Supervisory Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

• Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 07/30/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 30, 2026 Locion White City, OR 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,508
• $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0183 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CBSV-13005020-26-AJ

Control number 877270600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Clarificion from the agency

NOTE:

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help The Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Supervisor is a clinical and administrive position th provides direct supervisory responsibilities over the clinical, training and administrive areas of the BHIP staff within the Outpient Behavioral Health Division. Supervisory Responsibilities (approximely 25%) Supervises BHIP teams and provides management of the team's daily operions and adheres to nional standards. Performs comprehensive staff management by setting clear guidelines and expections, monitoring performance, providing feedback, resolving grievances, developing improvement plans, advising employees, handling disciplinary actions, approving leave requests, and ensuring compliance with safety regulions. Responsible for promoting equal employment opportunity by supporting affirmive action, ensuring nondiscriminory practices in merit promotion, recruitment, fair trement, recognizing achievements, fostering career development, and utilizing employees' skills. Manages resources, staffing, recruitment, space planning, and equipment needs; interviews and selects candides; recommends appointments or disciplinary actions; and develops position descriptions and functional stements. Clinical Responsibilities (approximely 70%) Actively participes in the Psychology Training Program Committee Meetings, and Didactics, and assists in the ongoing improvement of the Psychology Training Program ( least 15% of Clinical time.) The BHIP Supervisor serves as the primary supervisor for the BHIP internship rotion in conjunction with other

GS 13 BHIP

Psychologists when available. The supervisor is responsible for providing clinical supervision and instruction for psychology interns. Provides a full range of diagnostic and evaluion services, especially in the areas of psychological evaluion and suicide assessment. Provides a full range of psychological interventions consistent with training and expertise, with special emphasis on evidenced-based trements. Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic trement plan for an assigned caseload of pients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.

Provides administrive duties including:

Scheduling of Veterans and reled issues, returning Veterans' phone calls and secure messages, writing reports, and tending organizional meetings. Attends and participes in administrive and informional meetings held by the Chief of Behavioral Health Service Line, Chief of Outpient Behavioral Health/Chief Psychologist, Chief of Staff, and facility Director. Other colleral duties as assigned.

Work Schedule :

Moday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework :

Ad-hoc only.

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not Authorized.

EDRP Authorized:

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Participion in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinion program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administrion Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• See "Additional Informion" below for details.

Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship :

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Educion :

Hold a master's or doctoral degree in: Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Clinical Rehabilition Counseling; Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Rehabilition Counseling; or a reled field, from a program accredited by the Council on Accredition of Counseling and Reled Educional Programs (CACREP). Examples of reled mental health counseling fields include, but are not limited to Addiction Counseling; Community Counseling; Gerontology Counseling; Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling. CACREP defines the de when gradues are considered to have gradued from a CACREP accredited program. Additional informion may be obtained from http://www.cacrep.org/directory/.

NOTE :

Traditional Rehabilition counseling programs th are accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualificion standards as Traditional Rehabilition counseling differs from Clinical Rehabilition counseling.

Licensure :

Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0183 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and trement.

NOTE:

Loss of Licensure-Once licensed, LPMHCs must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted license to independently practice mental health counseling, which includes diagnosis and trement. Loss of licensure will result in removal from the

GS-0183 LPMHC

occupion and may result in terminion of employment. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions :

Supervisory Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, GS-12:

Experience, Educion, and Licensure:

In addition to the basic requirements, candides must have least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstre possession of advanced practice skills, judgment, and competency.

Assignments:

At this level, LPMHCs administrively supervise their licensed staff and/or gradues and are considered LPMHC subject mter experts and may serve as the discipline lead. LPMHCs may provide trement to pients. They direct the development and implemention of services and trement to pients through the administrive supervision, mentoring, and oversight of assigned clinical staff. Their experience must demonstre practice skills in a specialty area or in administrion demonstring progressively more professional competency and judgment.

• In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candide must demonstre all of the KSAs below: 1.

Ability to administrively supervise other providers and conduct meetings. 2. Ability to maintain a professional environment by following organizional policies, guidelines and safety standards. 3. Ability to establish and clearly communice guidelines and performance expections for staff. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements:

This work requires light lifting under 15 pounds, use of fingers, to see computer screen and hearing (aid may be permitted). Environmental factors include working closely with others and working alone. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccined against

COVID-19

subject to such accommodions as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locions. If selected, you required to be fully vaccined against COVID-19 and submit documention of proof of vaccinion before your start de. The agency will provide additional informion regarding wh informion or documention needed and how you can request a legally required accommodion from this requirement using the reasonable accommodion process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer (TJO). Please the Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more informion. 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 . 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. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. 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 . 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 To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets

• Veterans
• Job Seekers
• Veterans' Preference .

Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. 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 applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/30/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13005020 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Angelica Jimenez Phone (541) 440-1000 X40641 Angelica.

Jimenez@va.gov Address White City VA Medical Center 8495 Crer Lake Highway White City, OR 97503 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. 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 To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets

• Veterans
• Job Seekers
• Veterans' Preference .

Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. 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 applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/30/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13005020 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Angelica Jimenez Phone (541) 440-1000 X40641 Angelica.

Jimenez@va.gov Address White City VA Medical Center 8495 Crer Lake Highway White City, OR 97503 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. 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 today

• Apply by 07/30/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 30, 2026 Locion White City, OR 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,508
• $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required 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

CBSV-13005020-26-AJ

Control number 877270600