Social Services Assistant Oa Hud Vash

We're Looking for a skilled Social Services Assistant Oa Hud Vash in the Veterans Health Administration based in Loma Linda, California. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Resume Requirement: Your resume must be detailed include the following information: Job title description of duties beginning and ending date (month/year) of employment and average hours worked per week. To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 08/16/2024. TimeInGrade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet timeingrade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS5. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF50 that shows your timeingrade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess oneyear timeingrade as required by the announcement. In this instance you must provide an additional SF50 that clearly demonstrates oneyear timeingrade. Note: TimeInGrade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Federal service that equipped me 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. Specialized experience includes performing a wide variety of duties in support of counseling guidance and related social services work in social employment assistance or similar programs works with emergency service providers telecommunication companies and others gathers information from individuals to relaying to appropriate medical/emergency personnel (i.e. medical providers law enforcement emergency dispatch personnel etc.) experience communicating clearly and relaying pertinent facts and circumstances keeping accurate detailed records. (To receive credit for this experience it must be well documented in your resume.) To receive credit for this experience it must be well documented in your resume. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Customer Service Knowledge Management 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 religions 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 3540 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements: Generally performed sitting at a desk. However there may be some travel outside of the office carrying of light items such as paper or books driving an automobile riding public transportation etc. The work is generally performed in an office setting however it also requires that the incumbent drive on a regular basis as a significant amount of their time may be spent in the community settings with veterans and other community agency representatives. 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.