SOCIAL WORKER

Army National Guard Units; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard Units in Kansas is seeking a Social Worker at the GS-0185-12 level to support psychological health and readiness of National Guard members and families. The role includes coordinating behavioral health programs, providing prevention services, and developing annual program strategies under the Office of the State Surgeon.

Requirements include a CSWE-accredited Master’s degree in Social Work.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program must be acceptable to The Surgeon General.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement behavioral health programs and processes within the National Guard BH portfolio.
• Provide primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs for Guardsmen and families.
• Deliver outreach, education, and case management to support readiness and psychological health.
• Support state BH reporting, participate in BH work groups, and assist in program strategy development.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Army National Guard Units

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SOCIAL WORKER, Position Description Number T5012000 and is part of the KS Joint Forces Headquarters, National Guard.

Key Responsibilities

As a GS-0185-12, Social Worker, you will facilitate preventive, remedial, and support services to optimize psychological health and readiness of National Guard (NG) military members and their families. As part of the Office of the State Surgeon, the incumbent exercises technical oversight of behavioral health (BH) programs and supports the development of an annual program strategy to determine priorities, gaps, needs, and means to achieve annual goals.

Serves as a state liaison to the Army National Guard (ARNG) and Joint Surgeon BH programs; ensures timely and accurate state BH reporting and represents the state on ARNG BH Work Group.

Major duties focus on coordination and implementation of BH programs and processes encompassing: (1) outreach and education, (2) population health surveillance, (3) command consultation, (4) screening and evaluation, (5) crisis intervention, (6) physical profiling, (7) treatment referral networks, (8) case management efforts, and (9) quality assurance.

Responsibilities include providing: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs, specialty training for NG health care professionals and other personnel on issues related to the psychological health of Guardsmen and their families, and multi-level community organization, collaboration, and enhancement.. Perform other duties assigned.

Requirements & Education

Master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) must be acceptable to The Surgeon General. You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Army National Guard Units, Department of the Army.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $90968 – $118261/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-05.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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