Social Work Associate

We're Looking for a skilled Social Work Associate in the Veterans Health Administration based in Broward County, Florida. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

To qualify for this position applicant(s) must meet all of the following requirements: English Language Proficiency In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A bachelors or higher degree from an accredited college or university in major fields of study such as: social welfare sociology psychology public administration philosophy education anthropology history economics and/or English. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires at least two years of experience as a social welfare worker or social work assistant in a voluntary public social or health agency that is equivalent to the next lower grade in the Federal service. At least one year of this experience must have been in a medical setting. Specialized experience is experience in a program of direct social welfare services that required the application of program policy and operation knowledge in providing social welfare services and/or assisting social workers. Examples of specialized experience would typically include providing assistance and service support as prescribed by social workers in conjunction with patients treatment plans interviewing patients obtaining and compiling data and assisting with local state or federal benefits and referrals for food shelter transportation etc. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) A Quality Ranking Factor has also been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for a position. Quality Ranking Factors are skills knowledge abilities or other worker characteristics which could be expected to result in superior performance on the job. Quality ranking factors will not be used for screening but may be used as ranking criteria. Applicants with higher proficiency levels may rank above those with lower proficiency levels on a quality ranking factor. The quality ranking factor for this position is: Basic Life Support Certification You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Influencing/Negotiating Interpersonal Skills Planning and Evaluating Quality Ranking Factor IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 3540 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work involves sitting standing and walking and is carried out within the confines of the office/workspace provided. Work will be done in Ambulatory Care/specialty care clinic locations. Much of the work will be carried out in the integrated teamwork space. The employee works in proximity to Veterans and is therefore occasionally exposed to communicable disease. The employee may also be subjected to hostile behavior during an interview and defensive maneuvers to protect self may be necessary. Employee may be required to drive a government vehicle to other sites of care community meeting outreach events or other appropriate functions. 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.