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FFSP Clinical 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 United States.

Education: A master's or doctoral degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, clinical psychology, or a related field from an accredited school in any U.S. state.

Licenses and certifications:

Current and valid state clinical license that allows you to work as an independent health practitioner
Valid, state-issued driver's license

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 College transcripts showing your name, school, degree type, conferred date, and major High school diploma or GED if your degree has not been conferred DD-214 (Member-4 page) if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are a current or former federal employee Notice of separation if claiming DoD NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference U.S. credential evaluation for any foreign transcripts, paid by you

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, so the agency may begin reviewing applications before the final closing date.

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: All resumes are first checked for eligibility and basic qualifications. Eligible resumes are then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) using a 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:

Make sure each transcript shows your name, school, degree type, conferred date, and major, since altered transcripts are not accepted.
Keep your resume to two pages or less, and show how your experience matches the qualifications.
Confirm your school is accredited by a accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, because only those degrees count.

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