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SUPERVISORY SOCIAL WORKER

Bureau of Naval Personnel

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CAFull-time$122–158K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$122–158K/yr
Location
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Independent Clinical Practice License Or Certification

Job overview

The Supervisory Social Worker serves in the Behavioral Health Division of Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, providing clinical and administrative supervision to social workers, interns, and mental health technicians. The role oversees specialized clinical programs and complex caseloads, and requires advanced clinical experience, qualifying graduate education, independent-practice licensure or certification, and post-master’s clinical experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical SupervisionPerformance EvaluationSocial WorkClinical ServicesCaseload ManagementPsychological AssessmentMental Health DiagnosisTreatment PlanningSubstance Abuse TreatmentViolent Offender TreatmentTraumatic Stress ResponseCommunity Re-EntryClinical Policy DevelopmentTreatment Protocol DevelopmentEducational Material DevelopmentMultidisciplinary CollaborationCounselingCase ManagementProblem SolvingDeveloping Others

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceMaster's in Social Work or EquivalentMaster's in Counseling or EquivalentMaster's in Marriage and Family Therapy or EquivalentDoctorate in Clinical or Counseling PsychologyAPA-Accredited Clinical InternshipIndependent Clinical Practice License or CertificationPassing Licensing ExaminationTwo Years Post-Master's Supervised Clinical ExperienceTwo Years Post-Licensure Clinical Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Social Worker in the Behavioral Health Division of NAVAL CONSOLIDATED BRIG MIRAMAR.

Duties

  • You will provide clinical and administrative supervision for multiple social workers, rotating interns and mental health technicians involved with aforementioned programs.
  • You will establishe performance standards and evaluates work performance, providing counsel for improvement and recommending recognition where appropriate.
  • You will ensure adherence to all administrative and technical policies and procedures.
  • You will provide professional Technical and administrative advice and assistance regarding social work matters.

Qualifications

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-12 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) Delivering advanced clinical services to individuals experiencing severe psychological, behavioral, and transitional challenges (e.g., in correctional, military, or clinical settings); 2) Managing a complex caseload and independently conducted comprehensive psychological assessments, diagnosed mental health disorders, and designed individualized treatment plans; 3) Managing specialized programs such as Substance Abuse Education and Treatment, Violent Offender treatment, Traumatic Stress Response/PTSD, and Community Re-entry preparation; and 4) Developing and recommended clinical policies, treatment protocols, and educational materials. Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., medical staff, law enforcement, counselors, and administrators) to coordinate care and transition services. NOTE: This information must be supported by your resume in order to be considered for the position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-work-series-0185/ 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: 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 Successfully completed a master's degree in social work with practicum. You must submit your transcripts to support your claim. This position is a TIER THREE clinical care practitioner with clinical supervisor eligibility. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.8: 1. Possess at least a masters or doctoral degree in one of the following disciplines: a. Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or an equivalent degree, OR b. Master's degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or an equivalent degree, OR c. Master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree, OR d. Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school and a one-year APA accredited clinical internship 2. State or U.S. territory license or certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner in the fields of Licensed Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology. 3. When the state or U.S. territory licensing or certification requirements include a written examination, candidates for privileging, must have achieved a passing score on that examination. 4. Must have engaged in two years, full-time, post-masters supervised clinical experience AND have two years, full-time clinical experience post independent licensure or certification. How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: COUNSELING ASSESSMENT CASE MANAGEMENT PROBLEM SOLVING DEVELOPING OTHERS TREATMENT PLANNING This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review, Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,316 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$122–158K/yr
  • California median$90–124K/yr57 salary ranges
  • US median$67–93K/yr962 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $140K, is 33% above the California median midpoint ($105K) — in the top quarter of Social Worker salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 169 open Social Worker jobs in California and 3,316 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,627 postings).
Education
2,141 of the 3,316 open Social Worker jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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