You will serve as a REGIONAL COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, AND PREVENTION INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPERVISOR in the FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM of COMMANDER, NAVY REGION NORTHWEST.

Duties

You will plan the work to be accomplished, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare work completion schedule. You will provide consultative services to subordinate employees including advice, counsel, or instructions on work and administrative matters, and promote work/life balance. You will find ways to improve unit production or increase unit work quality. You will provide clinical and technical consultation for difficult and/or complex cases. You will collaborate with other military services and private sector entities to provide regional and Base level services, where appropriate. You will develop written protocols that assign responsibilities and specify procedures for the clinical privileging and periodic review of providers.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Per SECNAVINST 1754.8, incumbent must be qualified as a Tier III provider.
• Incumbent of this position may be required to execute an annual Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (SF 450) per DOD 5500.7R. This is a non-critical sensitive position requiring access to IT II system and/or access to PII.

Qualifications

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-13 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) Planning and managing clinical counseling programs to include requirement determination, policy development, evaluative and analytical processes, and program implementation; 2) Providing solution-focused family advocacy services, clinical counseling, and prevention and intervention skills; and 3) Designing and conducting comprehensive studies to measure and improve effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of assigned programs and prepare solutions to operational and contingency issues. Incumbent will possess licensure/certification by a state or U.S. territory 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. 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 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:
Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs or an equivalent degree OR
Master's degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or an equivalent degree OR
Master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or an equivalent degree OR
Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an Americal Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school and a 1-year APA accredited clinical internship.

Contacts

• Address COMMANDER, NAVY REGION NORTHWEST 1100 Hunley Road Silverdale, WA 98315-1103 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]