INTERDISCIPLINARY COUNSELOR

You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY COUNSELOR in the FLEET AND FAMILY READINESS DEPARTMENT of NVSUPPACTMID SOUTH.
This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by any of the following series: 0101 Clinical Counselor, 0180 Psychology, 0185 Social Work.Qualifications: This position is a TIER THREE clinical care practitioner with clinical supervisor eligibility. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.8:
1. Possess at least a masters or doctoral degree in one of the following disciplines:
a. Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or an equivalent degree, OR
b. Master's degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or an equivalent degree, OR
c. Master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree, OR
d. Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school and a one-year APA accredited clinical internship
2. State or U.S. territory license or certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner in the fields of Licensed Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology.
3. When the state or U.S. territory licensing or certification requirements include a written examination, candidates for privileging, must have achieved a passing score on that examination.
4. Must have engaged in two years, full-time, post-masters supervised clinical experience AND have two years, full-time clinical experience post independent licensure or certification.
NOTE: Your resume must support your answer and you must submit appropriate documents for verification (i,e. licensure, certification, transcripts, etc.)
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 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) Utilize civilian laws and instructions, policies, and procedures governing Counseling and Advocacy programs; 2) Present sensitive and controversial information to groups of people; 3) Utilize a computer and a variety of software programs to develop multi-media and virtual presentations; and 4) Provide clinical counseling services and child/spouse abuse services. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.
You may also qualify based upon the education or the combination of education stated in the Education Section of this announcement.
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
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-science-series-0101/
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-work-series-0185/
Physical Demands
Work is primarily sedentary in nature. The incumbent's work is performed in a variety of settings, to include normal office settings and classrooms on installations, and in a shipboard or waterfront environment. Attendance at meetings involves either walking or driving to and from various buildings.
Occasional lifting up to 20lbs may be required. Incumbent may be required to conduct business in a shipboard environment as well as a shore-based office. Climbing up and down ladders and other semi strenuous activities, normally found in shipboard environment may be routinely encountered. Incumbent may be required to carry objects weighing up to twenty-five pounds such as, files, books, reference material, etc.
Work Environment
The normal work environment is in an adequately lighted and temperature controlled office setting or conference room.Education: Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
For the 0101 Social Science Series:
Applicants must have successfully completed a bachelor degree in behavioral or social science
For the 0180 Psychology series:
Applicants must have successfully completed 3 full academic years of graduate study directly related to professional work in clinical psychology, or successfully completed all the requirements for a doctoral degree directly related to clinical psychology in an accredited educational institution.
For the 0185 Social Work series:
Applicants must have successfully completed a degree in social work that fulfills all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
In lieu of specialized experience, the following education may be substituted to meet the minimum qualifications requirement:
Applicants may have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
Applicants may have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.
DEGREE AUDITS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.Employment Type: FULL_TIME