LOCATION: This position is located in the SSA Office of Hearings Operations in Albany and Syracuse, NY. For address information for a specific location, please visit: OHO Region 2. TOUR OF DUTY: Flextime | Full-time | Alternate work schedules may be available. TYPE OF POSITION: Competitive Service - Permanent.

Duties

The position description number for this position is 9F0040. A summary of the major duties are listed below. You may also view the full position description on the Agency intranet at the following link: PD Search The incumbent provides assistance to staff members engaged in processing requests for hearing filed pursuant to titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended, at the administrative appeals level. The incumbent may assist supervisors, as needed, in the planning, development, and implementation of work plans. Additionally, the incumbent analyzes trends to improve business processes; performs workload management functions, ensuring that cases are processed in accordance with established timeframes; dispenses information to the public concerning benefits and services available; drafts fully favorable decisions; and examines legal instruments and supporting documentation to determine whether requested action compliances with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Applicants must be in good standing.
• Applicants must have a fully successful rating of record.
• Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources.
• Indicate on the SSA-45 if you are in or have held a temp promotion or detail.

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. Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

GS-9: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or successful completion of two academic years of progressively higher graduate education, or LL.B. or J.D.

Combining Education and Experience:

GS-9: Experience and graduate level education beyond the first year may be combined to meet the minimum qualification requirement.

Note: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school you attended has determined to represent one year of study. If this information is not provided, we will consider 18 semester/27 quarter hours to be equal to one year of full-time graduate study.If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of the personnel action placing you into the new position. Experience and education will be computed as percentages of the overall requirements and must equal to 100 percent when combined.

Contacts

• Address Region II ODAR ROCALJ 26 Federal Plaza RM 34-116 New York, NY 10278 US
• Name: Vanessa Garcia
• Phone: (617) 565-9241
• Email: [email protected]