This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Fort Peck Agency in Poplar, Montana. This position will supervise, direct, administer in providing social protective and counseling services to children/families involved with dependency, neglect and/or abandonment. NOTE: MANAGEMENT IS WILLING TO CONSIDER OFFERING ANY INCENTIVE, I.E., RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS/STUDENT LOAN. SERVICE AGREEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR APPROVED INCENTIVES.

Duties

Administer, manage, plan, develop and evaluate the Social Welfare program. Supervise, direct child/adult protection and provide welfare services. Administer, supervise the management of the General Assistance program and client Indian Individual Money (IIM) accounts. Coordinate with state and tribal courts, law enforcement, social service agencies, health programs, mental health services, schools and the Executive and Legislative branches of the Tribal Government. Administer, direct in providing counseling to children, adults, and families to address problems that are preventing the development of healthy families.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 3 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirement/Basic RequirementDegree: Social Work. Must fulfill all the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Counsel on Social Work Education. Additional Qualifications:For GS-12 grade level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11; or its non- federal equivalent that demonstrates ability in supervising, planning, developing, and executing a Human Services Program which includes a General Assistance Program providing financial assistance and counseling to reservation residents; a Child Welfare Program providing direct financial assistance to Indian children requiring foster or institutional care, protective and social casework sources to children, foster parents, and natural parents; casework services to families and individuals providing counseling and consultation on social problems, income planning, consultation and technical advice to adult and juvenile tribal courts, tribal officials and committees. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional 2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Pamela Round Face
• Email: [email protected]