Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker in the Executive Office For U.s. Attorneys And The Office based in Washington, District of Columbia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

In order to qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements AND specialized experience requirement. Basic Requirement: Applicants must possess a degree in social work that fulfills all of the requirements for the Masters degree in Social Work (MSW) in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Applicants MUST submit a transcript. Failure to provide the required documents will render you not eligible for consideration. AND Licensure: A current active valid unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently offered by a U.S. State District of Columbia Commonwealth territory or jurisdiction is required. Applicants MUST submit copies of your licenses or certifications with your resume. Failure to provide required documents will render you not eligible for consideration. AND Specialized Experience: To be eligible at the GS13 level you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS12 in Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as experience assessing the nature and extent of individuals concerns developing collaborative plans to improve their circumstances providing appropriate assistance and services and coordinating referrals to community resources and partner organizations as needed. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement and 3) you are found wellqualified for this vacancy. To be wellqualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/workforcerestructuring/employeeguidetocareertransition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement and 3) you are found wellqualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/workforcerestructuring/employeeguidetocareertransition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD214 in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration Persons with disabilities veterans with a compensable serviceconnected disability of 30 or more certain other veterans spouses of certain members of the armed forces and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for noncompetitive appointments. For further information click on the links provided below. You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/hiringinformation/competitivehiring/urlTypesofAppointments

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.