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Duties

Serves as a Licensed Mental Health Provider (LMHP) to the USSF Holistic Health Assessment to support mental performance, readiness, and cognitive rehabilitation elements of the Guardian Resilience Team (GRT) with the goal of building resiliency, enhancing human performance, and improving unit mission effectiveness. The primary focus of this position is enhanced mission execution, achieved by improved mental resilience and cognitive fitness to optimize Guardian overall wellbeing and performance in the operational environment, and to reduce risk of mental health related quality of life and duty limitations. Ideal candidate: Experience working with a varied demographic as it relates to age, gender, and duty role. Experience in a tactical setting is desirable. Familiarity with the connection between fitness and cognition desirable. Education: Master's degree at a minimum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or a closely-related field.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This position is not eligible for remote work.
• PCS and incentives are not available.
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• Random drug testing may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• IAW DHA and DAF guidelines must meet credential requirements and be granted full qualified privileges to preform independently and unsupervised within the scope of their clinical practice at the installation MTF prior to receiving the final offer.
• Promotion potential may be authorized depending upon position being filled.
• For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Incumbent may share on-call duty phone with other IOS like skilled providers when they are TDY and/or on leave.
• Completion of appropriate clinical and administrative duties may involve “after hours” care or work in addition to regular duties.
• May be required to work extended hours or rotating shifts to include evenings, weekends, and holidays to engage with Service members during their designated work hours/shifts.

Qualifications

Additional Condition of Employment: IOS government civilian providers who work with a unit supporting Personnel Reliability Assurance Program (PRAP) Airmen (such as Security Forces, Missile Maintenance, etc.) will be required to accomplish specific PRAP training using a variety of methods, to include medical treatment facility in processing, clinic briefings, and peer education. In addition to local training, they will attend the USAFSAM Medical PRAP course for certification within six months of hire. Funding for this course will be provided by the unit/organization the employees align too through a unit manning document. Basic Requirements Degree that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. OR Combination of education and experience that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences, and that provided applicants with knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a 4-year degree as shown in A above. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Professional knowledge of clinical counseling practices, principles, theories, and administrative requirements to be able to apply them in a clinical or occupational setting and medical documentation. 2. Professional knowledge of evidence-based treatments for a full range of psychiatric disorders to plan and provide treatment to patients. 3. Knowledge of diagnostic issues related to psychiatric disorders IAW the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association. 4. Knowledge of military organizations and culture and the unique stressors upon workers in an operational military workplace. 5. Knowledge of administration, scoring, and interpretation of select psychological and psycho-social screening measures to properly assess patient's needs. understanding of behavioral risk management and ability to engage appropriate protections as needed when risk of harm to self or others is present. 6. Ability to provide guidance and consultation services to medical professionals and military leaders, and facilitate referrals to military or community-based human service agencies and resources, e.g., Protective Services or financial aid organizations. 7. Knowledge of social services delivery systems to ensure effective program management and communication

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address USSF - United States Space Force Forces 1670 Space Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330 US
• Name: US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management
• Email: [email protected]