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Clinical Psychologist (Pediatrics)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, Colorado · Closes in 6 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens can apply. The job is open to the public, and veterans and military spouses are considered along with all other applicants.

Experience: You need one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, the grade below this job. Specialized experience means work such as doing biopsychosocial evaluations for children, teens or adults, providing individual or group counseling, and developing behavioral health treatment plans.

Education: You need a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology. Education cannot replace experience at this grade. Foreign degrees must be evaluated by a recognized organization or given full credit by a U.S. accredited college.

Licenses and certifications:

Current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice psychology independently from a U.S. state, D.C., territory, or jurisdiction

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and duties Copy of your clinical psychology license Transcripts showing your doctoral degree, if you qualify by education Responses to the online questionnaire Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Cover letter (optional) Proof of U.S. citizenship Selective Service statement, if you are a man born after December 31, 1959

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 10, 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 full application package (resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers) is reviewed to check if you meet the qualifications. If it is found that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration, and errors or missing information may affect your eligibility.

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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:

Your resume must be two pages or less, and each job must list hours per week and month-and-year dates.
Upload a copy of your clinical psychology license, or you will be rated ineligible.
If you qualify through education, upload your transcripts, and only include schools accredited by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accreditor.

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