Social Worker Associate

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Associate in the Veterans Health Administration based in Chicago, Illinois. 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 the following requirements: This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (ScreenOut) (Skill knowledge ability or other worker characteristic basic to and essential for satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience working in Healthcare Case Management. (Experience must be supported by your resume to be creditable.) ANDENGLISH 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.ANDBASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT (Transcript Required): Bachelors degree (or higher) 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.ANDSPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires two (2) years of experience which must have included 1 year in a medical setting as a social service welfare worker or social work assistant in a voluntary public social or health agency and equivalent to the next lower grade (GS7) in Federal service. Specialized experience includes interviewing patients and others for informational or service purposes handling referrals to social and health facilities obtaining and compiling data and similar types of work assisting patients families and nonpatients by counseling and/or making appropriate referrals with problems that are intangible in nature i.e. chronic medical and mental illness substance abuse homelessness and dementia. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:CommunicationsCustomer ServiceInterpersonal EffectivenessOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingIMPORTANT: 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. 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.