Social Services Assistant

We're Looking for a skilled Social Services Assistant in the Indian Health Service based in Cherokee, North Carolina. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

To qualify for this position your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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 social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The following experience and/or education is required to qualify for this position. For GS7: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS6 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the private or public sector) performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Plan and carry out successive steps to handle behavioral problems in accordance with instructions policies previous training or accepted practices within the interdisciplinary health care team work with a multidisciplinary team (such as psychologists nurses social workers and administrators) to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients facilitate group activities recognize and respond appropriately to deviations from normal behavior provide nonprofessional counseling to deescalate aggressive or difficult behavior or to help the patient/resident process a situation or incident. OR One full year of graduate education directly related to the work of the position meets the requirement. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the TimeInGrade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. TimeInGrade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements by the respective cutoff day of rating to be eligible for consideration.

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.