Social Services Assistant

We're Looking for a skilled Social Services Assistant in the Veterans Health Administration based in Seattle, Washington. 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. DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current valid drivers license. Do not upload a copy of your drivers license at this time. If an interview is requested you may be required to provide a copy of your current valid and unrestricted Drivers License. AND EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) 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 (GS6) in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience for entry level positions include: 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. (Resume(s) must support responses to the online questionnaire to receive credit) OR EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed one full year of graduate education directly related to the position may be substituted to meet the specialized experience. OR COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience are also qualifying. Only graduate education in excess of 6 months (excess of 9 semester hours) is creditable. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Communication Compliance Critical Thinking Veteran and Customer Focus IMPORTANT: 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The work is mainly sedentary with occasional carrying of items such as papers and files boxes of paper driving government vehicles. Work is performed in an office setting with periodic travel to the community to liaison with community organizations or for outreach events. 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.