Social Insurance Specialist (Claims Technical Expert) (ICTAP) (Temporary)

Social Insurance Specialist (Claims Technical Expert) (ICTAP) (Temporary) Social Security Administrion Summary Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles only in the commuting area of the selected duty locion.

LOCATION

: This position is loced in various offices within the Social Security Administrion.

TOUR OF DUTY

: Multiple work schedules (up to 40 hours) | Alterne work schedules may be available

TYPE OF POSITION

: Temporary 1 Year

• May be extended
• Will not become permanent Learn more about this agency Summary Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles only in the commuting area of the selected duty locion.

LOCATION

: This position is loced in various offices within the Social Security Administrion.

TOUR OF DUTY

: Multiple work schedules (up to 40 hours) | Alterne work schedules may be available

TYPE OF POSITION

: Temporary 1 Year

• May be extended
• Will not become permanent Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 05/23/2026 Salary $89,508
• $123,927 per year Salary shown is GS-12 Rest of USA min.

salary to Highest Locality pay. (See Additional Informion Section for Locality pay informion) Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locions Many vacancies in the following locions: Talladega, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Fort Walton Beach, FL Gainesville, FL Show more fewer locions (16) Lakeland, FL Orlando, FL Pensacola, FL East Hillsborough Plant City, FL Port Orange, FL Winter Haven, FL Augusta, GA Lumberton, NC Greenville, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Orangeburg, SC Rock Hill, SC Sumter, SC Chtanooga, TN Gallin, TN McMinnville, TN Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary

• 1 Year
• May be extended
• Will not become permanent Work schedule Multiple Schedules
• Up to 40 hours per week Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0105 Social Insurance Administrion Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

SSA-12966004-ICTAP-26-FO

Control number 869865000 This job is open to Help 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

APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM

those eligible for Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) in the commuting area of the listed duty locion. Duties Help SSA's Claims Technical Expert (CTE) is responsible for developing and adjudicing the most complex, non-routine Title II and/or Title XVI cases and on public fraud issues in specific claims and post-entitlement cases. The incumbent provides a lead role in technical training and mentoring other employees. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Proof of ICTAP eligibility required U.S. Citizenship required Selective Service Registrion, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Background and/or security investigion required Job offers are contingent on background / security investigion results All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement Qualificions Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience the GS-11 level, or equivalent, which is in or reled to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include functioning as a lead worker or performing quality control functions in reviewing caseloads (e.g., income maintenance, benefits, pension plans, health insurance, etc.); adjudicing, authorizing, investiging or reconsidering claims; and evaluing benefit programs to assess the integrity and quality of operions. The following time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing de of this announcement: Applicant must have 52 weeks the GS-11 or higher.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR

COMPETENCY

ASSESSMENT INTERVIEW PROCESS

(CAIP)

INTERVIEW

• Applicants required to participe in a panel interview (after basic eligibility determinion) to demonstre an aptitude for meeting and dealing with the public.

Applicants must pass this interview process in order to be found fully qualified for this position and receive further considerion for selection. This interview will cover typical situions, which might be encountered on the job, in person or over the telephone. Applicants must demonstre qualities such as clarity of speech, ability to listen, ability to establish confidence and put others ease and the ability to organize and express thoughts clearly. If you do not pass the CAIP interview, you will not qualify for the job. Panel interviews may be conducted via video conferencing software, if technically feasible.

NOTE:

Previous Meet and Deal results are not valid for this vacancy announcement; you required to complete the CAIP assessment. Educion There is no substitution of educion for experience this grade level. Additional informion In addition to the minimum qualificions , applicants must be eligible under the following cegory: Displaced or surplus Federal employees eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) . who have held a GS-12 or above, and in the commuting area of the listed duty locions. In addition to meeting the basic eligibility criteria, ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position. Well-qualified is defined as having knowledge, skills, and abilities th clearly exceed the minimum qualificion requirements for the position. Under numeric ring procedures, qualified ICTAP applicants must receive a ring of 85 or higher to be eligible for selection. This is not a career-ladder position; GS-12 is the full performance level. This is a bargaining unit position represented by the American Federion of Government Employees.

Selective Service:

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov . Additional selections may be made for this vacancy six months from the closing de of this announcement.

LOCALITY PAY

Salary set in accordance with locality pay provisions. Refer to Salaries & Wages for locality pay tables. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The evaluion you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. Your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses to the occupional questionnaire, which is designed to capture the desired competencies for this position. The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are necessary to perform the duties of the position: Knowledge of SSA programs, laws, rules, regulions, and programmic systems Ability to analyze, research, and evalue to draw accure conclusions Ability to manage multiple priorities Ability to communice orally Ability to communice in writing Ability to train, coach, mentor and lead others Please make sure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your evaluion. The questionnaire takes approximely 15 minutes to complete. To preview the questions, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12966004 Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please the new resume guidance for more informion. You must submit supporting documention by the closing de of the vacancy announcement to claim certain types of preference.

INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN

(ICTAP): ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, candides must meet the requirements for the Well Qualified cegory as described in the vacancy announcement.

Candides must also provide:

proof of eligibility with your applicion. Such proof may include a copy of your written notificion of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separion Notice of Personnel Action, (SF-50); and proof of your most recent performance ring of least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent.

For more informion http:

//www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume Proof of ICTAP eligibility The Occupional Questionnaire Additional Required Documents, if applicable (see Required Documents section) The complete Applicion Package must be submitted before midnight (ET) on 05/23/2026. To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupional questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button the end of the process. If you use assistive software or an adaptive device, or you are experiencing some other type of technical difficulty and/or otherwise require assistance with the applicion process, please contact Careers@ssa.gov. Individuals with hearing or speech disabilities may use the listed email or 7-1-1 for TTY-based Telecommunicions Relay Services to call the listed phone number. Additional Telecommunicions Relay Services options are available in each ste: https://www.fcc.gov/general/trs-ste-and-territories Due to our security procedures, our office will not accept any applicions submitted via email or standard mail. The email address is listed only for inquiries about the position or the How to Apply process. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log in to your USAJOBS account. Agency contact informion Careers SSA Careers@ssa.gov Address Field Operions 6401 Security Blvd 4123 Annex Baltimore, MD 21235 US Next steps Once you have successfully submitted your applicion merials, you can expect to receive least two or more of the following email notificions concerning your applicion stus: (1) Receipt of applicion; (2) Qualificions stus and whether your applicion has been Referred/Not Referred to the selecting official; and (3) Selection stus for the position. Selection interviews may be conducted with one or more of the candides, but there is no requirement th interviews be conducted. The hiring office will contact candides directly for interviews. Interviews may be conducted via video conferencing software, if technically feasible. Applicants referred for considerion will receive a final disposition notice after selections have been made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please the new resume guidance for more informion. You must submit supporting documention by the closing de of the vacancy announcement to claim certain types of preference.

INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN

(ICTAP): ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, candides must meet the requirements for the Well Qualified cegory as described in the vacancy announcement.

Candides must also provide:

proof of eligibility with your applicion. Such proof may include a copy of your written notificion of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separion Notice of Personnel Action, (SF-50); and proof of your most recent performance ring of least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent.

For more informion http:

//www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume Proof of ICTAP eligibility The Occupional Questionnaire Additional Required Documents, if applicable (see Required Documents section) The complete Applicion Package must be submitted before midnight (ET) on 05/23/2026. To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupional questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button the end of the process. If you use assistive software or an adaptive device, or you are experiencing some other type of technical difficulty and/or otherwise require assistance with the applicion process, please contact Careers@ssa.gov. Individuals with hearing or speech disabilities may use the listed email or 7-1-1 for TTY-based Telecommunicions Relay Services to call the listed phone number. Additional Telecommunicions Relay Services options are available in each ste: https://www.fcc.gov/general/trs-ste-and-territories Due to our security procedures, our office will not accept any applicions submitted via email or standard mail. The email address is listed only for inquiries about the position or the How to Apply process. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log in to your USAJOBS account. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Careers SSA Careers@ssa.gov Address Field Operions 6401 Security Blvd 4123 Annex Baltimore, MD 21235 US Next steps Once you have successfully submitted your applicion merials, you can expect to receive least two or more of the following email notificions concerning your applicion stus: (1) Receipt of applicion; (2) Qualificions stus and whether your applicion has been Referred/Not Referred to the selecting official; and (3) Selection stus for the position. Selection interviews may be conducted with one or more of the candides, but there is no requirement th interviews be conducted. The hiring office will contact candides directly for interviews. Interviews may be conducted via video conferencing software, if technically feasible. Applicants referred for considerion will receive a final disposition notice after selections have been made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Lakeland, FL Orlando, FL Pensacola, FL East Hillsborough Plant City, FL Port Orange, FL Winter Haven, FL Augusta, GA Lumberton, NC Greenville, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Orangeburg, SC Rock Hill, SC Sumter, SC Chtanooga, TN Gallin, TN McMinnville, TN Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 05/23/2026 Salary $89,508

• $123,927 per year Salary shown is GS-12 Rest of USA min.

salary to Highest Locality pay. (See Additional Informion Section for Locality pay informion) Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locions Many vacancies in the following locions: Talladega, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Fort Walton Beach, FL Gainesville, FL Show more fewer locions (16) Lakeland, FL Orlando, FL Pensacola, FL East Hillsborough Plant City, FL Port Orange, FL Winter Haven, FL Augusta, GA Lumberton, NC Greenville, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Orangeburg, SC Rock Hill, SC Sumter, SC Chtanooga, TN Gallin, TN McMinnville, TN Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary

• 1 Year
• May be extended
• Will not become permanent Work schedule Multiple Schedules
• Up to 40 hours per week Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

SSA-12966004-ICTAP-26-FO

Control number 869865000