This position is located in the Milwaukee Hearing Office located at 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Room 300W, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Flextime| Full-time| Alternate work schedules may be available.

Duties

Once selected for this important position, you will contribute to the Agency's mission through direct and personal service to the public. The Office of Hearings Operations handles appeals that have been filed by people who have been denied Social Security, Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI), or Medicare benefits. You will provide support to Administrative Law Judges and other professional employees in processing cases filed under the Social Security Act. Legal Assistants provide quasi legal and technical support to Administrative Law Judges and other technical and professional positions in the processing of entitlement cases pursuant to Titles II, XVI, and XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended, at the administrative appeals level. Legal Assistants are responsible for developing and processing requests for hearing cases from their receipt in the office to completion, independently performing a wide range of case development actions, and processes more complex hearing cases where analysis of pertinent issues and interpretation of the provisions of the laws, regulations, rulings, precedents, policies, procedures, and guidelines relative to the cases is necessary.

Requirements

• Proof of ICTAP, Military Spouse, or VEOA eligibility required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required.
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-7 level, or equivalent, which is in or related 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. Specialized experience is experience in: examining and analyzing pre-hearing, hearing, and post-hearing documents for compliance with the regulatory provisions of titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended (Act), and other relevant sources of authority; identifying and presenting discrepancies or deficiencies in case development and recommend appropriate corrective actions; handling requests or inquires related to SSA policies and procedures; communicating with claimants, representatives, or supervisors to provide status of claimants' applications, and other related areas of case processing. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-7. In addition to the minimum qualifications, applicants must be eligible under ICTAP, Military Spouse or VEOA.

Education

There is no substitution of education at this level.

Contacts

• Address Region V OHO 600 West Madison 6th Floor Chicago, IL 60661 US
• Name: Tamika Powell
• Phone: (312) 575-6808
• Email: [email protected]