Social Services Assistant

We're Looking for a skilled Social Services Assistant in the Veterans Health Administration based in Vineland, New Jersey. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENT: You must have a valid state drivers license. AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS07: One year of specialized experience that equipped you 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 GS06 grade level. Examples of qualifying experience 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. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Communication Critical Thinking Interpersonal Effectiveness 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: Work involves a significant amount of walking when visiting Veterans at home or in the community. This includes visiting Veterans who may live in residences with multiple floors or accompany Veterans to appointments or other activities in the community. May occasionally be exposed to physically and emotionally stressful situations brought about by agitated or emotionally disturbed Veterans. Work is performed in a hospital/clinic in administrative offices and in homes and the community. There may be frequent personal and telephonic interruptions with continual demands placed on the individual for their time and input involving numerous activities. May occasionally be exposed to inclement weather. 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.