This position is part of the Blackfeet Dormitory, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Counseling Technician you will be responsible for providing a variety of technical and counseling services in support of residential operations.

Duties

As a Counseling Technician CY-1702-2, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: Counseling with students, families and groups following treatment plans and dorm guidelines. Assists in maintaining the operation of the Substance Abuse Counseling Specialist. Maintains accurate files and records of overdue or lost materials. Maintains statistics and appropriate records as they pertain to the operation of the Residential Dormitory, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Treatment Plans. Assists with instruction, training, and work assignments in accordance with the treatment plans. Serves as a consultant in school and community working with organized groups toward desired changes, offering personal and technical skills. Preparing, maintaining and safeguarding written reports, records, and evaluations, relative to student/patient care and treatment.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a background clearance.
• Must possess and maintain valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Applicants with Indian Preference All U.S. Citizens Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Basic Education AND Experience Requirements for the Counseling Technician CY-1702-02: Education: Associate's Degree or 60 Semester hours Experience: 2 years of related experience Pay tables for Bureau of Indian Education Title 25 positions can be found at https://www.bie.edu/topic-page/education-pay-table-archives Basis of Rating: All applicants for this position will be rated and ranked based upon the extent and quality of their experience, training and/or education as reflected in the assessment questionnaire. Applicants will be further evaluated according to the degree to which they possess or have the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed below. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion. Qualifications and Indian preference eligibility will be determined on the basis of information submitted.

Education

To meet the education requirements, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Official transcripts are required upon selection.

Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

For further information on creditable education visit: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Blackfeet Dormitory P.O. Box 880 Browning, MT 59417 US
• Name: Antoinette Yazzie
• Phone: 505-563-5385
• Email: [email protected]