Social Worker Position Available In Harrison, Mississippi

Social Worker Armed Forces Retirement Home Summary This position is loced the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Gulfport MS, in Health Care Services. The Social Worker performs clinical work independently in providing a wide range of challenging social work services th are essential to the well-being of Residents/families in Long-Term Care (LTC) and Independent Living. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/02/2025 to 05/15/2025 Salary $73,939 – $96,116 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gulfport, MS Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 25-AFRH-12731891 Control number 836263200 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency U.S Citizens or U.S. Nionals; No prior federal experience is required. Federal employees – Competitive service Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Land and base management Veterans Military spouses Individuals with disabilities Family of overseas employees Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Special authorities Federal employees – Competitive service Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Land and base management Veterans Military spouses Individuals with disabilities Family of overseas employees Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Special authorities Duties As a Social Worker, you will: Provide social work services for a geriric populion who experience a variety of complex social, medical, and psychiric problems, focusing on the social and emotional impact of physical and mental illness or impairment, enhancing the quality of life by establishing therapeutic relionships with Residents and their families/significant others, and effectively managing interpersonal issues ranging from intimacy to aggression and violence. Ensure th Residents’ self-determinion is safe guarded to the extent possible through actively involving them in planning and decision-making. Loce and arrange resources, understanding how systems interact and wh resources are available to meet the identified needs. Effectively rele to the Resident’s family members who are feeling guilt reled to placement. Use expert knowledge, manage Residents with palliive care and End-of-life issues both with the Residents and family members. Responsible for the completion and upding of the living will and advanced directives. Render advice and handle the Resident’s personal financial aspects by setting up controlled accounts and obtaining coupons. Call family/torneys when financial funds are low. Read and interpret mail, bills, financial and Medicare/Tri-care stements and help Resident pay bills. Order checks and problem solves with banks. Assist with compiling and ghering documents for tax preparion. When necessary, is involved in the sale of personal property/belongings if Resident is in a diminished condition and his/her family members are unable to assist. Assist Residents in signing up for Medicare and supplemental insurances. Assist the Residents in completing the annual VA enrollment forms. Requirements Conditions of Employment This opportunity is also open to under Announcement 25-AFRH-12731892 . Please refer to th announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply. The experience may have been gained in either the public, prive sector or . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prored basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indice des of employment by month/day/year, and indice number of hours worked per week on your résumé. The AFRH ethics program promotes the highest standards of ethical conduct for all employees. As a federal employee, you subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct, and the U.S. criminal conflict of interest stutes. As an AFRH employee, you will also be subject to the AFRH Supplemental Ethics Regulions which restrict the extent to which a AFRH employee can engage in certain activities and hold certain investments. Depending on your position, you may also be required to file a public or confidential financial disclosure report which must be filed within 30 days of your appointment as an employee of AFRH. Upon your new appointment, you will receive guidance regarding your ethics obligions. You will also be required to tend a mandory ethics training within 3 months of your appointment. Please contact the Agency Ethics Officer (Joseph Pollard) (202) 541-7557, or joseph.pollard@afrh.gov if you should have any questions.

Key Requirements:

Please refer to “Conditions of Employment.” Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. Nional Qualificions You must meet the following requirements by the closing de of this announcement.

Basic Requirements :

Educion :

You must have fulfilled all of the requirements for a master’s degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Educion;

AND Licensure :

You must possess a Ste or DC license to practice as an Independent Practitioner. You must have substantial experience in a healthcare setting in dealing with geriric populion, dementia, and/or medical and psychiric social work skills and experience;

AND Licensure :

You must qualify for and maintain credentials in Healthcare Services Department as an Independent Healthcare Provider. AND Specialized experience for the GS-11 : You must have one year of specialized experience a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Providing admission preparion, assessment, counseling, day-to-day assistance, initiion and revision of care plans, and integred services to effectively coordine resident/pient care within a geriric populion. OR you may substitute educion for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a reled field; or 3 years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to such a degree in a reled field; or LL.M., if reled. OR you may qualify on a combinion of educion and experience: To combine educion and experience, the total percentage of experience the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed educion compared to the requirement must equal least 100% percent. Only gradue level educion in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying educion.

SPECIAL NOTE

: Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriric pients is highly desired.

Educion Educion Requirements:

You must have fulfilled all of the requirements for a master’s degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Educion. Additional informion We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This is a bargaining unit position – AFGE American Federion of Government Employees Local 1027 CONDITIONS

OF EMPLOYMENT

: A one year probionary period may be required. Must successfully complete a background investigion. Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify th you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. Go through a Personal Identity Verificion (PIV) process th requires two forms of identificion from the . Federal law requires verificion of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment. Selectees subject to the AFRH Tuberculosis Surveillance Program. Wear required safety clothing and/or equipment required by the position. This may include safety shoes, hard hs, hearing protection, gloves, masks, etc. Because the AFRH’s mission requires uninterrupted, direct human support and medical care for its Residents, this position is considered essential for continuing AFRH operions. Therefore, the incumbent is expected to arrive for duty on time, as scheduled, and to complete the assigned tour during emergency situions such as hazardous weher. Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes : Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards. Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacion time each year. Access to insurance programs th may be continued after you retire. A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums. A retirement program which includes employer-mching contributions. Learn more about Federal benefits programs : Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the applicion questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

Ring :

You assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Analytical, Attention to Detail, Communicion, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Reading Comprehension, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork, and Technical. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. Cheing on an assessment may also result in your removal from considerion. Cegory ring used to rank and select eligible candides. If qualified, you assigned to one of three quality level cegories: A (highest quality cegory), B (middle quality cegory), or C (minimally qualified cegory), depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, educion, and training reled to this position. Your ring may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the educion and/or experience described in your applicion. Veterans’ preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles listed the top of their assigned cegory and considered before non-preference-eligibles in th cegory.

Referral :

If you are among the top qualified candides, your applicion may be referred to a selecting official for considerion. You may be required to participe in a selection interview. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the ) you must receive a score in the middle cegory or better to be red as “well qualified” to receive special selection priority. Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents 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. A complete applicion includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please ensure all required documents, including any required work samples, narrives, or other merials as sted in this announcement, are tached to your applicion package. All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creing one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/de/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest th you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure th it supports your responses to these questions. Please view .

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION

If you are claiming veterans preference, please see . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documention as outlined in the applicant guide.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN

(CTAP)

OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN

(ICTAP)

DOCUMENTATION

: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION

: For positions with an educion requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting educion or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript required if you are selected. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to . If you are qualifying based on foreign educion, you must submit proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency. Refer to the .

LICENSURE

: Provide copies of both your Ste or DC license to practice as an Independent Practitioner, AND your credentials as an Independent Healthcare Provider. How to Apply Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click “Track this applicion” to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources . Reasonable Accommodion (RA)

Requests :

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended th would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online applicion. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and approprie supporting documention for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualificions of the position, after notificion of the adjudicion of your request, you will receive an email invition to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudicion decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodion for

Online Assessments:

To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit My Applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement stus or your applicion stus : Click on this: . Your applicion stus page is where you can view your applicion stus, USA Hire assessment completion stus, and review your notificions sent by the hiring agency regarding your applicion. Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. For additional informion on how to apply, please the Partnership for Public Service’s website.

To preview the applicion questionnaire:

Agency contact informion Applicant Call Center Phone Address Healthcare Services – Gulfport Administrive Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US Next steps Based on your applicion and your responses to the applicion questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Your assessment results kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply th require the same assessments. We will review your résumé and transcript(s) (if approprie) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigion. AFRH has partnered with the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organizion. Fiscal Service’s responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applicions, and extending job offers. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents A complete applicion includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please ensure all required documents, including any required work samples, narrives, or other merials as sted in this announcement, are tached to your applicion package. All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creing one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/de/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest th you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure th it supports your responses to these questions. Please view .

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION

If you are claiming veterans preference, please see . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documention as outlined in the applicant guide.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN

(CTAP)

OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN

(ICTAP)

DOCUMENTATION

: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION

: For positions with an educion requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting educion or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript required if you are selected. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to . If you are qualifying based on foreign educion, you must submit proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency. Refer to the .

LICENSURE

: Provide copies of both your Ste or DC license to practice as an Independent Practitioner, AND your credentials as an Independent Healthcare Provider. How to Apply Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click “Track this applicion” to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources . Reasonable Accommodion (RA)

Requests :

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended th would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online applicion. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and approprie supporting documention for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualificions of the position, after notificion of the adjudicion of your request, you will receive an email invition to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudicion decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodion for

Online Assessments:

To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit My Applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement stus or your applicion stus : Click on this: . Your applicion stus page is where you can view your applicion stus, USA Hire assessment completion stus, and review your notificions sent by the hiring agency regarding your applicion. Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. For additional informion on how to apply, please the Partnership for Public Service’s website.

To preview the applicion questionnaire:

Agency contact informion Applicant Call Center Phone Address Healthcare Services – Gulfport Administrive Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US Next steps Based on your applicion and your responses to the applicion questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Your assessment results kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply th require the same assessments. We will review your résumé and transcript(s) (if approprie) to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigion. AFRH has partnered with the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organizion. Fiscal Service’s responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applicions, and extending job offers. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/02/2025 to 05/15/2025 Salary $73,939 – $96,116 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gulfport, MS Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 25-AFRH-12731891 Control number 836263200 ., .