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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor – Program Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Eugene, Oregon and 1 more · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Veterans, The public.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Veterans and eligible family members may claim veterans' preference. Former EDRP participants cannot apply.
Experience: You need 1 year of progressively complex licensed professional mental health counselor (LPMHC) experience at the GS-12 level, showing advanced treatment and program skills. The announcement says leadership or supervisory experience is required, and inpatient psychiatric work with Veterans is preferred.
Education: A master's or doctoral degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, or a related field from a program accredited by CACREP (Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs). Related fields include Addiction Counseling, Community Counseling, Gerontology Counseling, and Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling. Traditional rehabilitation counseling does not qualify.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, including diagnosis and treatment
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 6 days (November 9, 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, using your questionnaire, resume, CV, and supporting documents, which will be verified. Errors or missing required information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower rating, and references may be checked.
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 license must be full, current, and unrestricted, and you must submit a copy with your application.
- The 2-page resume limit does not apply, but your resume or CV must show your dates and experience clearly.
- If you claim veterans' preference, submit your DD-214 and any SF-15 form, and claim preference in the questionnaire.
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