SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANT

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANT in the CORRECTIONS AND PROGRAMS OFFICE of NAVCONBRIG NWS.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Counseling prisoners within a correctional setting in accordance with rules and regulations of a correctional institution; 2) Conducting group or individual counseling of diverse individuals in order to meet treatment goals; and 3) Maintaining records and case files of an extensive caseload to ensure entries reflect counseling in an accurate, secure and retrievable manner; and 4) Serving as a member of a treatment team to develop program plans and deliver counseling services.

PREA Standard 115.17; Agency policy prohibits hiring or promoting anyone who may have contact with inmates and prohibits enlisting the services of any contractor who may have contact with inmates who: -Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.

S.

C1997): -Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats offeree, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or -Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

Agency policy requires the consideration of any incidents of sexual harassment in determining whether to hire or promote anyone, or to enlist the services of any contractor, who may have contact with inmates.

Agency policy requires that before it hires any new employees who may have contact with inmates, it (a) conducts criminal background record checks, and (b) consistent with federal, state, and local law, makes its best efforts to contact all prior institutional employers for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse.

YES OR NO (FROM 115.17(C)-!) In the past 12 months. -The number of persons hired who may have contact with inmates who have had criminal background record checks: (FROM 115.17(c)-2).

-The percent of persons hired who may have contact with inmates who have had criminal background record checks: (CALCULATED FROM 115.17(c)-2 AND # OF STAFF WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH INMATES FROM FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS) 115,17 (f) The agency shall ask all applicants and employees who may have contact with inmates directly about previous misconduct described in paragraph (a) of this section in written applications or interviews for hiring or promotions and in any interviews or written self-evaluations conducted as part of reviews of current employees.

The agency shall also impose upon employees a continuing affirmative duty to disclose and such misconduct.

Agency policy states that material omissions regarding such misconduct, or the provision of materially false information, shall be grounds for termination.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and Social Services Aid and Assistant Series 0186 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will collaborate with personnel (e.g., supervisors, counselors, clinical treatment staff, psychologists) to determine treatments methods.
• You will assist prisoners, clients, or personnel on administrative matters (e.g., filing grievances, clemency and parole hearings, and other activities which are of benefit to the prisoner and a command).
• You will participate in panels and committees to evaluate prisoners.
• You will conduct orientation counseling for incoming prisoners.
• You will counsel prisoners to help cope with incarceration.