This position is located on a Forest Service Civilian Job Corps Center. The incumbent is responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive, professional counseling program for students assigned to the Job Corps Center. Duties

• Conduct initial individual interviews with students for the purpose of determining needs assessment inventories.
• Selects an appropriate combination of standard objective tests, administers, and scores the tests.
• Provides counseling to students in establishing career goals, investigating available educational and training opportunities, and helps the student make appropriate plans.
• Maintains a professional and timely counseling file on each student assigned.
• Conducts group counseling in structured group sessions.
• Participates in the coordination of the Mental Health program and meets regularly with the mental health consultant to discuss diagnosis, intervention, and provide behavior modification counseling to students identified as "at risk."

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
• Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license.
• This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results.

Qualifications

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Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable). Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below.

Basic Requirement:

GS-0185: Degree: social work. Must fulfill all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a *school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.*

Master's degree with practicum:** Applicants who complete all of the requirements for a master's degree in social work that included a practicum are eligible for GS-9.GS-1740: Degree: that included or was supp