Employee Assistance Counselor chez Department of Justice
Department of Justice · Sacramento, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Professional
- Bureau à Sacramento
Top Secret
Duties
As an Employee Assistance Counselor you will: GS-12: Provide supportive counseling for employees, family members, and task force officers experiencing a wide range of problems characterized by feelings of distress, impaired work performance, health, finances, and/or social well-being issues. Assist employees and supervisors resolve work related problems and monitors employees' progress to assist in long-term recovery efforts. Provide internal and external referrals to clients. Develop and present a variety of psycho-educational topics to a non-clinical audience. Respond to national and local crisis events. Provide after-hours and on-call support as needed. GS-13 (In addition to the above): Serve at HQ/Field Office as a clinical mental health professional in the EAP as assigned and as a technical advisor to executive management. Provide training and guidance to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Coordinators/Counselors. Develop and delivers training on mental health and wellness topics. Provide management consultations.
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance Transcripts are required if qualifying under A and/or B of the Basic Requirements Must have a current state clinical mental health independent practice license in psychology, social work, psychiatrist, professional counseling or a clinical independent practice license from a closely allied mental health field with demonstrated substance abuse experience.
Qualifications
GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows: Experience interpreting federal laws, regulations and directives governing operations of employee assistance counseling programs. Experience providing short-term interventions and resources referral assistance to federal employees and their families seeking help with challenges related to mental health and/or substance abuse, emotional, gambling, marital, family relations, financial, work-related issues, stress, grief/loss or other personal problems. Experience providing educational material to the level and interests of the audience and experience leading lectures, training seminars, and discussion groups. GS-13: In addition to the above, applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 level, as defined below: Experience providing diagnosing and treating a variety of psychological illnesses and personality disorders, dual diagnosis and maladaptive behaviors. Experience providing educational material to the level and interests of the audience and ability to communicate such material effectively in forums such as lectures, training seminars, and discussion groups. Experience with consulting and advising management and healthcare professionals on complex employee performance and behavioral concerns and sensitive issues such as psychological, physiological and sociological aspects of alcoholism and other addictions and with the prevailing modes of treatment and rehabilitation. Desired Skills Desired skills are NOT mandatory and will NOT be utilized to minimally qualify applicants. Desired Skills are: GS-12 - Two years of full time experience after obtaining license. (Two-five years of experience post independent licensure). GS-13 - One year of full time experience at the GS-13. (Five years of experience post independent licensure).
Education
Applicants can meet the Basic Requirements by fulfilling one or more of the below: A. A degree in behavioral science, or related discipline appropriate to the position OR B. Combination of education and experience that has provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR C. 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. Applicants must meet ALL requirements by the closing date of this job posting. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. Selective Placement Factor: In order to be considered for this position, applicants must respond to the following selective placement factor. All qualifying experience MUST be provided within your resume to be considered. Applicants must have a current state clinical mental health independent practice license in psychology, social work, psychiatrist, professional counseling or a clinical independent practice license from a closely allied mental health field with demonstrated substance abuse experience.
Other Information
This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.
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