Supervisory Social Worker
Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Fort Peck Agency in Poplar, Montana.
The position will supervise, direct, administer in providing social protective and counseling services to children/families involved with dependency, neglect and/or abandonment.
This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
Responsibilities Administer, manage, plan, develop and evaluate the Social Welfare program.
Supervise, direct child/adult protection and provide welfare services.
Administer, supervise the management of the General Assistance program and client Indian Individual Money (IIM) accounts.
Coordinate with state and tribal courts, law enforcement, social service agencies, health programs, mental health services, schools and the Executive and Legislative branches of the Tribal Government.
Administer, direct in providing counseling to children, adults, and families to address problems that are preventing the development of healthy families.
Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and may be extended or closed prior to the current closing date.
Applications will be reviewed every two weeks; the first cut-off date for applications is 10 business days from the opening date and every two weeks thereafter.
Applicants with 10-point Veterans' Preference who submit a complete application after each two week cut-off date, but before the List of Eligibles is issued, will be considered and referred on the List, if qualified.
Applications will remain active for 3 months.
Individual Occupational Requirement/Basic Requirement Degree:
Social Work.
Must fulfill all the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Counsel on Social Work Education.
Additional
Qualifications:
For GS-12 grade level:
Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11; or its non- federal equivalent that demonstrates ability in supervising, planning, developing, and executing a Human Services Program which includes a General Assistance Program providing financial assistance and counseling to reservation residents; a Child Welfare Program providing direct financial assistance to Indian children requiring foster or institutional care, protective and social casework sources to children, foster parents, and natural parents; casework services to families and individuals providing counseling and consultation on social problems, income planning, consultation and technical advice to adult and juvenile tribal courts, tribal officials and committees.
All qualification requirements must be met by the date your application is received.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the date your application is received.
Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
A service agreement will be required.
Student Loan Repayment may be authorized.
Education If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
Unless otherwise stated:
(1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.
S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.
S.
accredited college or university.
For further information, visit:
http:
//www.
ed.
gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.
html.
Additional Information This postilion is at the full performance level off a GS-12.
This is a supervisory position.
Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final.
Those who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment.
TELEWORK:
Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
Career Transition Assistance Programs:
These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed.
To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
(1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility.
For more information visit:
http:
//www.
opm.
gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.
asp.
Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc.
For more information, visit the following OPM websites:
USAJOBS Information Center:
https:
//www.
usajobs.
gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide:
http:
//www.
fedshirevets.
gov/.
Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement:
current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies which include:
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.
S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.
S.
Forest Service.
Current appointees:
1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.
Former appointees:
1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed at an acceptable level through the service period.
Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government, and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP.
Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.
Recommended Skills Diseases And Disorders Mental Health Crisis Intervention Home Care Assisted Living Utilization Management Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The position will supervise, direct, administer in providing social protective and counseling services to children/families involved with dependency, neglect and/or abandonment.
This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
Responsibilities Administer, manage, plan, develop and evaluate the Social Welfare program.
Supervise, direct child/adult protection and provide welfare services.
Administer, supervise the management of the General Assistance program and client Indian Individual Money (IIM) accounts.
Coordinate with state and tribal courts, law enforcement, social service agencies, health programs, mental health services, schools and the Executive and Legislative branches of the Tribal Government.
Administer, direct in providing counseling to children, adults, and families to address problems that are preventing the development of healthy families.
Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and may be extended or closed prior to the current closing date.
Applications will be reviewed every two weeks; the first cut-off date for applications is 10 business days from the opening date and every two weeks thereafter.
Applicants with 10-point Veterans' Preference who submit a complete application after each two week cut-off date, but before the List of Eligibles is issued, will be considered and referred on the List, if qualified.
Applications will remain active for 3 months.
Individual Occupational Requirement/Basic Requirement Degree:
Social Work.
Must fulfill all the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Counsel on Social Work Education.
Additional
Qualifications:
For GS-12 grade level:
Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11; or its non- federal equivalent that demonstrates ability in supervising, planning, developing, and executing a Human Services Program which includes a General Assistance Program providing financial assistance and counseling to reservation residents; a Child Welfare Program providing direct financial assistance to Indian children requiring foster or institutional care, protective and social casework sources to children, foster parents, and natural parents; casework services to families and individuals providing counseling and consultation on social problems, income planning, consultation and technical advice to adult and juvenile tribal courts, tribal officials and committees.
All qualification requirements must be met by the date your application is received.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the date your application is received.
Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
A service agreement will be required.
Student Loan Repayment may be authorized.
Education If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
Unless otherwise stated:
(1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.
S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.
S.
accredited college or university.
For further information, visit:
http:
//www.
ed.
gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.
html.
Additional Information This postilion is at the full performance level off a GS-12.
This is a supervisory position.
Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final.
Those who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment.
TELEWORK:
Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
Career Transition Assistance Programs:
These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed.
To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
(1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility.
For more information visit:
http:
//www.
opm.
gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.
asp.
Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc.
For more information, visit the following OPM websites:
USAJOBS Information Center:
https:
//www.
usajobs.
gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide:
http:
//www.
fedshirevets.
gov/.
Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement:
current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies which include:
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.
S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.
S.
Forest Service.
Current appointees:
1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.
Former appointees:
1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed at an acceptable level through the service period.
Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government, and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP.
Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.
Recommended Skills Diseases And Disorders Mental Health Crisis Intervention Home Care Assisted Living Utilization Management Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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