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Counseling Psychologist (Substance Abuse)
U.S. Army Medical Command · Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington · Closes in 10 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the United States may apply. You must prove U.S. citizenship.
Experience: You need one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or higher. This means doing clinical assessments of substance abuse patients, writing behavioral health treatment plans, and giving professional counseling to substance abuse patients.
Education: You need two full years of graduate study directly related to counseling psychology, or a master's degree in counseling psychology. Education cannot replace experience at this grade.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, active, valid, unrestricted counseling or psychologist license from a U.S. state, D.C., a territory or a similar 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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 10 days (November 13, 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: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your resume, supporting documents and online questionnaire. If you appear to have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration.
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, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must be two pages or less and show hours per week for each job, or it may be marked incomplete.
- Attach a copy of your license with your application, or you will be rated ineligible.
- If you qualify through education, you must attach transcripts from accredited schools.
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