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INTERDISCIPLINARY (NON-MEDICAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR-SPIRIC)

Commander, Navy Installations

Department of the Navy

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$90,838 - $118,092

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves providing non-medical counseling support to Navy personnel and their families, focusing on issues like suicide prevention, grief, family dynamics, and adjusting to military life.

The role includes creating short-term treatment plans, conducting assessments, and offering group or individual sessions to build resilience and coping skills.

It's a good fit for licensed mental health professionals with experience in clinical counseling who are passionate about supporting service members through personal and family challenges.

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree in a clinical field such as social work, psychology, or counseling
  • Active clinical license from a state board to practice independently (Tier II per SECNAVINST 1754.8)
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in non-medical clinical counseling
  • Experience providing direct counseling for suicide-related behaviors, grief, loss, and adjustment disorders
  • Skills in developing and executing short-term, solution-focused treatment plans
  • Ability to counsel individuals, couples, families, and groups on family dynamics, military life adjustment, and personal issues
  • Experience with assessments, screenings, treatment referrals, and facilitating interventions for resilience and recovery

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

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) Provide direct services in the form of non-medical clinical counseling, with an emphasis on supporting individuals affected by suicide-related behaviors, as well as those experiencing grief and loss, including loss by suicide; 2) Counseling individuals, couples, families, and groups on matters pertaining to family dynamics, couples' communication, adjustment to commonly occurring personal and family issues/circumstances, adjustment to military life, and psycho-educational training programs; 3) Develop and execute short-term, solution-focused non-medical clinical counseling treatment plans for those individuals with commonly occurring life circumstance issues or adjustment disorders; and 4) Provide immediate and ongoing support to individuals, couples, families, and groups impacted by suicide-related events, and facilitate group and individual interventions to promote coping, resilience, and recovery.

(NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) The incumbent must meet the qualification requirements for Tier II clinical providers described in SECNAVINST 1754.8, "Credentials Review and Clinical Privileging of Clinical Providers within Department of the Navy Family Readiness Program." Tier II in the SECNAVIST 1754.8 is designated as someone with at least a Master's Degree in a clinical field, and a clinical license from a state board to provide clinical services independently.

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=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-science-series-0101/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-work-series-0185/ 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. Major Duties:

  • You will conduct screenings, assessments, and treatment referrals to evaluate the specific level of treatment of the patient.
  • You will develop and execute short-term, solution-focused NMC clinical counseling treatment plans for those individuals who request such services and who present with commonly occurring life circumstance issues or adjustment disorders.
  • You will devise a workable treatment plan (e.g., individual counseling, family counseling, referral for in client treatment) to provide required treatment
  • You will assess referrals made by military and civilian agencies for individuals, couples, families, experiencing situational stressors, including deployment, grief, relocation, separation, relationship issues, and family hardships.
  • You will provide direct, short term, solution focused NMC counseling services, with a primary focus on addressing issues related to SRBs, grief, and loss.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12865762-26-KEB