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Social Services Assistant

Department Of Agriculture Bristol, Tennessee
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November 28, 2022
Department Of Agriculture
Bristol, Tennessee
  • These positions are located on a Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center.
  • Incumbent of this position provides leadership and guidance to students in a group living environment and provides general counseling to students.
  • Jacobs Creek: Robert Blankenship at [email protected]
  • Cass: Amy Collier at [email protected]
  • Great Onyx: Marilyn Johnston at [email protected]
  • Learn more about this agency
  • Open & closing dates
  • $32,283 - $46,953 per year
  • Pay scale & grade
  • Relocation expenses reimbursed
  • Job family (Series)
  • 0186 Social Services Aid And Assistant
  • Position sensitivity and risk
  • Moderate Risk (MR)
  • Trust determination process
  • This job is open to
  • Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
  • Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
  • U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
  • Ensure that actions taken in dealing with students fully conform to established standards.
  • Motivate students and gain their acceptance of and adherence to residential living goals; and an understanding of social behavior and motivation to effectively provide guidance required.
  • Provide individual guidance to students.
  • Recognize potentially adverse or sensitive situations that may require special or professional handling to refer to the appropriate person.
  • Meet and Deal with a variety of people, including local authorities, students' families, and off-Center visitors to clarify, obtain, and provide information in handling student activities and problems.
  • Utilize various Job Corps related databases and software in order to perform and process work assignments.
  • Conditions of Employment
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
  • Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
  • Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
  • To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
  • This position is required to work swing shift and night shift when determined by the needs of the Center.
  • This is a Test Designated Position.
  • You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter.
  • Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results.
  • This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid commercial driver's license.
  • In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.
  • For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.
  • Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.
  • Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education.
  • Provide course descriptions as necessary.
  • For the GS-4 level: Applicants must have six months of any type of work that demonstrated the ability to perform the work of the position, or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation AND six months of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-3 grade level;
  • An associate's degree or two years of successfully completed education above high school that (a) included at least 12 semester hours of subjects directly related to the work of the position such as social behavior, human behavior, or health care, or (b) was supplemented by experience in activities that afforded the opportunity to acquire and demonstrate the skills required by the position;
  • Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience.
  • The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
  • General Experience: Providing child care, performing volunteer work at a youth camp, or performing community service with disadvantaged youths.
  • Specialized Experience is defined as most of the following: Assisted youths in various types of organizational activities such as sport teams or tutoring; Volunteered as a community work crew member.
  • Assisted in providing guidance in a community or residential recreation program; Assisted in providing crew members instruction in safety rules and regulations in living and working situations.
  • For the GS-5 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level;
  • A bachelor's degree that (a) included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of subjects directly related to the work of the position; (b) included a major in social behavior, human behavior, or health care or; (c) was supplemented by specialized experience as described below;
  • Specialized experience is defined as most of the following: Group leader in community or residential recreation program; 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; Unit leader-monitor-proctor for a dormitory group or a boarding school or other residential facility.
  • 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.
  • This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
  • The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project.
  • Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.
  • Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors.
  • CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.
  • How You Will Be Evaluated
  • The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates.
  • Additional information is available at
  • Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.
  • This position is not eligible for telework.
  • Government Housing may be available.
  • Forest Service daycare facilities are not available.
  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
  • You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications.
  • You will be evaluated in accordance with the category rating procedure as defined in the USDA Demonstration Project Plan. Applicants who meet the basic minimum qualification requirements established for the position will be placed in the Eligible category.
  • You will be further evaluated against criteria for placement in the Quality category.
  • This evaluation is based on the level of your experience, education, and/or training as determined by your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire.
  • Individuals with veterans' preference are listed ahead of applicants who do not have veterans' preference within each category.
  • Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible.
  • Please follow all instructions carefully.
  • Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
  • Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.
  • As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits.
  • Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.
  • You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
  • The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete.
  • Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, your system failure, etc.
  • Encrypted documents will not be accepted.
  • Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
  • Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the responsibilities section including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); 4) supervisor's phone number and whether or not the supervisor may be contacted for a reference check; 5) other qualifications.
  • If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts.
  • An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty.
  • Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university.
  • If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards.
  • There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service.
  • All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
  • If claiming veteran's preference, you must submit a DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions.
  • If currently on active duty you must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.
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