Social Science Analyst

We're Looking for a skilled Social Science Analyst in the Veterans Health Administration based in Washington, District of Columbia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/21/2024. TimeInGrade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet timeingrade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS12. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF50 that shows your timeingrade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess oneyear timeingrade as required by the announcement. In this instance you must provide an additional SF50 that clearly demonstrates oneyear timeingrade. Note: TimeInGrade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): If basing all or part of qualification on education transcripts are require with the application and unofficial transcripts are acceptable. IOR Education: Degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position OR IOR Combination of Education and Experience: Four years of education experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major inthe field OR IOR Experience: Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. AND Specialized Experience Requirement: Do you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS12 in Federal Service that includes the following specialized experience examples In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must meet 5 of 7 of the following examples of specialized experience. applying a wide range of advanced practices theories and emerging information in health care delivery practices procedures policies standards of care in a clinical environment troubleshoot functionality issues and provide recommendations for solutions and to ensure quality management of clinical operations guide and ensure the success of multidisciplinary teams and to manage informaticsrelated projects communication both orally and in a variety of written media to internal and external end users consults with the supervisor on potentially controversial findings issues and problems with widespread impact prepare policies procedures memoranda and training materials charts graphs and other briefing materials Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): A QRF will be used to identify highly qualified applicants and those who lack the QRF will not be disqualified. Expertise on VA homeless program data platforms and systems and demonstrated Experience with homeless program content in the new electronic health record Developing technical assistance related to documenting complex clinical information and utilizing homeless program reports. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem Solving Technology Awareness Communications Customer Service Project Management Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religions 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 3540 hours of work per week. Parttime experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is usually sedentary but it requires periods of walking standing bending or climbing and employees may carry light items such as books instruments laptops and other similar materials. The incumbent will utilize a computer for prolonged periods of time. For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.