 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 3 weeks ago (Updated 2 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 8/6/2026

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Social Worker (Substance Abuse) Department of the Army U.S. Army Medical Command Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. About the
Position:
This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement any of the locions listed. We accept applicions on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants considered as vacancies become available. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. About the
Position:
This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement any of the locions listed. We accept applicions on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants considered as vacancies become available. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 06/15/27 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2027 Locion MANY vacancies in the following locions: Fort Huachuca, AZ Fort Carson, CO Fort Leavenworth, KS Fort Riley, KS Fort Knox, KY Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Fort Meade, MD Fort Leonard Wood, MO Fort Bragg, NC Fort Sill, OK Fort Jackson, SC El Paso, TX Fort Hood, TX Fort Sam Houston, TX Fort Belvoir, VA Fort Myer, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,508 - $133,142 per year Salary does not include applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Locality based on the negotied duty locion. Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0185 Social Work Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
HSM1-26-12987740-DHA-S
Control number 873212600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Use a broad range of professional knowledge of advanced concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relevant to the substance abuse program and addiction medicine outpient program to conduct comprehensive substance abuse trement of pients. Conduct evaluions of Soldiers, family members, retirees, and eligible Federal civilian employees referred for consultion from the individual, family members, commanding officers, supervisors, agents of the courts, and medical personnel. Make clinical assessments to inform trement decision-making. Develop and implement comprehensive trement plans. Conduct ongoing review of pient progress; evalue and modify trement plans to meet changing needs. Document case findings, diagnoses, and recommendions in a clear and concise manner. Apply complex rehabilition principles to conduct comprehensive substance use evaluions. Assess primary and secondary problems to include behavioral health diagnosing. Apply regulory guidance to meet program requirements. Collabore with management/command officials to identify substance abuse issues. Collect da to evalue trement outcomes. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. This is an inclement weher position. The incumbent is expected to make every tempt to report for duty ion time and/or remain on duty during inclement weher conditions. One year trial/probionary period may be required. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. A Personnel Security Investigion may be required. This position has specific initial background investigion and periodic re-verificion requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis. This position is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinions. Applicants tentively selected for this position required to sign a stement consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinions or must provide a recognized exemption. Immunizion screening is required. Hepitis B immunizion is required for all positions with direct pient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizions depending on the type of position. All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certificion th is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Associion (AHA). This position is a Testing Designed Position (TDP) subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident. Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain approprie/relevant clinical privileges. Incumbent must meet degree and licensure requirements for privileging the independent practitioner level. This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examinion and an annual examinion. Overtime may be required after the normal duty day or on weekends. This position may require travel away from duty stion (TDY). Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty stion on military or commercial aircraft. Additional requirements may be determined as positions arise and communiced during the hiring process if you are selected.
Qualificions Who May Apply:
US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document . Basic Requirement for
SOCIAL WORKER
(SUBSTANCE ABUSE):
Degree :
Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Educion. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) performing professional counseling and addiction medicine trement in support of pients with an alcohol and substance abuse diagnosis; 2) applying complex rehabilition principles to conduct comprehensive substance use evaluions; AND 3) conducting ongoing review of pient progress; evaluing and modifying trement plans to meet changing needs. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your educion for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualificion requirement using experience alone--no substitution of educion for experience is permitted.
Licensure :
A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently, offered by a U.S. Ste, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. Educion
FOREIGN EDUCATION
If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probionary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a(n) 53 - Medical Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions and an agency determinion th a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
Temporary Positions :
A temporary position is time limited and may be extended in one-year increments to a maximum of three years and may be termined any time during the durion of the appointment. Term positions : A term position is time-limited and may be extended to a maximum of eight years. Relocion/Recruitment incentive or service credit for non-Federal work experience (advanced leave accrual) may be authorized if determined to be in the organizion's interest.
THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH A CLOSING DATE OF 11
59 EST 06/15/2027. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/15/2027 to receive considerion Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address MEDCOM Recruitment
DO NOT MAIL
Rock Island, IL 61299 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/15/2027 to receive considerion Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address MEDCOM Recruitment
DO NOT MAIL
Rock Island, IL 61299 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Fort Knox, KY Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Fort Meade, MD Fort Leonard Wood, MO Fort Bragg, NC Fort Sill, OK Fort Jackson, SC El Paso, TX Fort Hood, TX Fort Sam Houston, TX Fort Belvoir, VA Fort Myer, VA Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 06/15/27 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2027 Locion MANY vacancies in the following locions: Fort Huachuca, AZ Fort Carson, CO Fort Leavenworth, KS Fort Riley, KS Fort Knox, KY Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Fort Meade, MD Fort Leonard Wood, MO Fort Bragg, NC Fort Sill, OK Fort Jackson, SC El Paso, TX Fort Hood, TX Fort Sam Houston, TX Fort Belvoir, VA Fort Myer, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,508 - $133,142 per year Salary does not include applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Locality based on the negotied duty locion. Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
HSM1-26-12987740-DHA-S
Control number 873212600