You will serve as a CLINICAL COUNSELOR in the Behavioral Health Branch, Marine and Family Services Division of MCAS BEAUFORT SC.

Duties

You will serve as the clinical Specialist within the Behavioral Health program, Community counseling Center. You will implement policies, conduct screening, clinical counseling services and case management, services for Behavioral Health Branch programs. You will serve as the first point of contact for Behavioral Health Services for active duty Marines, retired military members, their families, and others as authorized by DoD Policy. You will conduct psychosocial assessment with emphasis on diagnosis and recommendation for treatment. You will apply established therapeutic techniques, principles, theories and methods screen, evaluate and provide counseling for clients as indicated by interviews and assessment. You will administer an multi-modality comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment program to deal with Behavioral Health related issues. You will plan, develop, and implement programs designed to support the Marine Corps Family with in the Community in order to foster positive and health relationships with the family structure, and to resolve family discord. You will evaluate community resources to determine availability, applicability and best utilization of services for potential implementation Marine Corps wide.

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.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a South Carolina license from either the Board of Examiners for Licensure for Licensed Professional Counselors or South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners for Social Workers within one year of Employment.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass thetest. You will be subject to random testing
• 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.
• You will be required to possess and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• Incumbent may work fluctuating work schedule to complete work assignments outside of the typical work week and work hours to include weekends as necessary.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

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-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing counseling treatment, education, and awareness to military personnel and their families. 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/0100/social-science-series-0101/ Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.7A: State or U.S. territory license or certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner. 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. Possess at least a master's degree in one of following clinical fields (You MUST submit an official or unofficial transcript): Marriage and Family Therapy from a program accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or an equivalent degree, OR Social Work from a school accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree, OR Psychology from a doctoral program approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). 4. Have engaged in 2 years, that includes at least 2,000 hours, full-time, post-masters supervised clinical experience (Experience MUST be substantiated in your resume). Two years post licensure, that includes at least 2,000 hours post licensure or 4,000 hours post graduate degree, full-time clinical experience in a clinical setting (Experience MUST be substantiated in your resume). REQUIRED CERTIFICATION OR LICENSES: Advocacy Clinical Counselor GS-0101-11: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). And meets USMC credentialing standards for independent licensure, Additionally, they must meet the criteria established by the TRICARE for Independent Provide Status, as well as maintain credentialing through HQMC. 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 basic education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual. Applicants must possess:
Degree in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to this position.
or
Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
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.

In lieu of specialized experience listed in the Qualifications section, applicants may qualify based on an equivalent combination of education and experience as follows:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree
or
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address MCAS BEAUFORT SC MCAS Beaufort, SC 29905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]