Psychologist

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement: Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing and improving assessment methodologies, for psychologists and other evaluators.

Performing psychological assessments and clinical triage using knowledge of personality and cognitive assessments, knowledge of psychopathology, and therapeutic techniques.

Performing psychotherapy either through individual or group therapy sessions.

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires applicants to possess a current, active, valid, unrestricted counseling/psychologist license from a U.S.

State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.

Major Duties:

• Translate oral and written results into meaningful information for a variety of personnel.
• Conduct complex psychological assessments of Soldiers and civilians interested in becoming SERE instructors or support personnel.
• Provide assessment supervision and mentorship/training to psychology interns, residents, graduate students, and contract psychologists.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and capabilities of the student/trainee.
• Review Soldiers’ history and evaluate data collected to determine suitability for training and treatment priorities.