Incumbent provides leadership, direction, supervision, guidance, consultation, assistance, and coordination for all aspects of Counseling and Advocacy Services (CAS) at the Fleet & Family Support Center (FFSC).  Performs the full range of duties, responsibilities and tasks associated with maintaining a high quality, proactive, supportive program of clinical services to Navy families and the Navy including the following programs:  Clinical Counseling, Family Advocacy Program (FAP), Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI), Victim Advocacy, Critical Incident Intervention, and New Parent Support (NPS).  Clinical counseling includes assessment and diagnosis; treatment planning; short-term solution focused counseling (individual, marital, group, and family); critical incident response; and coordination of civilian and military social services.  The Family Advocacy Program includes prevention, reporting, assessment, intervention, case management, treatment, command consultation, and community partnerships for child abuse/neglect and spouse abuse.  SAVI includes prevention, data collection/reporting, and victim advocate training or coordination for incidents of sexual assault.  Victim advocacy includes safety assessment and planning, information, referrals, and support for spouse abuse victims.  Critical Incident Intervention includes responses to isolated incidents, Critical Incident Stress Management, command consultation, and suicide intervention.  New Parent Support includes screening, assessment, and home visitation services for new and expectant parents.  Supervises clinical counselors and program specialists who may be psychologists, social workers or marriage and family therapists.  Coordinates the preparation of all required clinical reports and instructions in a timely manner.  Represents the Center at professional conferences and committee meetings in and outside of the region.

Conditions of employment

Ability to supervise and direct staff in a clinical service agency.  Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Qualifications

A Master’s Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; OR a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education; OR a Doctoral degree in Psychology from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association.  A current state license or state certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner.  A minimum of two years full-time, post-masters supervised clinical experience.  A minimum of two years full-time, post-licensure clinical experience in a clinical setting.  A minimum of one-year post-masters clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of child abuse/neglect and/or spouse abuse. Comprehensive, current professional knowledge and practice skills in clinical counseling services, child/spouse abuse services, and management functions.  In depth knowledge of state, local, federal, family, and human resource service agencies.  Extensive knowledge of aspects of Navy life and related  situations which create family crisis problems, such as might be gained from working in a Navy service agency. Extensive  knowledge of the Navy’s Family Advocacy Program (FAP). 

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of KSAs related to the job requirements.  Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume.  Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager.