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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Program Manager)

Port Richey, Florida, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$105K/yr - $137K/yr

5+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Program Manager) to oversee a multidisciplinary staff providing counseling services to veterans. The role involves planning, implementing, and evaluating professional services, as well as supervising staff and ensuring compliance with policies.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Supervising a multidisciplinary staff composed of clinical and administrative team members, whose primary mission is to provide direct readjustment counseling to eligible individuals in the areas of suicide prevention, crisis intervention, short- and long-term treatment for symptoms associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and readjustment issues

Planning, developing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating professional services rendered by subordinates

Setting guidelines and establishing intervention strategies/treatment priorities for individual, group, conjoint and families employing varying clinical and therapeutic modalities

Conducting Performance Based Interviews (PBI) and determining selection processes to ensure fair and equitable recruitment of qualified, high achieving, and well prepared applicants

Developing networks and working relationships external to the St. Louis Vet Center Director and the Department of Veteran Affairs with Veteran service organizations, community based agencies, and mental health organizations to enhance service delivery and develop referrals of Veteran clients to appropriate care

Serving as a consultant and subject matter expert to programs and resources external to the Vet Center on matters of readjustment needs of Veterans

Creating, implementing, and measuring market penetration of Vet Center services through a comprehensive outreach plan for the primary service area

Ensuring fiscal/budget management, in compliance with applicable RCS and VHA policies and procedures as an approving official for time & attendance reports, leases/contracts management, staff local travel, Government Purchase Card (GPC) purchases, etc.; and

Screening/assessing of Veteran clients, treatment planning and goal setting, referral to service providers, development of a resource file, Veteran advocacy, crisis intervention, education/health promotion, coordination of non-institutional and institutional services, and individual/group counseling

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

MarriageFamily TherapyMFT LicenseClinical SupervisionEvidence-Based TherapyFamily Systems TheoryLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationProblem Solving

Required

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Must be proficient in written and spoken English

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement

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

Education: Candidates must meet one of the following: (1) Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a program approved by COAMFTE, (2) Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a MFT program from a regionally accredited institution, OR, (3) Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in a comparable mental health degree (Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychology, and Psychiatry) that meets the current VA qualification standard of that profession

Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to MFT positions in the GS-0182 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted MFT license to independently practice marriage and family therapy in a State

English Language Proficiency. MFTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3j

Experience, Education and Licensure: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level which demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities that are directly related to the specific assignment

MFT Program Manager must have graduated from a COAMFTE approved program OR have passed the AMFTRB examination

MFT Program Manager must have five years of post-licensed clinical experience in family systems theory/therapy and must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressive professional competency and expertise

MFT Program Manager must have an AAMFT Approved Supervisor credential

Skill in assessing qualifications and abilities of current and prospective employees to include staff performance evaluation and may include evaluations of lower level assignments and support staff

Ability to facilitate professional development of other MFTs across programs/or locations (i.e. CBOC, outpatient clinics, etc.) and guide them in current practice guidelines

Ability to collaborate with leaders of other disciplines within facilities, the community, VISN, and VACO

Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives, reporting requirements and the ability to devise ways to adapt work operations to new and changing programs, staffing and budget requirements

Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program

Ability to clinically supervise in areas related to the provision of marital and family therapy services to accomplish organizational goals and objectives