Employee Assistance Program Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard•Boston, MA

About The Position

This GS-0101-12 Employee Assistance Program Specialist position is with the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston, Massachusetts. The specialist provides counseling, training, referrals, and related services to support the well-being, resilience, and readiness of Coast Guard personnel and their families. The role includes delivering Employee Assistance Program assessments, brief counseling, referrals, and follow-up; developing and delivering wellness, resilience, and prevention training; providing crisis intervention and coordinating critical incident response; advising leadership on employee well-being and workplace concerns; coordinating suicide and violence prevention, operational stress control, and peer support; and collaborating with providers and community resources to support employees and families. The position requires a behavioral or social science degree or qualifying equivalent education and experience, plus at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. Education cannot substitute for experience at this grade level. The employee must possess and maintain a current, unrestricted, independent advanced-practice clinical social work license, such as LCSW, LICSW, or equivalent. The position requires a Public Trust clearance and may require a one-year probationary period.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Be registered for Selective Service or exempt from registration.
Meet the time-in-grade requirement by the vacancy closing date.
Possess and maintain a current, unrestricted, independent, advanced-practice clinical social work license, such as LCSW, LICSW, or equivalent.
Complete a behavioral or social science degree or related discipline appropriate to the position; qualifying equivalent education and experience, or four years of appropriate experience demonstrating equivalent knowledge, may also meet the education requirement.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service, including relevant work in assessment, brief counseling, referrals, follow-up, EAP or resilience training and outreach, crisis intervention, critical incident response, leadership advisement, or coordinating confidential services with providers and community resources.
Submit required transcripts by the closing date if qualifying based on education or where specific coursework is required.
Successfully pass a background investigation for the required Public Trust clearance.
Federal salary payments must be made by direct deposit.
If currently or within the last five years a political appointee in a specified Executive Branch appointment category, disclose this information to the HR Office.

Responsibilities

Provide Employee Assistance Program assessments, brief counseling, referrals, and follow-up services.
Develop and deliver wellness, resilience, and prevention training.
Provide crisis intervention and coordinate critical incident response.
Advise leadership on employee well-being and workplace concerns.
Coordinate suicide and violence prevention efforts, operational stress control, and peer support.
Collaborate with providers and community resources to support employees and families.