Director, Wellness Center
What you'd do
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
Major duties
The purpose of this position is to serve as the Director for the USCP Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness (LCW). The LCW Director is responsible for the development and implementation of a holistic wellness and resiliency program in support of the USCP workforce. The Director serves as an advisor to the Executive Team and oversees the management and coordination of a comprehensive suite of wellness programs. This includes direction and oversight of programs that support physical, mental, financial and nutritional health management; peer support; spiritual guidance; and employee assistance for the Department’s sworn and professional staff employees. The Director ensure the successful operations of the LCW. The incumbent will plan and organize assignments and delegate responsibility to subordinate supervisors to accomplish Center and Department priorities. The Director will effectively develop and implement long-range strategic plans to ensure continuously available and effective employee assistance and Wellness programs that address the mental and physical well-being of a diverse workforce, and to ensure USCP's readiness for normal and emergency operations. The incumbent accomplishes the overall management of day-to-day operations through a staff of team leads and specialists and directs efforts to ensure that daily operations are executed and implemented appropriately and in a timely manner. The Director analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of Center objectives and ensures that all programs are in compliance with established federal, state, and industry standards and requirements. The incumbent will establish rapport and maintain relationships with outside professionals working in the fields of physical health promotion, quality of life, work-life integration, risk reduction, peer support, mental health and trauma recovery. The Director will be required to attend and participate in hearings, meetings, conferences, and other forums as requested to deliver status reports, communicate priorities, give program updates, and present new ideas to stakeholders. The Director is responsible furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to ensure the accomplishment of workforce inclusion objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices. Specifically, the incumbent ensures nondiscriminatory practices and workforce inclusion for areas under his/her direction in the following (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all employees; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilization of employee skills. Due to the 24/7 nature of a law enforcement agency, emergency operations, and the need for full-time mental health and wellness services, the incumbent will be expected to provide leadership and assistance in support of all shifts and often within tight timelines. Other duties may be assigned as necessary in support of the Department’s operational mission.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. For the CP-14 level you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CP-13/GS-15. Specialized experience is defined as experience which includes 1) determining the types of programs and services to be offered by an organizational element that provides wellness and employee assistance programs, and the timing of service delivery; 2) evaluating issues to identify program weaknesses, gaps, and areas in need of improvement; 3) creating new policies and making changes to existing policies and procedures to improve programs; 4) determining the need for research, studies and special projects designed to improve operations and expand services across an entire organization, and 5) experience supervising EAP counselors or other mental health professionals as well as training and/or professional experience in the area of physical health, wellness and/or mind-body medicine. Masters or Doctoral degree in a behavioral health field (including clinical psychology, social work, professional counseling or marriage and family therapy), Health Psychology or Public Health. Independent clinical licensure in one of the above disciplines (M.D./D.O., Ph.D/PsyD, LCSW-C, LPC/LCPC, and/or LMFT) required. Licensure must be active and unrestricted and may be held in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories. Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) credential or eligibility preferred. *Law enforcement or military work experience preferred.* All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (Information on Qualification & Education is located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/)
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