Social Services Representative
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Job Location:
Crow Agency, MT - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 44959 - 71932
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Crow Agency in Crow Agency Montana.
Open Until Filled or the Closing Date whichever comes first: NOTE: Your application will expire in 3 months & you will need to reapply to keep your application active. Positions may be filled at ANY of the grade levels indicated in this announcement with or without promotion potential as vacancies occur.
As Social Services Representative GS-0187 your typical work assignments may include but not limited to:
- Make decisions of a non-professional nature in service delivery to referrals of child endangerment and child protection.
- Conduct interviews assessments and make home visits and collateral contacts as needed.
- Assists with filing of Temporary Protection Orders provides information about court process and hearings.
- Coordinate with law enforcement the court shelter providers and other human service agencies for client needs.
- Participate in planning and is actively involved in community education activities for Domestic Violence prevention.
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
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual Qualification Standards Social Services Series 0187).
The following shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions.
Grade 06: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level.
Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience in a program of direct social welfare services that required the application of program policy and operations knowledge in providing social welfare services and/or assisting social workers; Investigate domestic economic and social circumstances of applicants and recipients of general assistance child welfare and family services; dealing with welfare or social services within the BIA and other federal state and local agencies; experience in programs and policies within the branch of social services.
Grade 07: Graduate Education: Major study -- social sciences. One full academic year of graduate study is qualifying for GS-7. Graduate education is not creditable for positions above the GS-7 level.
OR Specialized Experience: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level.
Specialized experience is experience in a program of direct social welfare services that required the application of program policy and operations knowledge in providing social welfare services and/or assisting social workers; Assume responsibility for interviewing clients to determine eligibility as well as the amount of need; approval or disapproval of general assistant applications; determine the mode of delivery of assistance; dealing with welfare or social services; experience in programs and policies within the branch of social services; experience of basic concepts and standards of social work practices.
Grade 08: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level
Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience in a program of direct social welfare services that required the application of program policy and operations knowledge in providing social welfare services and/or assisting social workers; Independently and without specific instruction assume responsibility for interviewing clients to determine eligibility as well as the amount of need; approval or disapproval of general assistant applications; determine the mode of delivery of assistance; general knowledge of programs and resources within the BIA and other federal state and local agencies dealing with welfare or social services.
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
This is a Bargaining Unit position for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units 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.
All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2025 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Crow Agency Montana. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location see the rest of U.S. chart.
The full performance level of this position is GS-8. 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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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