COUNSELING SERVICES SPECIALIST NF4

COUNSELING SERVICES SPECIALIST NF4

Department of the Navy U.S. Marine Corps

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Summary Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program th supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organizion functioning smoothly and effectively. Learn more about this agency Summary Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program th supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organizion functioning smoothly and effectively. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/27/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $95,000 - $110,000 per year Pay scale & grade NF 04 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Quantico, VA 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - Varies Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) 0101 Social Science Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Announcement number 77054 Control number 866744200 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 Open to Public Duties Help Serves as the Clinical Specialist for Community Counseling & Prevention, Behavioral Programs Branch (MFC), Marine and Family Programs Division (MF), Headquarters Marine Corps. Provides policy guidance and other functional support to ensure quality execution of counseling services on installions Marine Corps wide th address a range of behavioral health issues to include but not limited to anxiety, depression, stress, violence, coping, and other factors th detract from an individual¿s behavioral health. Community counseling services include individual, marital, group, and family modalities for issues responsive to brief solution-focused therapy and case management activities. Conducts reviews and analyses of installion clinical services and provides recommendions concerning community counseling processes. Ensures th screening, trement, and/or referral processes are aligned with best practices, implemented efficiently and effectively in order to return Marines and their families to optimal functioning. Provides oversight of comprehensive case management of services as supported by Marine and Family Programs Division to active duty and retired military members, the Reserve components of the military services, their families, and DOD civilians as space permits. As a community counseling clinical services specialist, the incumbent uses ingenuity in extending and adapting existing guidelines and in providing for the development of new methods and techniques where there are no approprie guidelines. Through professional leadership, guidance, and authoritive consultant services on behavioral health trement areas, the incumbent provides a framework of guidelines used by behavioral health clinical staff and others directly involved with the program. Assists in developing program objectives, new evaluion tools, monitoring procedures, and program review criteria. Exercises analytical ability, judgment, discretion, and applies a thorough knowledge of management principles, practices, methods, and techniques to analyze accuracy of planning processes and procedures to recommend improvements. Assist in the writing and maintenance of all community counseling requirements in the applicable Marine Corps Order. Develops partnerships with DOD and other federal agencies affecting behavioral health trement programs, which addresses comb and operional stress issues, anxiety, depression, and other common behavioral health concerns while maintaining awareness of activities and initiives in Family Advocacy, Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response, and Substance Abuse Programs. Provides technical assistance to Major Command staff members and other stakeholders to improve and sustain counseling capabilities. Ensures th general counseling support capabilities are timely, relevant to commanders' needs, flexible, sustainable in execution, and thoroughly coordined within the Marine Corps and external departments and agencies. Summarizes and identifies significant program trends and issues, and ensures sufficient funding resources are available to achieve program objectives. Forecasts and estimes program requirements and prepare reports with stistical and narrive da for top-level management. Reviews and interprets new and established DoD and DON directives, instructions, and regulions for potential policy or operional impact on the Marine Corps prevention and family support programs. Develops and prepares Marine Corps instructions, opering policies, inspection procedures, and guidelines, and recommends changes and adjustments to assure accomplishments of prevention and family support program goals and objectives in conjunction with the MF mission and stregic plan and vision. Serves as liaison between OSD, other services, and HQMC management officials as requested. Conducts special projects reled to trement and family support such as program study assignments th involve organizions, operions, and functions integred with: educion, training, substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention, family violence prevention, and personal financial management throughout the Marine Corps for complex multi-mission installions. Represents the Marine Corps, as required, different forums concerning Behavioral Health. Maintains contacts with officials in approprie Marine Corps commands, as well as other Services, DoD, and Congressional staffs, to monitor current policies, determine Marine Corps compliance with current programs, and to identify trends th affect Marine Corps programs. Collects da from diverse sources and uses them to produce meaningful management analysis. Develops military correspondence, point papers, briefs, and other items for HQMC Flag Officers. Performs other reled duties as assigned. This is a white-collar position where occasional lifting up to 20 lbs. may be required. Requirements Help Conditions of employment See Duties and Qualificions

EVALUATIONS

Qualificions Master's Degree in one of the behavioral sciences with a current ste license to practice independently as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, or Clinical Psychologist and must provide a photocopy with their applicion. Two years of post-gradue experience in various modalities and skill to provide individual, group, couples and family trement/counseling. Experience th demonstres knowledge of the principles and practices in the field of behavioral health trement and skill, and experienced judgment in extending advanced concepts and methods for improving the quality and accessibility of behavioral health trement. Experience th demonstres th subject mter expertise in behavioral health trement, clinical program development, professional training, clinical supervision theory and practice, licensing and certificion requirements, and other aspects of trement. Experience th demonstres the ability to provide expert technical assistance to professionals in the field and the ability to introduce innovive approaches and extension of established methods and practices. Additional informion

GENERAL INFORMATION

Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of race, age, color, religion, nional origin, sex, GINA, political affiliion, membership or non-membership in an employee organizion, marital stus, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discriminion and retaliion. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review: https://www.donhr.navy.mil/NoFearAct.asp. As part of the employment process, Human Resources Division may obtain a Criminal Record Check and/or an Investigive Consumer Report. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a Nional Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI). For all positions requiring access to firearms or ammunition, the Federal Government is prohibited from employing individuals in these positions who have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a felony crime of domestic violence adjudged on or after 27 November 2002. Selectees for such positions must submit a completed DD Form 2760, Qualificion to Possess Firearms or Ammunition, before a final job offer can be made. Direct Deposit of total NET pay is mandory as a condition of employment for all appointments to positions within MCCS.

Required Documents:

• Educion/certificion certifice(s), if applicable.
• If prior military, DD214 Member Copy This activity is a Drug-free workplace.

The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolered. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, sailors, and their family members have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce. Involuntarily separed members of the armed forces and eligible family members applying through the Transition Assistance Program must submit a written request/stement (may be obtained from the MCCS Human Resources Office) and present ID card with "TA" stamped in red on front of card.

INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE CHANGED TO PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION. ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1159PM EASTERN TIME

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ON THE CLOSING DATE LISTED IN THE JOB POSTING.

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 A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working MCCS include but are not limited to:

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• Quality of Work Life Balance
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefit Packages
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Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion/resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions listed on this announcement. This vacancy filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working MCCS include but are not limited to:

• Stability of Federal Civilian Service
• People with passion for doing work th mters
• Quality of Work Life Balance
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefit Packages
• Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Varies - Review "

OTHER INFORMATION

" If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicions must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website: Resumes/applicions emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. To be considered for employment, the applicion or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement. Applicions with photos will not be accepted .

MUST ATTACH A PHOTO OF YOUR CLINICAL LICENSE WITH APPLICATION.

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To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your MCCS user account and review your applicion stus. Agency contact informion

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Phone 703/432-0435 hqhr.vacancies@usmc-mccs.org Address

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION 3044 CATLIN AVE QUANTICO, VA 22134-5003 USA

Next steps All applicants who submit an applicion via our Careers page https://careers.usmc-mccs.org able to view their applicion stus online. 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 Varies - Review "

OTHER INFORMATION

" If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicions must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website: Resumes/applicions emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. To be considered for employment, the applicion or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement. Applicions with photos will not be accepted .

MUST ATTACH A PHOTO OF YOUR CLINICAL LICENSE WITH APPLICATION.

Note:

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your MCCS user account and review your applicion stus. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Phone 703/432-0435 hqhr.vacancies@usmc-mccs.org Address

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION 3044 CATLIN AVE QUANTICO, VA 22134-5003 USA

Next steps All applicants who submit an applicion via our Careers page https://careers.usmc-mccs.org able to view their applicion stus online. 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 Open & closing des 04/27/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $95,000 - $110,000 per year Pay scale & grade NF 04 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Quantico, VA 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - Varies Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number 77054 Control number 866744200