Social Service Representative

We're Looking for a skilled Social Service Representative in the Interior, Bureau Of Indian Affairs based in San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual and Individual Occupational Requirements for GS0187: Social Services Series). INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Successful completion of a full 4year course of study in any field leading to a bachelors degree in an accredited college or university is qualifying for GS5 level positions. GRADUATE EDUCATION: Major study social sciences. One full academic year of graduate study is qualifying for GS7. NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also qualifying for grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. OR GENERAL EXPERIENCE (for GS5 positions): Three years of general experience 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS4 is qualifying for GS5 level positions. General experience is work in a social services activity or other organization that required the ability to conduct interviews to collect and analyze pertinent facts to provide needed information advice and practical assistance and to prepare clear concise personal histories and factual reports. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (for positions above GS5): 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. GS07: Qualifying is one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS6 grade level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience is work that involved the provision of direct social welfare services to families and individuals which includes child welfare services. Assist social workers with investigating analyzing and reporting on client case files prepares and manages case files develops case plans or Individual SelfSufficiency Plans (ISP) provides training and technical assistance on disposition of records and conducts preliminary interviews with clients and explains program policy and federal regulations. GS06: Qualifying is one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS5 grade level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience is experience in a program of direct social welfare services that required the application of program policy and operations to provide child welfare services to clients and/or assist social workers process client applications review referrals and service requests perform program automated data processing functions and provide records management. GS05: Qualifying is three years of general experience 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS4 grade level. General Experience is work in a social services activity or other organization that required the ability to conduct interview to collect and analyze pertinent facts to provide needed information advice and practical assistance and to prepare clear concise personal histories and factual reports or 4year course of study in any field leading to a bachelors degree in an accredited college or university. (One year of fulltime undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours) or a combination of experience and education which totals 100 of the requirement. To compute determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level then add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 to qualify. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet timeingrade requirements by the announcement closing date. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

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.