Social Services Assistant

• Assists higher-level staff in implementing established resident schedules structured treatment activities and cultural programming.
• Monitors resident behavior and activities conducts routine bed checks and documents observations in accordance with established procedures.
• Escorts and supervises residents during meals educational recreational and approved off-unit activities while maintaining resident accountability.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living treatment assignments and structured recreational activities under the direction of supervisory or clinical staff.
• Supports facility operations by assisting with security procedures monitoring surveillance equipment performing routine safety checks and maintaining a safe orderly residential environment.
• Reports resident status behavioral observations and unusual incidents to supervisory or clinical staff.

Selectee may be subject to a probationary period
U.S. Citizenship is required
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however benefits time served and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.

IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently temporarily or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers. Vaccine exemption requests may be available as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunization Policy and facility guidance.

This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630 requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.

Physical Demands: The work involves walking sitting standing reaching and bending in the assessment and treatment of patients.

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Background Investigation Requirement:
This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment.

A background investigation is a standard process used by the Federal Government to verify an individuals identity employment history education and other relevant information to determine suitability for Federal service.

Upon receipt of instructions applicants must complete all required background investigation forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance. Timely completion is critical to avoid delays in processing or a determination of unsuitability.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to prioritize this requirement and to maintain regular communication with their assigned Personnel Security Specialist throughout the process.

To qualify for this position your resume must clearly demonstrate that you possess the required experience and/or education to perform the duties of the position.

Experience may have been gained through paid or unpaid work including volunteer service performed through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community or social). Credit will be given for all qualifying experience including volunteer and part-time work. Your resume must clearly identify your duties and responsibilities the beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year) and the total number of hours worked per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S):
Individual Occupational Requirements (GS-04)

Applicants must possess six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-03 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector.

General experience is any work that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position or provides familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the occupation.

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Serving as a group leader in community or residential recreation or training programs.
• Serving as a counselor in a youth summer camp.
• Serving as an instructor in a training program for the development of job skills.
• Performing work that demonstrated the ability to be responsible for and lead and train members of a job crew.
• Serving as a group activities leader in the Armed Services.
• Serving as a unit leader monitor or proctor for a dormitory group in a boarding school or other residential facility.
• Serving as an aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff in personnel (public or private) employment guidance in a vocational or academic institution social services or manpower development.
• Serving as an aid or assistant to professional or associate staff engaged in social service work in private organizations public welfare agencies government programs community organizations or voluntary activities.
• Serving as an aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff working with individuals who are addicted to or abuse alcohol and/or drugs.

OR

Education and Training

For GS-04: Successful completion of two (2) years of study that:

• Included at least 12 semester hours of subjects directly related to the work of the position; or
• Was supplemented by experience in activities that afforded the opportunity to acquire and demonstrate the skills required by the position. The supplementary experience may have been gained for example in part-time or summer employment volunteer social welfare or recreation programs or community organizations.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience

• Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and qualifying experience are acceptable. When education is used to meet specialized experience requirements it must include coursework directly related to the work of the position. The combined education and experience must equal at least 100 percent of the qualification requirements.

You must meet all qualification requirements by the respective cutoff day of rating to be eligible for consideration.