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FFSP Clinical Counselor/FAP Case Manager
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Coronado, California · Closes in 5 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., and you must prove it.

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. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.

Licenses and certifications:

Current, valid state clinical license that lets you work as an independent health practitioner
Meet Tier II or Tier III SECNAVINST 1754.8 requirements
Valid State 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, two pages or less College transcript showing your name, school, degree type, conferral date, and major High school diploma or GED if your degree is not yet awarded Foreign transcripts with U.S. credential evaluation, at your own cost DD-214 (Member-4 page) and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Notice of separation if claiming NAF BBA priority consideration 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 5 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

The first application cut-off date is Wednesday, October 21, 2026, so apply as early as you can.

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 application is first checked to see if you meet the basic requirements. Your resume is then rated on your knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) using set criteria.

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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:

Show your state clinical license number and degree details clearly on your resume.
Make sure your transcript shows your name, school, degree type, conferral date, and major, since altered transcripts are rejected.
Keep your resume to two pages or less and describe your experience with family violence, suicide risk, and military life.

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