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Behavioral Health Provider (O-5 Billet) Supervisory
Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Batavia, New York · Closes in 26 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Only current USPHS Commissioned Corps officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates can apply. Civilians are not eligible, and you must be a U.S. citizen.
Experience: You need a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience and 2 years of administrative experience in a supervisory role. The announcement does not name a specific grade level for this experience.
Education: Clinical psychologists need a PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology from an accredited program, with APA accreditation preferred. Clinical social workers need a Master's in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Schools must be accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, current, unrestricted state license to practice psychology at the doctoral level, or a current, unrestricted clinical social work license
- Clinical license must stay in permanent, full, independent, unrestricted status during employment
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 26 days (November 29, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Your resume and documents are reviewed to check whether you meet the minimum qualifications. The hiring authority may choose to interview you. Missing required information may make you ineligible or lower your rating.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- If you are not a USPHS officer, start the USPHS Commissioned Corps application before applying here.
- Put your degrees under the Diploma/GED section and include your professional license.
- Include the Certificate of Investigation from your eOPF and your three most recent COERs if you are a USPHS officer.
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