This position is located on the Pine Ridge Forest Service JCC Center in Chadron, NE. The incumbent serves as the Counseling Manager of a Civilian Conservation Center on or in association with, a nearby National Forest. For more information about the duties of this position please contact Vickie Eitemiller at [email protected].

Duties

Responsible for providing the full range of a comprehensive, professional, general educational and career development counseling program for students assigned to the center. Career development counseling includes consideration of the total individual student’s potential, development, and career plans and goals. Performs duties that include personal/social adjustment, career technical training and academic counseling, administering staff training, promoting the development of positive social skills and appropriate workplace conduct. Provides counseling to students on a wide variety of vocational and educational needs using standard methods, techniques, and approaches which must be adapted or adjusted to fit the individual student needs and situation. Analyzes and interprets educational and vocational data and assesses various factors as they affect the findings of individual students’ aptitudes and interests. Performs meaningful intake assessments, observation, and documents personal histories. Gathers information about the student during the initial counseling sessions and recommends testing (e.g., achievement, interest, or aptitude test, as required and others as appropriate). May administer, or request administration of, standard mental health screening or assessment instruments to assemble material/data that represents a student’s mental health status and make referrals to the appropriate health providers. Supervisory Duties (25% or more of the time)

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
• New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program within a year of the effective date to this position.
• This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results.
• May be required to have a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) designation.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements, including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement: GS-1740: Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the areas described below. At least one course must have been from (1) or (2) below. For guidance counselor positions, a college or university-sponsored practicum in counseling is also required. Tests and measurement: Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests. Adult education: Study of the adult as a learner, teaching-learning theories for adults, models and procedures for planning, designing, managing, and evaluating adult learning activities. Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs. Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs. Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner. Guidance and counseling: Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance, the role of the counselor in various settings, approaches to counseling, and the uses of tests in the counseling situation. Career planning: Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems. Occupational information: Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process. Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: GS11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level; OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, related to position in Counseling; OR combinations of graduate level education in excess of 36 semester credits that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Providing group and individual counseling services and employability and life skills counseling to encourage positive behavioral changes; and/or Measure specific proficiencies and achievements attained by students; and/or Reviewing and evaluating individual student's abilities and aptitudes to assist them in establishing personal and career goals; and/or Providing vocational and educational counseling. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education requirements are listed in Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]