Social Advocacy Clinical Counselor

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

The Successful Applicant

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: This position is a TIER TWO clinical care provider. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.8:1. State or U.S. territory license or certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner.2. When the state or U.S. territory licensing or certification requirements include a written examination candidates for privileging must have achieved a passing score on that examination.3. Possess at least a masters degree in one of the following clinical fields:A. Marriage and Family Therapy from a program accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or an equivalent degreeORB. Social Work from a school accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degreeORC. Psychology from a doctoral program approved by APA or an equivalent degree.D. Licensed Professional Counseling from a school accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)4. Have engaged in 2 years that includes at least 2000 hours fulltime post masters supervised clinical experience.Note: Your resume must support your answer and you must submit appropriate documents for verification (i.e. licensure certification transcripts etc.) Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS9 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) Identifying personal and social problems to independently reach accurate conclusions and to provide appropriate solutions 2) Clinically responding to the needs of clients in child and domestic abuse situations and 3) Documenting psychosocial assessments treatment plans and case review committee reports.NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/0100/socialscienceseries0101/ and https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/urlGSPROF 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.

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.