Social Worker Associate

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Associate in the Veterans Health Administration based in Tampa, Florida. 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 12/11/2023. 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 GS08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS07. 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. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION: Bachelors 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. IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application to meet the basic education requirement for this position. OR Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression is qualifying for positions above the GS5 level. Specialized experience is experience in a program of direct social welfare services that required the application of program policy and operations knowledge in providing social welfare services and/or assisting social workers. AND GS8 EXPERIENCE: Two years of experience as a social welfare worker or social work assistant in a voluntary public social or health agency. One year of this experience must have been in a medical setting and equivalent to the next lower grade (GS7) in Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: providing assistance and service support as prescribed by social workers in conjunction with patients treatment plans interviewing patients using general counseling techniques and crisis intervention techniques to assist clients obtaining and compiling data and organizing mental health and medical treatment needs. NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title duties month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Customer Service Information Management Interpersonal Skills 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 involves sitting standing and walking and is carried out within the confines of the office/work space provided. Work Environment: Work will be done in Ambulatory Care/specialty care clinic locations and other areas of the medical center. Much of the work will be carried out in the integrated team work space. The incumbent works in proximity to Veterans and is therefore occasionally exposed to communicable diseases. The incumbent may also be subjected to hostile behavior during an interview and defensive maneuvers to protect self may be necessary. Incumbent may be required to drive a government vehicle to other sites of care community meetings 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.