Military Family Life Counselor - (Adult)
Company: Leidos
Location: Chula Vista
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
Description Leidos is hiring licensed behavioral health
professionals to join our Adult Military and Family Life Counseling
(MFLC) team to support Naval Base San Diego, California.Join the
mission to support U.S. military service members and their families
as they work through important military life adjustments while
serving their country. The Adult Military and Family Life Counselor
(Adult-MFLC) position offers a unique opportunity to serve a vital
role, in providing non-medical support, which includes counseling,
consultation, and outreach, to service members, military family
members and eligible staff. Non-medical counseling is preventive in
nature and aims to address and provide solution focused approaches
to issues before they become greater challenges.Service members,
spouses and family members face unique emotional and environmental
challenges due to the stress of military life. This is an
opportunity for you to reach them where and when you are most
needed.Adult-MFLC responsibilities include:
- Face-to-face counseling to military service members and their
families (individuals, couples, and families).
- Observe, participate, and engage in activities with service
members, military spouses and families; provide coaching, guidance
and support to installation staff; and model behavior management
techniques for staff and military family members.
- Offer presentations to service members, military families, and
military leadership at military-connect events.
- Promote creativity and positivity through approved
materials.
- Build rapport with parents and families by attending
installation and community events.
- Help with transition adjustments, such as a new school and a
new home.
- Participate in regular in-service training or other contract
activities as assigned.
- Communicate information regarding trends and issues at assigned
installation to Team Leads.Adult-MFLC will also benefit from:
- No insurance to file.
- No progress notes required.
- No treatment plans to develop.
- iPad provided for easy digital reporting, with no PII or
PHI.
- Paid federal holidays.
- Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training.
- Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
- Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.
- Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence
that provides best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art
resources.Additional Job Duties May Include:
- Responding to emergent situations in any physical location on a
military installation
- Traversing long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations,
to maneuver through rugged, outdoor, or uneven locations
(ascend/descend), and work in outdoor weather.
- Travelling to locations outside of a military base in a variety
of physical environments.
- Due to the nature of working on military installations or
related worksites, counselors may need to comply with various
site-specific requirements to work at designated
locations.Environment:At the direction of the Department of
Defense, duties are performed in multiple indoor locations
(approximately 60%) and outdoor locations (approximately 40%). The
indoor locations are located within a child development center
(CDC) controlled by the Department of Defense. The outdoor
locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel,
and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the
weather. CDC settings frequently involve sitting on the floor to
interact with children for up to 2 hours at a time.Licensure
Portability:Great news! Under the recent National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA), licensed Military and Family Life
Counselors may provide non-medical counseling services to military
families at any location in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia,
or a territory or possession of the United States, regardless of
which state the counselor is licensed in. Within the scope of the
MFLC program, a counselor may hold any independent and clinical
license recognized by the Secretary of Defense as an appropriate
license for the provision of non-medical counseling
services.Minimum Requirements:
- A Master's degree or higher in the Behavioral Health
Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
- Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW,
MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in the US.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a
Child National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance,
commonly called a Public Trust clearance.Original Posting
Date:2024-10-09While subject to change based on business needs,
Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain
open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no
earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed
above.Pay Range:Pay Range $55,250.00 - $99,875.00The Leidos pay
range for this job level is a general guideline only -and not a
guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered
in extending an offer include (but are not limited to)
responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge,
skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with
market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other
law.
Keywords: Leidos, Chula Vista , Military Family Life Counselor - (Adult), Other , Chula Vista, California
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