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Social Worker
- Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (Billings, MT)
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Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Region in Billings, Montana. To assist the Regional Social Worker in providing training, program management/monitoring and budget overview of child and family services through contracts and grants. Responsibilities Plan, develop, and monitor child protection and child welfare activities to eligible Indians who reside within the jurisdiction of the Region served by the BIA, state, other Federal entities, and other BIA contractors. Serve as the liaison between the Regional Office, Indian Tribes, and BIA Agencies in matters related to child protection, child welfare, child and family services, and the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Serve as a technical expert on Human Services and Social Service contracts related to Child Protection, Child Welfare, and ICWA grants. Serve as a technical expert on Human Services and Social Service trust responsibility for financial management of Individual Indian Money accounts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards Professional and Scientific Positions, Social Work 0185). Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements Degree: social work. Must fulfill all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Master's degree with practicum: Applicants who complete all of the requirements for a master's degree in social work that included a practicum are eligible for GS-9. GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: The incumbent serves as the regional consultant for services provided to individuals with supervised Individual Indian Money accounts, prioritizing support for children and adults in need of protection through agency and tribal contractors. Program monitoring and the utilization of computerized systems. Support the Regional Social Worker in the planning and development of child and family services for eligible Indigenous individuals, covering areas such as family and emergency assistance and residential placements. Conducts onsite evaluations of agency programs and service delivery, ensuring compliance with professional and regulatory standards. Providing professional evaluations of social service policies in line with best practices and offering consultation to various stakeholders. Preparation of technical evaluations and cost analyses for contracts and grants, while upholding social work standards. Assisting in the technical training and implementation of services for tribal programs, including Child Protection Teams. GS-12 Minimum Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Assisting with development aimed at child welfare and family services; providing training, technical assistance, direct service, and oversight to social service programs who provide Social Service activities in the areas of child welfare, child protection services, IIM, domestic violence, meth initiatives, emergency shelter, and Welfare Assistance. Programs that deal with receiving child neglect, sexual abuse, and physical abuse complaints and conducting investigations through home visitation and personal interviews with child/parents; working as a case manager on a child protection team; recruiting foster parents and developing, evaluating, training and recommending approval based on Tribal/State standards; providing counseling to unmarried parent(s) and providing family welfare services; & establishing therapeutic relationships with at-risk youth, while accepting hostility and taking a non-judgmental approach to client activity. 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. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). 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 school's 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 The full performance level of this position is GS-12. 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. CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee\_guides/career\_transition.asp . LAND MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT: If applying under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, you must provide documentation to support your eligibility (SF-50) and performance (references and/or performance appraisal). Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement: current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies. Land Management Agencies include: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Current appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service. Former appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed at an acceptable level through the service period. SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY: Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENT: Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP. Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.
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