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FFSP Child Counselor
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Point Loma Complex, San Diego, California · Closes in 25 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.

This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S.

Education: A Master's degree or doctorate in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling or Clinical Psychology, or a related field, from an accredited school in any U.S. state. You must also hold a current state clinical license that lets you work as an independent practitioner.

Licenses and certifications:

Current, valid state clinical license that allows independent practice
State licensed for at least 2 years
Meet Tier II or Tier III requirements of SECNAVINST 1754.8, a Navy instruction
Valid state driver's license to operate motor vehicles

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, two pages or less College transcripts showing your name, school, degree type, conferred date and major High school diploma or GED if your degree is not yet awarded Foreign transcripts evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a private U.S. credentialing agency DD-214, Member-4 page and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Notice of separation if claiming DoD NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 25 days (November 28, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

The announcement lists a first application cut-off date of 11/11/2026, so applications received by then may be considered first.

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 will be checked for eligibility and then rated on knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) using set rating criteria. Missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.

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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 (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Include your degree's name, school, conferred date and major on your transcript, since altered transcripts are rejected.
Use only schools accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting body for education credit.
Keep your resume to two pages or less and show your state license and years of licensure.

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