Social Service Representative

We're Looking for a skilled Social Service Representative in the Interior, Bureau Of Indian Affairs based in Mescalero, 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 Qualification Standards for GS0187: Social Services Series.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS09: Qualifying is one year of specialized experience or the equivalent to at least the GS08 grade level in Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes work that involves direct social services conducting interviews with clients and explaining rules and procedures assessing client needs applying social work practices receiving and responding to assigned service requests/referrals alleging child and/or adult neglect/abuse conducting home visits completing and submitting required paperwork seeking court intervention in child welfare matters conducting risk assessments developing reviewing monitoring and updating Individual SelfSufficiency Plans and case plans to address identified needs serves as Awarding Officials Technical Representative (AOTR) for contracts and assists with program audits contract compliance and reviewing tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) reports. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS08: Qualifying is one year of specialized experience or the equivalent comparable to at least the GS07 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes work that involves the administration and management of all facets of a human services program and works with program recipients from a wide variety of backgrounds and needs identifies needs and provides tailored assistance across a wide range of cases formulates recommendations for the use of resources and services receiving and responding to assigned service requests/referrals alleging child and/or adult neglect/abuse developing case plans and preparing case closure updates client data for welfare assistance and case management activities handles client cases using considerable independence but keeps supervisor informed of issues or problems proposes appropriate changes to service plans. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS07: Qualifying is one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS06 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes work that involved providing information and referring clients to appropriate agencies for public welfare medical care vocational guidance unemployment benefits and other such programs assisting social workers with investigating analyzing and reporting on client case files assisting in developing case plans or individual selfsufficiency plans conducts preliminary interviews with potential clients and explains regulations and procedures. OR EDUCATION: Major study social sciences (18 semester hours 27 quarter hours or equivalent). One full academic year of graduate study is qualifying for GS07. Graduate education is not creditable for positions above the GS07 level. An equivalent combination of education and experience is also qualifying for the GS07 grade level for which both education and experience are acceptable. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. GRADUATE EDUCATION: Graduate education must be related to the occupation and demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE: A combination of graduate level education and appropriate specialized experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position is qualifying. 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.