Social Advocacy Clinical Counselor Child Counselor

We're Looking for a skilled Social Advocacy Clinical Counselor Child Counselor in the Commander, Navy Installations based in Pensacola, Florida. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

In order to qualify for this position your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education knowledge skills and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills knowledge and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. All nongovernment positions identified on your resume must include complete address and to and from dates. Government positions must include pay plan series grade to and from dates and address of the agency/organization. One year of specialized experience directly related to the duties described above. Qualifying experience must have been equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of the military lifestyle that furnished the employee with an understanding of the specific demands of military lifestyles such as frequent separations and high stress working environments that have an extensive impact on individuals and their families. Ability to present sensitive and at times controversial information to groups of people in a clear and concise manner. Ability to modify programs to meet the ever changing needs of the active duty military community. Ability to recognize identify and assess mental disorders per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Vol. IV. Have an understanding of and the ability to apply various counseling approaches such as behavior modification clientcentered rationalemotive family systems brief solutionfocused and reality therapies. Knowledge of dynamics and diagnostic skills necessary for family violence identification risk assessment and safety planning. Knowledge of family violence treatment principles for victims and offenders. Knowledge of group dynamics. Knowledge in the area of family systems particularly as it relates to patterns of abusive behavior and abuse response substance abuse human behavior human sexuality attention deficit disorder and juvenile delinquency. Ability to recognize and define personal and social problems to independently reach accurate conclusions and to provide appropriate solutions. Ability to effectively interview and clinically respond to the needs of clients including assessing suicidal and homicidal and substance abuse. Ability to communicate orally to interview alleged offenders and victims to maintain cooperative and professional relationships with law enforcement Child Protective Services medical treatment facilities and senior personnel from commands of offenders and victims function as a member of interdisciplinary case review committees and participate in case discussions regarding assessment make presentations and to exercise strong facilitation skills for individual and group counseling. Ability to communicate in writing to develop and prepare case management memos correspondence and reports to document psychosocial assessments treatment plans and case review committee reports to develop lesson plans for briefing and classroom presentation. Knowledge and ability to use a personal computer and a variety of software programs to develop multimedia presentations and to facilitate work assignments. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. As part of the application process you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire and your RESUME MUST SUPPORT AND VALIDATE YOUR ANSWERS or you may be removed from consideration. ONLY THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE REFERRED. IF MANAGEMENT DOES NOT WISH TO SELECT A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE THEY MAY REQUEST A REFERRAL LIST INCLUDING WELL OR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating and/or appointment eligibility. PLEASE READ THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE ADDRESSED IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE. RELOCATION AUTHORIZED NO Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest KEY REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT You must be a US Citizen. Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. https://www.sss.gov/register/ Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment. Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period. Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program. Social Security Card is required. Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (EVERIFY) check. A favorable background is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain a favorable background may result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal. NOTE: Applicants have the ability to perform an EVerify Self Check to confirm employment eligibility at http://www.uscis.gov/myeverify/selfcheck. Although a SelfCheck is not mandatory it can be a useful tool for applicants to find out if there is a problem with their employment eligibility records and resolve any issues before taking a job.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.