Duties

• You will provide ethically sound, evidence-based outpatient counseling in the field of mental health within a military academy setting. The primary client population to be served are 18- to 26-year-olds who are survivors of trauma.
• You will be a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary staff that supports the development and well-being of a military academy community through individual counseling, collaboration, and outreach.
• You will assess client counseling needs and develop treatment plans.
• You will provide individual counseling and maintain client records in compliance with organizational and professional counseling requirements.
• You will work collaboratively with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program to evaluate and ensure appropriate victim assistance.
• You will provide outreach presentations to a military service academy community focused on trauma recovery.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• 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
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to meet any applicable credentialing or privileging requirements prior to appointment.

Qualifications

This position has a selective placement factor. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in BUMED INSTRUCTION:1. Doctoral degree in clinical psychology (Ph.D., Psy.D.) from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school. 2. A 1 year APA-accredited clinical internship. AND 3. A current State license in clinical psychology from a U.S. State, territory, or district. Note: Your resume must support your answer and you must submit appropriate documents for verification.

GS-13: 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-12 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) Provides psychotherapy for clients presenting with trauma and sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse; 2) Conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments to assess coping abilities and compliance of clients; 3) Develops treatment plans targeting at-risk and substantiated victims of trauma and sexual, physical, and emotional abuse; and 4) Provides in-service training on Sexual Assault Prevention programming to targeted audiences.

GS-12: 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-11 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) Provides short term, solution focused psychological counseling for individuals, couples, families and groups of people in crisis; 2) Provides safety planning, risk assessment and case management related to sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse; 3) Provides initial treatment for victims of trauma by formulating and implementing a plan of care; and 4) Provides input on education, prevention and/or treatment resources for Sexual Assault Prevention programs.

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=GS-PROF

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must have completed all the requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

Additional information

This announcement uses the temporary direct-hire authority for positions designated as Department of Defense prevention workforce positions
to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The work requires the ability to listen well and pay attention for long periods of time. The work requires frequent documentation using electronic health records. The clinic is located on a second floor without elevator access. The work may involve sitting for long periods of time. It is important that the incumbent is able to hear well and speak clearly to understand and be understood by others. The work requires emotional stability and maturity in the face of crises.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

A forty-hour work week is typical of this position.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.