This position is located in the Tacoma Hearing Office at 2413 Pacific Ave. Ste 200, Tacoma, WA 98402. NOTE: This position is being filled on a full-time, permanent basis. One or more positions may be filled under this announcement. Additional selections may be made within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement. This position is at the full performance level of the GS-8 grade level.

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

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation required
• Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results
• Selectees are required to serve a 1-year probationary period
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• Selectees may be required to complete off-site training
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. If you are using experience to qualify, you must have: GS-8: 52 weeks of full-time specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the federal service performing all or most of the following tasks: Reviewing and processing a variety of legal and/or medical documentation, records and evidence; Using a computer to prepare correspondence and has experience using word processing software (i.e., Word, Access, Excel) for data input, queries, reports or case tracking; As well as the ability to interpret, apply and explain complex legal provisions, regulations or procedural requirements to a wide range of individuals with varying abilities of comprehension; And a knowledge of legal documents or legal and judicial processes. Note: Part-time work is prorated in crediting experience (e.g., if you work 20 hours per week for a 12-month period), you will be credited with 6 months of experience.

Education

GS-8: Substitution of education is not applicable at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Region X OHO 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98104 US
• Name: Ginny Sherrard-Lees
• Phone: 206-615-2672
• Email: [email protected]