The Department of the Interior is devoted to protecting and preserving the natural resources of this great nation, including National Parks, Landmarks, and the well-being of communities, including those of Native American, Alaska Natives and affiliated Islanders.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Management and Budget (PMB), Office of Wildland Fire. Note on Duty Station: This position is being advertised as location negotiable after selection (Remote) and duty station(s) of Boise, Idaho; Portland Oregon; and Missoula, Montana with the option of telework. If applying to "negotiable after selection", this means that your duty station will be based off your home address, and you will be a full-time remote worker. If applying to a specific duty station, you may be allowed to telework a set number of day(s) per pay period, with supervisory approval". At the full performance level GS-14 the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Provides leadership, clinical oversight, recommendations, and consultations to responder-focused programs developed within the DOI bureau health and wellbeing programs and to the DOI/USFS Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health and Wellbeing Program. Applies behavioral, clinical, and organizational psychology to develop and implement programs, tools, and resources that are relevant for employees, leadership and systems to use in response to organizational needs.3) Informs strategic planning and coordination across health and wellbeing programs within DOI Bureaus to support Departmental goals and mandates; establishes requirements, leverages resources, and advances consistency and standardization of psychological health programming in DOI. Provides leadership, direction, and coordination across bureaus and interagency partners to increase alignment in evidence-based practices; reduce overlap, duplication, or conflict of services; address gaps in services and resources; and help achieve greater collective success through leveraging and sharing of resources. Leads and guides cross-pollination of promising efforts and initiatives to all responder communities within DOI, promoting adoption of program elements and framework informed by the current state of science. Develops and implements evidence-based tools, resources, and interventions to prevent or reduce the prevalence of mental health concerns while promoting resilience and overall wellbeing. Leads and conducts program reviews to evaluate effectiveness and recommend corrective actions, improvements, and solutions designed to resolve deficiencies and improve capabilities and efficiency. Coordinates with the Interior/USDA Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program Director to ensure evidence informed strategies and services are implemented across Interior bureaus and USFS. Conducts research and benchmarking, collaborating with federal, private, and academic organizations to identify current mental health and resiliency issues, successful interventions and programs. Builds partnerships to conduct research and engage in advocacy and/or special initiatives. Telework: The Office of Wildland Fire has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Boise, Idaho Salary Range Information: $122,198 - $158,860 per annum Missoula, Montana Salary Range Information: $122,198 - $158,860 per annum Portland, Oregon Salary Range Information: $131,445 - $170,881 per annum Remote (Location Negotiable) Salary Range Information: $122,198 - $158,860 per annum Please Note: The salary range for Remote duty station reflects Salary Table - Rest of the U.S.; not all locations are included. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted. For more information on locality and pay scales, please click here. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Occupational Requirements; and (2) Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying. (1). Basic Occupational Requirement for Psychology (0180): Clinical psychology: For positions at grades GS-11 and above, satisfactory completion of all the requirements for the doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology is required. (2). Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Experience working within a wildland fire or emergency response organization advising on or developing guidance, processes, and procedures to support responder behavioral health. Experience providing expert knowledge of current theories, strategies, technologies, protocols, and techniques in rendering services for a wide variety of mental health concerns, inclusive of but not limited to acute and post-traumatic stress and critical incident response. Experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to issues or studies concerning behavioral health and/or efficiency and effectiveness of health program operations. Experience developing and conducting research studies or assessments to describe health needs of employees or leadership, or to identify organizational or programmatic issues for the purpose of improvement. Experience designing and implementing research studies including qualitative and quantitative analysis for collecting data related to behavioral health, program planning, implementation, and evaluation. NOTE: You must meet ALL Specialized Experience requirements. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Contacts

• Address Office of the Secretary 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 US
• Name: Abel Ibarra
• Phone: 703-787-1012
• Email: [email protected]