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We're Looking for a skilled Supervisory Social Services Assistant in the Veterans Health Administration based in Frankfurt On Main, Germany. 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 GS9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS7. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS8) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Supervisory Social Services Assistant and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Group leader in community or residential recreation or training programs. Counselor in a youth summer camp. Instructor in a training program for the development of job skills. Work that demonstrated the ability to be responsible for and to lead and train members of a job crew. Group activities leader in the Armed Services. Unit leadermonitorproctor for a dormitory group in a boarding school or other residential facility. 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. 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. Aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff working with individuals who are addicted to or abuse alcohol and/or drugs. Additional specialized experience includes: Providing emergency mental health and suicide prevention support services in a call center environment demonstrated communication leadership and supervisory skills to direct a team developing internal and external resource/reference material and applying analytical skills to review and report on program data and trends to recommend improvements. OR Education: Masters or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree directly related to the work of the Supervisory Social Services Assistant. 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. Only education in excess of one (1) full year graduate education may be used to qualify applicants for the GS9 level. The education portion must include graduate courses directly related to the work of the position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Leadership Strategic Thinking Technical Competence Administration and 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 sedentary. There may be some walking standing bending and carrying of light items. Work Environment: The work is in an office setting that is adequately lighted heated and ventilated. 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.