Supervisory Social Services Assistant

Summary This position is located on the Blackwell Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Laona, WI. The incumbent of this position serves as a member of the Center Directors Management Team with responsibility for providing program direction and guidance in administration and overall supervision of the Centers residential living, and recreation programs. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Andrea Schenkoske at andrea.schenkoske@usda.gov. Responsibilities Ensure that actions taken in dealing with students fully conform to established standards. Plan and implement a program that supports and contributes to the social, educational, and career development objectives of those involved in the program. Coordinate the residential living programs with other components of the Center. Organize and plan a program of work involving residential living and recreation. Supervisory Duties (25% or more of the time). Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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 Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable). Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS 11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-10). Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Assisting with the organizing, coordinating and supervising of a comprehensive residential living program ensuring a safe, healthy atmosphere; and/or providing guidance and leadership to the residential living activity; and/or modifying, adapting, expanding or otherwise changing plans and procedures for such activities as new and/or changing developments require; and/or evaluating the effectiveness of ongoing resident living activities from the standpoint of student response and behavior, unforeseen developments and program objectives. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M.,(coursework must be directly related to the position being filled such as social behavior, human behavior, psychology, or health care); OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a masters degree, i.e., more than 36 semester/54 quarter hours leading to a Ph.D.). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. In service applicants can qualify with at least one year at either the next lower grade level (GS-10), or the second lower grade level (GS-9). There are no GS-10 positions in the normal line of progression in the Job Corps organization; one year of specialized experience at the second lower grade level (GS-9) will be creditable for in service applicants. For outside applicants, one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-10) is required. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. This position is not eligible for telework. 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 on the OPM Website. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Forest Service daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing may be available.