Social Worker  - Family Advocacy Program Intervention Specialist (FAIS)

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 628^th 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/

The Family Advocacy Intervention Specialist (FAIS) is a member of the multidisciplinary Family Advocacy Program (FAP) team and works in the following prioritized capacities:

• Provide training that includes the definition and dynamics of domestic abuse and child maltreatment for installation leadership and agencies.
• 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.
• Provide voluntary prevention counseling to individuals, couples, families, or groups who are at risk for maltreatment.
• Develop and implement secondary prevention services; provide community behavioral health psychoeducational classes.
• Participate in the FAP maltreatment component to assess families referred for suspected maltreatment and treats individuals, families, and groups whose maltreatment allegation(s) met criteria for maltreatment.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams that respond to High Risk for Violence, Child Sexual Maltreatment, PSB-CY, New Parent Support Program and Clinical Case Consultation.
• Other duties as assigned.

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 obtain and maintain Basic Life Support Certification (Course C).
•  Must have transportation and a valid drivers’ license.