Supervisory Clinical Psychologist with Security Clearance - Fort Leavenworth, KS, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties

• Serve as Chief, Mental Health Division, Directorate of Treatment Programs (DTP), Military Correctional Complex (MCC), consisting of the United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) and Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility (JRCF).
• Responsible for developing clinical assessments, treatment plans, providing direct treatment for inmates with complex mental health diagnoses, and evaluating potential internal and external risks associated with behavioral health issues.
• Provide direct psychological services for many of the most complex, challenging clinical cases, including individual and group counseling.
• Provide emergency and on-call services.
• Plan, direct, and assign work to subordinates to include a subordinate supervisor based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on correctional health care for all subordinate staff and is instrumental in the development of correctional health care professionals through mentoring and training.
• Direct oversight for health care related standards required for compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program and certification through the Department of Justice

Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Employee must be able to pass a Criminal History Background Check.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs

This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter.

• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement.
• This position requires the employee to undergo screening for tuberculosis upon appointment and an annual re-evaluation.
• This position requires a medical screening upon appointment and an annual re-evaluation.
• This position requires the employee to be on call after normal duty hours.
• This position requires the employee to complete the Army Corrections Command Pre-Service Training program

All Army Corrections Command employees are required to take 40 hours of training annually.

• The incumbent will comply will all provisions of the 15th MP BDE Regulation 190-3, Rules of Conduct and ACC Policy Letter #17, Standards of Conduct.
• Personnel who enter the Military Corrections Complex (within or outside the fence line) consent to inspection of their person and property, including their vehicle.
• All confinement facility personnel shall have no civilian felony convictions or court-martial convictions for any offense with a maximum authorized sentence to confinement of over one year.
• Section 639 of Public Law requires agencies to remove law enforcement officers from employment as law enforcement officers if they are convicted of a felony.
• IAW The Prison Rape Elimination Act, the MCC may not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates, has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup community conferment facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (42 USC 1997).
• Department of Defense Instruction, Number states all confinement facility personnel shall possess a high degree of maturity and emotional stability.
• Work requires the first line supervision of law enforcement officer positions classified as primary/rigorous.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment

A background investigation and credit check are required.

• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG)

A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement up to 25% of the time

Qualifications Who May Apply:
US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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

Basic Requirements for Clinical Psychologist:
Degree: Successful completion of a Doctoral Degree (Ph.
D
or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in Clinical Psychology

YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements below:

Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes development and implementation of batteries of psychological instruments to assess patients; providing diagnostic evaluations; and providing individual and group counseling
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12)
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted

Licensure Requirement:
A current, active, valid, and unrestricted license as a doctoral level psychologist offered by a U.S
State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required
Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges
Maintaining professional certifications is a requirement for continuing employment
YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR CLINICAL LICENSE
Education


FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.

S
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S
accredited college or university

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Additional information

• This announcement uses the direct hire authority for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S

Citizenship.

• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Medical Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment, relocation and/or retention incentives MAY be authorized for this position.
• For more information about the USDB, please visit the website at .
• This position has been identified as a secondary position and has been approved for special retirement coverage (SRC) under the provisions of title 5 United States Code, Sections 833(c) and 8412(c) by DoD Memorandum dated June 30, 2022

Employee must meet all transfer requirements for their respective retirement system on the date of the move to this secondary position to be entitled to remain covered under SRC.

• This position has been identified as a secondary position and has been approved for LEO special retirement coverage

In order to qualify for secondary coverage, the incumbent must have 3 years of primary retirement coverage .

• This position is not a bargaining unit position.
• IAW 28 C.R.R

Part 115, the MCC shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates, who: has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C
1997); has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse.

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