Social Worker (Family Advocacy Program Treatment Manager (FATM) 2025-8622

Society for Social Work and Research; Goose Creek (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Social Worker for the Family Advocacy Program at Joint Base Charleston. In this key role, you will provide clinical counseling and case management for families facing maltreatment allegations. This position requires a valid clinical license and offers an array of benefits including competitive compensation and retirement options.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Student loan repayments

Retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted clinical social work license or marriage and family therapy license required.
• Two years’ post-master’s degree experience preferred in family violence counseling.
• Basic Life Support Certification must be obtained and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual and family cases referred for maltreatment and provide clinical counseling.
• Engage with commanders for clinical treatment consultations.
• Support the New Parent Support Program with education and supportive services.

Skills

Clinical counseling

Case management

Group therapy facilitation

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy

Job description

Overview
Social Worker - Family Advocacy Program Treatment Manager (FATM)

The Air Force Family Advocacy Program (FAP) is a Department of Defense (DoD) funded program whose purpose is to both prevent and respond to intimate partner, child abuse, and problematic sexual behavior with children and youth.

This position is located at the
Family Advocacy Program
628 MDG/ Joint Base Charleston
1005 Jefferson Ave, Bldg 786
NWS, Goose Creek, SC 29445

Charleston Air Force Base is a United States military facility located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force’s 628th Air Base Wing, a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities

The Family Advocacy Treatment Manager (FATM) is a member of the multidisciplinary Family Advocacy Program (FAP) team and works in the following prioritized capacities:

• Assess individual, couples and families referred for suspected maltreatment; provide clinical counseling and case management for individuals, families, and groups whose maltreatment allegation(s) met criteria for maltreatment.
• Engage with commanders and leaders to provide consultation regarding clinical treatment for the active-duty components referred for maltreatment allegations.
• Support the New Parent Support Program which provides support to military families during pregnancy; education and supportive services for parents of children from 0-3-years-old.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams that respond to High Risk for Violence, Child Sexual Maltreatment, PSB-CY, New Parent Support Program, Clinical Case Consultation and MCCC.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

US Citizenship required

• Possess a current, unrestricted license to practice clinical social work independently or unrestricted license to practice marriage and family therapy independently in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S Virgin Islands.
• Prefer candidate with two years’ full-time post-master’s degree experience (within the last three years) providing clinical counseling services to adults and children experiencing family violence.
• Prefer candidate with experience as a group therapy facilitator or co-leader.
• Must be able to obtain privileges at the Military Treatment Facility (MTF).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a National Agency Check with Inquiries NACI Tier I Clearance.
• Must obtain and maintain Basic Life Support Certification (Course C).
• Must have transportation and a valid drivers’ license.

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled and classified to the series represented by the candidate that meets the qualifications of one of the listed series.

CLASSIFICATION

Social Worker (Family Advocacy), GS-0185(81)-12

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, GS-0101(81)-12