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Position Title
School Social Worker
Agency
Bureau of Indian Education
Announcement Number
BIE-11734910-23-AS Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, November 17, 2022 to Friday, December 2, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. This position is subject to the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (25 U.S.C. 472), which affords employment preference to qualified Native American candidates.  Proof of eligibility, in the form of a completed Verification of Indian Preference, BIA - 4432 Form, must be provided with your application by the closing date to be granted such preference.

Are you claiming Indian Preference, and submitting your BIA-4432 Form?

Note: You must include and upload your Form BIA-4432. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, this is the ONLY Indian Preference Verification Form that will be accepted.
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Preferences
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions. (limit characters)
1. Are you willing to undergo a comprehensive background investigation which includes, but is not limited to, contact with all references, employers, co-workers, personal associates and a review of your driving record, credit history, criminal history, and military service? (limit characters)
2. Do you possess a valid state driver's license which you have held for at least three years preceding this application? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a School Social Workers Level 04 position with the Bureau of Indian Education. We will evaluate your resume and your response to this Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a School Social Worker for the Bureau of Indian Education. (limit characters)
2. Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a School Social Worker. (limit characters)
3. This position requires a current, active, valid, and license to practice Social Work independently offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction. Do you possess a current, active, and valid license to practice Social Work independently? (Note: You must attach a copy of your license.) (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Conduct ongoing review of Student progress to ensure appropriate levels of behavioral health service are being received. (limit characters)
5. Assess students to explore the development of behavior patterns, mechanisms or symptoms (limit characters)
6. Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of students using psychosocial instruments in order to form diagnosis. (limit characters)
7. Evaluate the facts concerning students' problems to assess the needs of the individual and/or the family. (limit characters)
8. Make treatment recommendations to the Bureau of Indian Education leadership to ensure appropriate level of care is received to reduce the risk of abuse and/or neglect. (limit characters)
9. Interview students and/or family members regarding allegations of abuse or neglect in order to establish a treatment plan. (limit characters)
10. Refer students and family members to services necessary to prevent or reduce the risk of abuse and/or neglect. (limit characters)
11. Interview individual regarding allegations of abuse or neglect in order to establish them with treatment resources. (limit characters)
12. Provide emergency on-call crisis management services for behavioral health cases as designated by the Bureau of Indian Education leadership. (limit characters)
13. Conduct individual, family and/or group therapy sessions with students to reduce the risk of abuse. (limit characters)
14. Perform crisis intervention services to assist in the protection of students and/or families. (limit characters)
15. Provide therapeutic treatment to victims, offenders, and/or family members of those involved in domestic violence, child abuse or neglect in accordance to their treatment plans. (limit characters)
16. Conduct student records review for accuracy. (limit characters)
17. Evaluate assessments to aid in student and family treatment. (limit characters)
18. Prepare a variety of documents for inclusion in the school record for determination of care. (limit characters)
Your rating for this Occupational Questionnaire is subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. In the selection process are specifically designed steps to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.

APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITY: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered or uploaded (i.e., resume, veterans or Indian preference documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF 50's) is received and is accurate.
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19. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. (limit characters)