Social Advocacy Clinical Counsel (SACC)

Duties A.
Clinical Counseling: 37% Provides short term, solution focused psychological counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups of people in crisis.
Assesses individual/family needs; explores basic personality structure in relation to behavior patterns, mechanisms, and symptoms.
Receives and assesses referrals made by military and civilian agencies.
Coordinates legal, medical and social services including commands, to assist in treatment and referral.
Initiates, develops, and facilitates group treatment programs to address the needs of families, such as marital groups and child and adolescent groups.
Demonstrates effective independent clinical assessment skills by identifying crisis situations, e.
g.
suicide or homicide risk, danger of physical or sexual abuse to family members, and increased risk of further family violence.
Provides crisis intervention and safety planning as required.
Independently manages assigned cases, consulting with the QA Specialist or Supervisory where the case is highly complex or presents with special/unique issues.
Complies with reporting protocols involving high risk and high visibility cases.
Maintains case records, treatment plans, and statistics in accordance with Navy policies and regulations and updates Management Information System data collection programs as required.
Responsible for compliance with FFSC quality standards and Counseling Desk Guides.
B.
Case Management: 37% Performs Family Advocacy Case Management duties, which includes receiving initial reports of suspected child and spouse abuse from military and civilian representatives and taking all steps required under the FAP program.
Provides safety planning, case management, treatment, and education services related to child abuse and spouse abuse.
Serves as designated case manager and primary FAP point of contact (POC) for spouse and child abuse cases ensuring all actions are in compliance with DoD and Navy instructions and civilian reporting requirements.
Provides timely completion of all required assessments and documentation, e.
g.
Family Advocacy Risk Assessment.
Uses information to present initial and follow-up case reviews at the multi-disciplinary (to include medical, legal law enforcement, related community agencies such as child protective services, etc) Case Review Committee (CRC).
Presents complete and concise case presentations t the CRC documenting results and implementing recommendations according to guidelines.
Demonstrates effective independent clinical assessment skills by identifying crisis situations, e.
g.
suicide or homicide risk, danger of physical or sexual abuse to family members, and increased risk of further family violence.
Provides crisis intervention and safety planning as required.
Provides ongoing case management services to assess service and family member needs, confirms follow-through with treatment recommendations, and provides additional resource referrals as warranted by the case status.
Independently manages assigned cases, consulting with the QA Specialist or Supervisor where the case is highly complex or presents with special issues.
Compiles with reporting protocols involving high risk offenders of family violence.
Develops and provides group and individual treatment targeting at-risk and substantiated victims and offenders of family violence.
C.
Community Liaison - 26% Serves as liaison and maintains a working relationship with necessary and appropriate city, county, state, federal, and non-government agencies as well as military commands to further a comprehensive education/prevention programs with regards to clinical counseling/FAP service affecting military personnel.
Participates in community liaison meetings to establish or strengthen relationships with other agencies serving the target population.
Provides summaries of liaison meetings for supervisor review and makes recommendations to supervisor for further collaborations that will reduce duplication of service and expand the range of programs for the population served.
Educates and provides case specific consultation to military and civilian agencies about counseling services, FAP, risk assessment, clinical issues, treatment, and CRC processes.
Maintains complete and timely records and workloads statistics using forms and automated systems as directed.
Participates in the Regional Child Sexual Abuse Response Team, as directed.
Identifies and/or develops marketing and other information materials that support the mission of CAP within the FFSC's (specialized brochures, articles for the base newspaper, etc.
) Assists the CASS in developing case management protocols and program delivery criteria and identifying gaps in existing services.
Participates in the CAP Quality Assurance Program and peer review process as directed.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements Conditions of Employment Must meet Federal Employment suitability requirements and successful completion of background investigation.
Background investigations are conducted using fingerprint identification and completion of background inquiry forms.
Must satisfactorily complete all background checks for positions, including fingerprint checks, a Tier 3 with Child Care check, and a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check.
Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
You must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9.
A valid State driver's license is required to operate motor vehicles.
Must have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
Occasional travel outside the local commuting area is sometimes required.
Candidate must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a National Agency Check (NAC) background screening or higher clearance.
Qualifications 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 non-government 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.
Minimum of two years of specialized experience directly related to the duties described below.
Qualifying experience must have been equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Must have at least two years full time clinical experience post licensure.
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, client-centered, rational-emotive, family systems, brief solution-focused, 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 psycho-social 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 multi-media 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 (E-VERIFY) 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 E-Verify Self Check to confirm employment eligibility at https://www.
uscis.
gov/mye-verify/self-check.
Although a Self-Check 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.
Education Per SECNAVINST 1754.
8, incumbent must be qualified as a Tier II provider, and shall meet the following requirements: ALL TRANSCRIPTS AND DEGREE(S) MUST BE INCLUDED IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.
THOSE THAT DO NOT INCLUDE PROOF OF EDUCTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED (1) Education including at least one of the following: (1) Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs or an equivalent degree.
(2) Master's degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or an equivalent degree.
(3) Master's degree in Social Work from a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or an equivalent degree.
(4) Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school and a 1-year APA accredited clinical internship.
(2) Licensure/certification by a state or U.
S.
territory that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner in the fields of Licensed Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology.
(3) Must have engaged in two years full-time, post licensure supervised clinical experience.
Additional information The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees.
Benefits you get to enjoy while working for our TEAM include but are not limited to: Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, life insurance, spouse & dependent life insurance, long-term disability, retirement, and 401(k) savings plan, annual and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, etc.
).
Stability of Federal Civilian Service People with passion for doing work that matters Quality of Work Life Balance Some positions have special requirements- Position is a non-critical, sensitive, position requiring access to IT II system and/or access to PII.
An access National Agency Check investigation (ANACI) is required via the SF 86 security form.
- Required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450.
Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 23 March 2006.
- Salary is dependent on experience and/or education.
- For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.
This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of closing date.
The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, reprisal, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodations should email their request to MILL_CNIC_NAF_EEO@navy.
mil to ensure proper consideration is given.
The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
This activity is a Drug-Free workplace.
The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated.
Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Sailors, their family members, and all other customers have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.
Benefits Review our benefits How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your experience is subject to evaluation and verification against the information in your resume.
The numeric rating you receive is a self-assessment only and is based on your responses to the questionnaire.
Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability.
If a determination is made that you rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, or if your resume lacks sufficient information, you will be rated accordingly or may be considered ineligible.
All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skill, and ability, related to the job requirements.
Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of knowledge, skills, and abilities will be used for each resume.
Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager.
The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
Benefits Review our benefits Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits.
Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.
You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
-Resume -Include name and contact information for at least three (3) professional references in your resume -Proof of education (transcripts/copy of degree/high school diploma), if applicable to position requirements.
-Proof of certification, if applicable to position requirements.
-If you are a current federal employee, submit your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50.
- If you are a current federal employee, submit your last three evaluations.
How to Apply To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/12/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application.
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For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.
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gov/Help/how-to/application/status DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, reprisal, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.
The DON provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodation(s) should email their request to MILL_HQ_NAF_HR.
FCT@navy.
mil to ensure proper consideration is given.
Agency contact information Amanda Urmanic Email amanda.
n.
urmanic.
naf@us.
navy.
mil Address SUBASE Kings Bay 1063 USS Tennessee Ave Bldg 1063 Kings Bay, GA 31547 US Next steps Using the required qualifications of the position, a standardized rating and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities will be used to screen and assess each application.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application.
Times may vary during the hiring process, as your application status updates/changes you will be notified with a notification letter via email.
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement.
Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.
g.
, Spam Blocker, etc.
), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Reasonable accommodation policy Financial suitability Selective Service New employee probationary period Signature and false statements Privacy Act Social security number request Required Documents -Resume -Include name and contact information for at least three (3) professional references in your resume -Proof of education (transcripts/copy of degree/high school diploma), if applicable to position requirements.
-Proof of certification, if applicable to position requirements.
-If you are a current federal employee, submit your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50.
- If you are a current federal employee, submit your last three evaluations.
Help This job is open to The public U.
S.
Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.
S.
Clarification from the agency Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.