Social Services Assistant Whole Health Partner

We're Looking for a skilled Social Services Assistant Whole Health Partner in the Veterans Health Administration based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

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. AND A Quality Ranking Factor has been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for a position. The quality ranking factor for this position is: experience facilitating group activities classes briefings or discussions to support learning or participation using common technology platforms including Microsoft Office applications (such as Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint) to perform administrative support duties and delivering presentations or speaking to groups in workplace community educational or military settings This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. 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. To qualify for this Social Services Assistant Whole Health Partner GS6 position applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS5) in the Federal Service that has given me the particular knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Social Services Assistant Whole Health Partner and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying specialized experience includes: serving as a group leader in community or residential recreation or training programs serving as a counselor in a youth summer camp serving as an instructor in a training program for the development of job skills performing work that demonstrated the ability to be responsible for and to lead and train members of a job crew serving as a group activities leader in the Armed Services serving as a unit leadermonitorproctor for a dormitory group in a boarding school or other residential facility serving as an aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff in such fields as personnel (private or government) employment guidance in a vocational or academic institution social service or manpower development serving as an aid or assistant to professional or associate staff engaged in work of a social services nature in private public welfare government program or community organizations or in voluntary activities serving as an aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff working with individuals who are addicted to or abuse alcohol and/or drugs. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title duties month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed at least onehalf year of graduate level education (9 semester hours above a Bachelors degree) or an internship in course matter that must include courses directly related to the work of the Social Services Assistant position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR COMBINATION: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience as described above which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses directly related to the work of the Social Services Assistant position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work involves using a laptop at docking stations in staff cubicles/office space outpatient treatment rooms and group/conference rooms. Requires walking around to different workspaces within the clinic and thus conveying a patientcentered environment where providers go to the patient. Must present oneself in an energetic way to create positive attitudes about health and wellbeing for veterans families employees and stakeholders. Participates in and facilitates groupbased and individual classes for patients and must be able to move from site to site to facilitate such classes. 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.