Social Worker
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Job Location:
Lame Deer, MT - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 61722 - 97087
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent Northern Cheyenne Agency in Lame Deer Montana. This Social Worker position provides Child Welfare Services to the children on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.
This is a Bargaining Unit position for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units
NOTE: MANAGEMENT IS WILLING TO CONSIDER OFFERING ANY INCENTIVE I.E. RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS. SERVICE AGREEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR APPROVED INCENTIVES.
As SOCIAL WORKER GS-0185 your typical work assignments may include but not limited to:
- Develop and improve services aimed at Child Welfare and Family services on the reservation.
- Receive child neglect sexual/physical abuse complaints conduct investigations through home visits personal interview with child and/or parent and may be summed to testify in Tribal courts.
- Serve on a Child Protection team and assigned to an on-call rotation list.
- Provide family welfare services and counseling to unmarried parents and families in the community.
- Monitor and recommend the release of funds from IIM accounts for minors guardians foster parents etc.
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
- Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle must possess a valid drivers license and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
Qualifications
This is an open continuous vacancy announcement and applications will be referred when vacancies occur. This announcement is intended as a mechanism of providing consideration for the greatest number of potential candidates. Candidates with a complete application will be considered for all vacancies that occur for a 3-month period or the closing date of this announcement whichever comes first. Positions may be filled at ANY of the grade levels indicated in this announcement with or without promotion potential as vacancies occur. Applicants should specify the lowest grade (GS-level) that they will accept.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual Qualification Standards).Individual Occupational Requirements. Basic Requirement
Degree: Social Work. Must fulfill all of the requirements for the Masters Degree in Social Work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. MASTERS DEGREE WITH PRACTICUM: Applicants who complete all of the requirements for a Masters Degree in Social Work that included a practicum are eligible for GS-9.
GS-11 Applicants: In addition to meeting the basic entry level qualification requirements applicants must have the following:GS-11: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
Examples of specialized experience demonstrates the applicants independent experience knowledge and skill in a organizations Social Service Program; assisting with the development and improvement of services aimed at child welfare and family services; receiving child neglect sexual abuse and physical abuse complaints and conducting investigations through home visitation and personal interviews with child/parents; serving on a child protection team as case manager of assigned cases; recruiting foster parents; developing evaluating training and recommending approval based on tribal/state standards; providing counseling to unmarried parent(s) and also providing family welfare services; and establishing a helping relationship with voluntary and involuntary clients in stressful situations.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
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 schools 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: FOREIGN EDUCATION
Additional information
As a incidental motor vehicle operator position you may be required to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle in the performance of duties; therefore a valid drivers license is required and be able to meet the safe driving requirements of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program). The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period -OR- trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
The full performance level of this position is GS-11. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management and in no way guaranteed.
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Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
