Job Description
Interdisciplinary (Non-Medical Clinical Counselor) Department of the Navy Commander, Navy Installions Command
NRMA NSA HAMPTON ROADS N914
Summary Serve as a Non-medical Clinical Counselor within Commander, Navy Installions Command (CNIC), Fleet and Family Readiness Department (N9), Family Readiness Division (N91), Fleet and Family Support Program (FFSP). This position is to provide nonmedical clinical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups on family dynamics, parent-child interaction, adjustment to commonly occurring personal and family issues/circumstances, adjustment to military life, and psycho-educional programs. Learn more about this agency Summary Serve as a Non-medical Clinical Counselor within Commander, Navy Installions Command (CNIC), Fleet and Family Readiness Department (N9), Family Readiness Division (N91), Fleet and Family Support Program (FFSP). This position is to provide nonmedical clinical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups on family dynamics, parent-child interaction, adjustment to commonly occurring personal and family issues/circumstances, adjustment to military life, and psycho-educional programs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 06/03/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 3, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Portsmouth, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—situional telework only as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $43.53 - $46.43 per hour Pay scale & grade NF 4 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - 36-40 HOURS PER WEEK
Travel Required Occasional travel - approximely 10% Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0101 Social Science 0180 Psychology 0185 Social Work Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-12970555 Control number 870640900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualificions section. Duties Help In order to qualify for this position, resumes must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicant resumes are the key means for evaluing skills, knowledge, and abilities as they rele to this position therefore, applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing experience. Receives and assesses referrals made by military and civilian agencies for individuals, couples, families, and groups experiencing situional stressors, including deployment, grief, relocion, separion, relionship issues, parent/child issues, family hardships, and other military life challenges. Provides direct, short term, solution focused NMC counseling services using psychotherapeutic services, such as cognitive therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, family systems therapy, expressive therapies, etc. Assess individual/family needs, and explore basic personality structure in relion to behavior pterns, mechanisms, and symptoms. Coordines and manages specialized assessment and intervention services for individuals, couples, children, families, and groups on mters pertaining to family maltrement, and subject mter expertise and consultion on family violence. Independently manages assigned cases, consulting with the FFSC Counseling and Advocacy Program Supervisor, Regional Counseling and Advocacy Program Coordinor or Regional Quality Assurance Specialist where the case is highly complex or presents with special issues. Maintains case records, trement plans, stistics and utilizion res in accordance with Navy policies and regulions and updes the FFSMIS and scheduling programs as required. Provides immedie intervention and risk assessment IAW best practices in the mental health community and educes and ensures adeque referral and follow-up of any case presenting suicidal or homicidal risk. Provides after-hours coverage for the FFSP, when required. Assess all reports of alleged child and domestic abuse, to include interview of alleged offenders, victims, children, and other witnesses. Develops approprie, risk-focused trement and interventions for victims and perpetrors of child and domestic abuse in accordance with Navy Certificion standards. Represents the Navy community liaison meetings, educing on domestic violence risk/protective factors, collaboring on coordining services for military members and their families, and engaging in community domestic violence prevention and awareness activities to establish or strengthen relionships with other agencies serving the target populion. Provides summaries of liaison meetings for supervisor review, and makes recommendions to supervisor for further collaborions th will reduce duplicion of service and expand the range of programs for the populion serviced. Educes and provides case-specific consultion to military and civilian agencies about counseling services, FAP, risk assessment, clinical issues, trement, and Incident Determinion Committee (IDC/CCSM) processes. Educe and consult with military and civilian agencies on scope of practice, how to engage services, available counseling services (i.e., couples, individual, and children/family), clinical issues and trement, and train on clinical areas of interest (i.e., sleep hygiene, healthy communicion, etc.) upon request and if availability allows. Collabore with civilian community service boards and organizions on issues unique to the military populion. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must pass all applicable records and background check. Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment. This is a non-critical sensitive position requiring access to IT II system and/or PII. Position requires employee to obtain/maintain eligibility for a Secret Security clearance. A Tier 3 (T3) investigion is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a ste driver's license. Position is subject to the Health Practitioner Credential Review and Privileging requirements. Child Care Nional Agency Check and Inquiry (CNACI) background check is required. Starting May 7, 2025, non-affilied individuals requesting access will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identificion to access CNRMA Installions. (review required documents section for more informion.) Have and maintain a current and valid ste clinical license th permits the incumbent to function as an independent health practitioner and fully meet and maintain the Tier II or Tier III SECNAVINST 1754.8
requirements. Are current in continuing educion credits/units to maintain license Qualificions Resumes must include informion which demonstres experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they rele to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs. A qualified candide must possess:
The incumbent shall be Tier II qualified as outlined in Navy FFSP Credentials Review and Clinical Privileging requirements. These include:
Current, valid, unrestricted ste licensure or certificion th provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner. When the ste licensing or certificion requirements include a written examinion, candides must have achieved a passing score on th examinion. Possess least a master's degree from an accredited program in one of the following clinical fields: Social Work or an equivalent degree, Marriage and Family Therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accredition for Marriage and Family Therapy Educion (COAMFTE) or an equivalent degree; or doctore in Psychology approved by the American Psychological Associion (APA) or equivalent degree from an accredited program. Have engaged in 2 years (includes least 2,000 hours), of full-time, post-masters supervised clinical experience. Resumes must include informion which demonstres experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they rele to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs. Knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position Thorough knowledge of the CNIC Fleet and Family Support Program and comprehensive knowledge of military lifestyles including common stressors to effectively modify trement programs to meet the needs of the military community. Professional knowledge of and skill in applying laws, rules, regulions, policies, procedures, directives and instructions governing child and spouse abuse and family violence issues and professional knowledge of family violence dynamics to identify situions of family violence, conduct risk assessments and coordine safety planning. In-depth knowledge of family systems reled to pterns of abusive behavior, abuse response, substance abuse, human behavior, human sexuality, tention deficit disorder, and juvenile delinquency and skill in applying the Diagnostic and Stistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to recognize, identify, and assess mental disorders and personal and social problems, reach accure conclusions and provide approprie solutions. Expert knowledge of and skill in employing various evidence-based and trauma-informed counseling approaches, clinical trement principles and practices, research methods, group dynamics, motivional interviewing, developmental psychology, and family systems therapy to counsel individuals, couples, families and groups. Skill in applying various counseling approaches, including psychosocial, to assess, triage, refer and manage difficult and serious cases involving individuals and families who present -risk behavior. Professional knowledge of and skill in using various verbal communicion methods and techniques to effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds; to present sensitive or controversial informion to various groups; discuss cases; deliver presentions; and develop and maintain professional relionships with other trement professionals. Professional knowledge of and skill in using various written communicion methods and techniques and using FFSP management informion systems and other applicable software and web-based programs to effectively document case management and trement plans, to document and explain NMC counseling requirements and services provided, to facilite completion of work assignments, and to develop multi-media presentions. Educion A master's degree or Doctore in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling or Clinical Psychology or reled field from an accredited institution from any US Ste. Foreign educion must include evidence th it is comparable to educion received accredited educional institutions in the United Stes. All substitutions of educion for experience made in accordance with OPM approved qualificion standards. Only tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion are acceptable to meet positive educion requirements or to substitute educion for experience. For additional informion, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Department of Educion websites http:
//www.opm.gov/qualificions and http:
//www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html Additional informion Salary is dependent on experience and/or educion. Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installions Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolered, and use of or intoxicion by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service. Some positions have special requirements. Selection may be tentive pending the completion of these requirements. Applicants may be required to submit proof of educion, participe in medical screening, drug testing, etc. All selections are contingent upon sisfactory employment reference checks. Employment is subject to successful Nional Agency Background Check. Occupants of this position must maintain the privacy of official work informion and da and demonstre the highest level of ethical conduct. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. All resumes reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement, and red based on the informion provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) reled to the job requirements. Using the qualificions of the position, a predetermined ring criterion of KSAs used for each resume. Best qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required the time of applicion: Resume Proof of educion/training/licensure: provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s) and licensure as applicable If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion If claiming Military Spouse Preference:
provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders and a marriage certifice the time of applicion If claiming Veteran's Preference:
provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.) If a current or former Federal Employee:
provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50 NOTE
Failure to provide the required documents may impact eligibility, qualificions determinion. Note:
When submitting transcripts for an Associe degree or higher, proof of a high school diploma or equivalent is not required. All transcripts MUST show student's name, the name of the awarding university or educional institution, degree type, awarded/conferred de, and the field of study (major). If your degree has not been awarded and/or you possess certifices of completion for DoD approved competency-based training courses, and/or a valid CDA/MSA credential(s), you MUST also provide a copy of your HS Diploma or equivalent. Altered transcripts will not be accepted. Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evalued for U.S. equivalency in order to be Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency which is a prive U.S. organizion. Credential evaluions are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service. Starting May 7, 2025, non-affilied individuals requesting access will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identificion to access CNRMA Installions. This applies to everyone, including the following: but not all inclusive: Vendors Dependents aged 18 and older Service Providers Veterans with service-connected disabilities Contractors Visitors (includes ors in same vehicle with CAC holder) Transportion services (taxi, limo, ride share) Agent, Assist, Aid, Care Giver Letters Au Pairs, Child Care Providers Wh are acceptable alternive forms of identificion for base access? If you don't have a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, you can use one of the following: U.S. passport or passport card Military ID card (Common Access Card or CAC, DoD retired ID card) Permanent resident card (Green Card) Transportion Worker Identificion Credential (TWIC) Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) Other forms of identificion accepted by the Department of Homeland Security How can I obtain a REAL ID-compliant license? To obtain a REAL ID-compliant license, you'll need to your ste's driver's license agency with the following documents: Proof of identity (e.g., birth certifice, passport) Proof of Social Security number (e.g., Social Security card) Two proofs of residency (e.g., utility bills, bank stements) How to Apply Help To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/03/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12970555 It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Applicant To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candides will receive considerion without regard to race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodion(s) should email their request to MILL_HQ_NAF_HR.FCT@navy.mil to ensure proper considerion is given. Agency contact informion CNRMA NAF HRO CNRMANAFHR
@us.navy.mil Address NSA Hampton Roads VA 1682 Piersey Street Bldg KN Norfolk, VA 23511 US Next steps Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email. Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required the time of applicion: Resume Proof of educion/training/licensure: provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s) and licensure as applicable If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion If claiming Military Spouse Preference:
provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders and a marriage certifice the time of applicion If claiming Veteran's Preference:
provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.) If a current or former Federal Employee:
provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50 NOTE
Failure to provide the required documents may impact eligibility, qualificions determinion. Note:
When submitting transcripts for an Associe degree or higher, proof of a high school diploma or equivalent is not required. All transcripts MUST show student's name, the name of the awarding university or educional institution, degree type, awarded/conferred de, and the field of study (major). If your degree has not been awarded and/or you possess certifices of completion for DoD approved competency-based training courses, and/or a valid CDA/MSA credential(s), you MUST also provide a copy of your HS Diploma or equivalent. Altered transcripts will not be accepted. Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evalued for U.S. equivalency in order to be Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency which is a prive U.S. organizion. Credential evaluions are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service. Starting May 7, 2025, non-affilied individuals requesting access will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identificion to access CNRMA Installions. This applies to everyone, including the following: but not all inclusive: Vendors Dependents aged 18 and older Service Providers Veterans with service-connected disabilities Contractors Visitors (includes ors in same vehicle with CAC holder) Transportion services (taxi, limo, ride share) Agent, Assist, Aid, Care Giver Letters Au Pairs, Child Care Providers Wh are acceptable alternive forms of identificion for base access? If you don't have a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, you can use one of the following: U.S. passport or passport card Military ID card (Common Access Card or CAC, DoD retired ID card) Permanent resident card (Green Card) Transportion Worker Identificion Credential (TWIC) Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) Other forms of identificion accepted by the Department of Homeland Security How can I obtain a REAL ID-compliant license? To obtain a REAL ID-compliant license, you'll need to your ste's driver's license agency with the following documents: Proof of identity (e.g., birth certifice, passport) Proof of Social Security number (e.g., Social Security card) Two proofs of residency (e.g., utility bills, bank stements) How to Apply Help To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/03/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12970555 It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Applicant To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candides will receive considerion without regard to race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodion(s) should email their request to MILL_HQ_NAF_HR.FCT@navy.mil to ensure proper considerion is given. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion CNRMA NAF HRO CNRMANAFHR
@us.navy.mil Address NSA Hampton Roads VA 1682 Piersey Street Bldg KN Norfolk, VA 23511 US Next steps Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email. Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 06/03/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 3, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Portsmouth, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—situional telework only as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $43.53 - $46.43 per hour Pay scale & grade NF 4 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - 36-40 HOURS PER WEEK
Travel Required Occasional travel - approximely 10% Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-12970555 Control number 870640900