Substance Abuse Counselor at Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

About the role

About the Position: This position is located at NAVAL MED CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced Leave Accrual MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced In-Hire MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Conducts biopsychosocial assessment through clinical interview and integration of patient historical data, other treatment team assessments, and relevant information according to specified guidelines. Provides group counseling and individual treatment planning sessions for patients and conducts educational workshops on substance abuse and dependency issues. Manages care by modeling healthy behavioral responses to agitated patients and maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and others. Implements counseling interventions to promote patient progress towards treatment goals under the guidance of the Inter-disciplinary Team (IDT). Actively contributes to the IDT by providing behaviorally specific data from monitoring patient progress, developing and modifying patient treatment plans, and assisting in the training and oversight of addiction counselor interns and students. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience for GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes: experience in substance abuse rehabilitation; assisting with creating bio-psychosocial assessments; addressing patient substance abuse and dependency issues; and maintaining appropriate patient documentation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position such as psychology or counseling. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.