Summary
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) offers Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services and resources to Federal Department of Justice employees and their eligible family members, including confidential counseling and referrals. We provide EOUSA and U.S. Attorneys Office employees, as well as their immediate family members, with free, confidential support for personal and professional challenges.
Duties
This position serves as Social Worker on the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Staff of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Human Resources Staff. Duties include: Develops a strategy and implementation plan for program outreach initiatives. Assesses client treatment needs and coordinates available community resources. Identifies and selects those resources which will best meet the client's needs, this includes type of resource, facilities, and cost. Conducts training sessions for all levels of staff, including employees, senior officials, midlevel managers and first-line supervisors. Prepares and presents briefings regarding controversial and novel issues, participates in drafting and negotiating joint reports, and assures senior level officials are informed of developments in a timely manner. Provides crisis response services as required by the Director, EOUSA and as requested by the U.S. Attorney. Crisis response may include immediate travel to the district, to provide support (in the form of critical incident stress debriefings, educational or process group meetings, individual sessions, and coordination of local resources) to staff, management, and families in the event of an employee suicide, other death, or other tragedy.
Education
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
How you will be evaluated
Your complete application package (resume/supporting documentation, online questionnaire, and USA Hire Competency Based Assessment) will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. You will be rated on the following Competencies (see The OPM Website for definitions): Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.